LEGAL ACADEMY ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM MATERIALS AND RESOURCE CENTER
Thank you for attending the Legal Academy on Equity and Inclusion. We are glad to have you join us in this important conversation. Knowledge and intentions don’t create the change we want to see in the world. Action is what makes a difference. Please use these materials as a starting point to lead you to your next action that will make a difference and help us shape the legal ecosystem for equity and inclusion for all.
Agenda and Learning Outcomes (distributed in print on-site)
Articles for Review and Discussion
The Numbers - Why Diversity Matters
McKinsey & Company: Delivering through Diversity, January 2018 Report by Vivian Hunt, Lareina Yee, Sara Prince, and Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle of McKinsey
Three New Ways to Increase Diversity in Law Firms and Legal Departments, Attorney At Work by Julie Savarino, January 9, 2020
Forum Magazine: Racial & Ethnic Diversity — A Multiplier for Law Firm Profitability by Dr. Evan Parker, May 17, 2019
Silicon Valley In-House Counsel Are Deadly Serious About Diversity and Inclusion, Attorney at Work, by Susan Kostel, May 31, 2019
GCs Pen Open Letter to Law Firms - Improve on Diversity or Lose our Business, American Lawyer, January 27, 2019
Diversity and Inclusion: Are Law Firms Getting It Wrong? by Loeb Leadership, September 6, 2019
Vault MCCA Law Firm Diversity Survey 2018 Report
The Research - Initiatives that are Shifting the Legal Ecosystem
The Institute for the Future of Law Practice - Creating a Better System: Presentation, February 2020
Upfront and Personal: A discussion with Phuong Phillips, CLO of Zynga, May 6, 2019
Unleashing the Power of Diversity Through Inclusive Leadership, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, May 20, 2019 by Tina Shah Paikeday (Russell Reynolds Associates) and Jean Lee (MCCA)
California Lawyer, “Solving the inclusion Conundrum: Reflections on equity, inclusion and making change in the legal profession” by Noor-Ul-Ain S. Hasan, January 17, 2020
The University of Toledo Law Review: The SULC Urban Law, Technology, & Research Academy Initiative, Winter 2019
EZ Plea, Southern University Law Center, May 13, 2019
The Diversity in Patent Law Gala Scholarship Fund by the Patent Training Foundation and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume, April 4, 2017
Overview of the Community of Legal Interns with Connie Brenton, GC Magazine, January 31, 2020
Five Benefits Social Impact Organizations Receive from Trademarking, Firm for the Culture by Rukayatu Tijani
Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive: ADVICE GUIDE, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 22, 2019 by Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan
Damon Hart, Carrying the Torch of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Color Magazine, February 20, 2019
Increasing Diversity and Inclusion Through Engaged Corporate Counsel, ACC Docket, July-August 2019, by Nathaniel Vitan, Cameron A. Smith, and Ephraim J. Pierre
Societal Trends
Roaring 20s Revisited: Predictions for 2020 Labor Trends, Emtrain Blog by Janine Yancey, January 7, 2020
How to Get More Men to Take Gender Balance Seriously, Harvard Business Review, by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, November 15, 2019
Associations and Initiatives
ChIPs: Advancing Women in Tech, Law, and Policy
Minority Corporate Counsel Association and a feature, Examining the Role of the Law Firm Diversity Professional
Move the Needle Fund 2020 and a Program Overview, Move the Needle Fund, September 18, 2019
Orrick’s Partnership with the Move the Needle Fund, February 2020
What’s Next?
Join the Legal Academy on Mighty Networks and engage in conversation around action and opportunity.
Share your experience. Share the action and accountability partner you identified during the program. Encourage other colleagues who weren’t there to take one small action that matters.
Reach out to Monica to bring this conversation into your organization.
This program is approved by the State Bar of California for 2.75 hours of MCLE for Recognition and Elimination of Bias Credit. In order to be eligible for MCLE credit, you must attend the program in person and sign in on-site with your California State Bar Number.