Heal Thyself: Law Firms Grapple With Harassment Claims

Lawyers have been doling out lots of advice in the wake of the #MeToo movement, but firms should be attending to sexual harassment concerns on their own turf as well, sources told Bloomberg Law.

Many law firm employees don’t know how to report misconduct and don’t trust their firms to quash it when the perpetrators are superstar attorneys. Even if law firms improve their training and discipline, however, the potential for harassment remains whenever stark power imbalances exist among employees.

The fallout is becoming apparent. At least two major law firms—Dentons and Ogletree—are facing sexual harassment lawsuits, from ...