Wake Up Call: Big Law Diversity 2017: Progress but a Long Way to Go

• Diversity and inclusion emerged this year as its own professional field at Big Law firms, and firms launched specific programs designed to hold themselves accountable. But while Big Law may have reached a turning point in efforts to improve diversity and inclusion, the profession still has a long way to go. BLB’s Stephanie Russell-Kraft takes a wide-ranging look at significant trends in 2017, and ahead to 2018. ( BLB )

• Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, a former chief judge of that court, is being accused by six women--all former clerks or externs in the ...