March 2023
- Creating an Inclusive Practice – or Conference Session
By Sameena Safdar
Discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in law firms and how to create more inclusive workplaces that will better connect with and serve their more diverse audiences. The author provides four steps to creating an inclusive conference session that will also help prepare your law practice for the future.
February 2023
- How Women Can Speak Up and Stand Out With Confidence
LTN Podcast – Dr. Lois Frankel
January 2023
- Leading With An Eye On Diversity
By Ben Grimes
Law firms can improve their leadership and management practices to create a culture that supports diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). - Servant Leadership For Lawyers
By Alan Kleven
Discusses the concept of servant leadership and how it can be applied to law practice. The author emphasizes the importance of building a team culture that promotes individual success and growth while also serving the greater good.
October 2022
- Seven Steps Law Firms Can Take to Retain their Underrepresented Attorneys
By Sameena Safdar Kluck
Law firms are facing a retention problem of underrepresented attorneys or attorneys of color. Encouraging underrepresented attorneys to embrace their personal brand and share it authentically can help boost their confidence and productivity.
- Equity for People with Disabilities in the Age of Telework
By Geoffrey T. Witherspoon, ii, Tracey J. Coates, and Eva N. Juncker
If we are to protect the interests of people with disabilities, we must continue to ride the wave that sparked an uprise in their participation in the global economy.
August 2022
- Women in Law Firm Leadership Are Changing The Profession
By Nick Gaffney
Women are increasingly involved in managing law firms and changing the way they operate. In this roundtable discussion, three female law firm executives discuss their leadership styles, careers, and gender equality in the profession. - Meet the Managing Partner: Catherine Pyune McEldowney
By Sharen L. Nocella
Catherine Pyune McEldowney was appointed as the managing shareholder, president, and executive committee chair of Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC. She is the first woman and first Korean American attorney to helm the firm.
October 2022
- The Amazing Power of Employee Resource Groups
By Patricia Davison Lewis and Tracey Simmons Fisher
Discusses the growing popularity of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in the workforce and how they can support, engage and empower historically marginalized groups. The authors also provide insights on how to start an ERG and the benefits of having one in a company.
January 2022
- DEI Benchmarks: What You Need to Know Now
By Silvia Hodges Silverstein
Diversity continues to be a hot topic in our industry. More and more, corporate legal departments regularly select firms that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
September 2021
- Big Law Must Tackle Inequities in Attorney Talent Management Systems
By Alexis Robertson
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) should be included in large firms’ broader attorney talent management infrastructure.
March 2021
- The Inclusive Leader: Taking Intentional Action for Justice and Equity
By Dr. Artika R. Tyner
The Inclusive Leader provides a framework for building the leadership competencies rooted in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. What is inclusive leadership? How can you take practical steps to pursue justice and equity in your practice and in organizations in which you have a leadership role? As you embark on a learning journey within each of these stages, you are making a commitment to serve as a leader who will make a difference in the world. This book will give you the tools to reimagine yourself as an innovator, builder, and change agent.
2021
- The Inclusive Leader: Taking Intentional Action for Justice and Equity
By Artika R Tyner
September 2020
- Talking About Race: How to Have Tough Conversations That Unify
By Michele Powers
Honest conversations require some hard groundwork.
August 2020
- The Role of a Diversity Committee
By Micah Mahdi
A diversity committee is essential to helping all feel welcome and comfortable at work
September 2019
- Back to Basics
By Judith H. Katz & Frederick A. Miller
Tips for leaders who want to create higher performing, more inclusive organizations
March 2019
- The Leader's Journey, Second Edition: A Guide to Discovering the Leader Within
By Dr. Artika R. Tyner
The Leader's Journey, Second Edition: A Guide to Discovering the Leader Within inspires readers to lead effectively, build new bridges, and establish a vision for the future. The book offers a way to build the foundation for leadership growth.
July 2018
- Making a Leadership Commitment to Equality—If Not Now, When?
By Jenny R. Yang
Lawyers have a special responsibility to lead the advancement of equality in the workplace. - Meet the General Counsel: Stacey Hanna
By Andrea Malone
An interview with the ethics and compliance chief for the Swiss life sciences company Lonza.
July 2017
- Four Things Law Firm Leaders Can Do About Diversity
By Rachelle J. Canter
These four steps—two things to avoid, and two things to do—will help your firm make serious progress on retaining diverse lawyers
August 2017
- Lawyers as Managers: How to Be a Champion for Your Firm and Employees
By Andrew N. Elowitt and Marcia Watson Wasserman
Today more than ever, all members of a law firm must work together as a team for the benefit of clients. Coordinating and getting the most out of everyone's contributions is the responsibility of a firm's managers. Helping you accelerate your growth as a manager of lawyers and legal professionals, this is a comprehensive and practical guide that includes the checklists, charts, and resources attorneys and managers need to lead thriving and resilient firms.
October 2016
- Women and Leadership
By Deborah L. Rhode
For most of recorded history, men have held nearly all the most powerful leadership positions. Today, although women occupy an increasing percentage of leadership positions, in America they hold less than a fifth of positions in both the public and private sectors. The United States ranks 78th in the world for women's representation in political office. In politics, although women constitute a majority of the electorate, they account for only 18 percent of Congress, 10 percent of governors, and 12 percent of mayors of the nation's 100 largest cities. In academia, women account for a majority of college graduates, but only about a quarter of full professors and university presidents. In law, women are almost half of law school graduates, but only 17 percent of the equity partners of major firms, and 22 percent of Fortune 500 general counsels. In business, women constitute a third of MBA graduates, but only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs.
September 2015
- The Lawyer as Leader
By Dr. Artika R. Tyner
The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice is an inspiring roadmap designed to help lawyers become effective agents for social change. Based on author Dr. Artika R. Tyner's leadership development and community engagement work, Planting People, Growing Justice™, the book shows how attorneys can use their legal skills to work for social change, contribute to communities that foster social justice, and empower and develop new leaders. The Lawyer as Leader is beacon call for lawyers who wish to harness their skills and training to become leaders in the struggle for social and economic justice.
July 2013
- Learning to Lead: What Really Works for Women in Law
By Gindi Eckel Vinvent and Mary Bailey Cranston
One of the Commission on Women's highest priorities throughout the years has been to provide women lawyers with the information and tools they need to advance into leadership positions in all areas within the law. Learning to Lead provides a concise road map of the latest collective wisdom on leadership and applies those principles to women lawyers. It also features interviews with 11 women legal leaders who share their lessons learned and tips for success.