The Big Law Gender and Diversity Hackathon Will Be Back in 2018

The Women In Law Hackathon, which in 2016 spawned a version of the Rooney Rule for law firms, will be back in 2018 with two shark-tank style competitions designed to generate new ideas for legal industry diversity.

Originally designed to address the gender gap in Big Law, the hackathon will now also tackle broader topics of diversity and inclusion, including the expansion ofa diverse workforce, pay disparities, unconscious biases, and lawyer satisfaction and retention.

In the spring hackathon to be hosted by Harvard Law, eight teams of eight individuals will be tasked with developing concrete ideas to improve diversity within ...