Does a Gender Pay Gap Exist for New Law Graduates and Has It Changed Over Time?, NALP Bulletin, October 2019
NALP Executive Director James Leipold shines a spotlight on the gaps that exist for people of color at the partnership and associate levels of law firms, arguing that closing the gaps can lead to true progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
NALP Research: Race/Ethnicity & Gender
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s Ray English outlines five steps for being anti-racist.
Southwestern Law School’s Jody Stein outlines steps for how legal career advisors should respond, in both words and actions, when a law student reports experiencing discrimination at a non-profit organization.
Methods for maximizing the effectiveness of your diversity committee to ensure opportunities for women and people of color.
New NALP President Karl Riehl of Epstein Becker Green lays out goals for the association during the 2022-2023 cycle, a year filled with action as the association moves forward with ongoing priorities and searches for a new Executive Director.
Wake Forest University School of Law’s Alison Ashe-Card, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law’s Molly Stafford, and Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law’s Nicole Netkin-Collins close out the final installment of their six-part series on dismantling racism in the legal profession with more questions than answers.
The decision in the landmark case of Bostock v. Clayton County, consolidated with Zarda and Harris Funeral Homes, extends protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ employees and job applicants in the United States and U.S. territories. Law schools and legal employers must update their non-discrimination policies or equal employment opportunity statements to include “sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.” They should also actively promote this extension of Title VII protections throughout their organizations.
Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law, Arizona State University’s Alfred Ray English provides two keys for creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Chapman Cutler’s Shannon Burke and Jessica Hoffer offer tips for increasing cross-departmental collaboration and communication among the recruiting and DEI functions at legal employers.
Using inclusive language creates inclusive communities. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s Hayley Niven explains why legal alumni programs should start using the word “alum” in place of the traditional alumnus/alumna.
Wake Forest University School of Law’s Alison Ashe-Card, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law’s Molly Stafford, and University of Colorado Law School’s Nicole Netkin-Collins examine the role of well-being in dismantling racism in the legal profession.
What Do We Know About Transgender Law Graduates?, NALP Bulletin, December 2019
NALP Research on Diversity & Demographics
NALP: Non-Binary Resources
Amy Kimmel, Nicholas Martinez, and James G. Leipold explain that the honorific Mx. will become familiar to you and your colleagues in time with deliberate and intentional work as the legal profession gets more and more diverse and inclusive.
NALP’s 2021-22 PSJD Fellow Chelsea-Leigh Flucus explores wage transparency and its impact on public service attorneys as employers strive to retain their workers amid the “Great Resignation.”
Schulte Roth & Zabel’s Doug Ebeling and McGeorge School of Law’s Molly Stafford describe how to navigate office dynamics while striving to create a welcoming and supportive environment for gender non-binary individuals.
NALP Executive Director James G. Leipold highlights the positives, and the work that remains, from the association’s 2021 Report on Diversity at U.S. Law Firms, available at www.nalp.org/reportondiversity.
NALP Research on Non-Binary Law School Graduates, December 2020
Jenner & Block’s Courtney Carter, Squire Patton Boggs’ Rafael Langer-Osuna, and Nicole Netkin-Collins of the University of Colorado talk about how to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts for gender non-binary legal professionals at law firms.
Squire Patton Boggs’ Rafael Langer-Osuna, University of California Berkely School of Law’s Melanie Rowen, and Molly Stafford of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law examine what NALP members need to know about recent legislation that targets non-binary and transgender individuals.
Jenner & Block’s Courtney Carter and University of Colorado Law School’s Nicole Netkin-Collins explain the best practice of stating personal pronouns proactively, because gender identity and therefore personal pronouns cannot be assumed.
