Diversity

White & Case ditches diversity and inclusion function
Global law firm White & Case, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, has discontinued its diversity and...
10 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Are global firms still committed to DEI in the age of Trump?
The Trump administration is probing the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices of 20 US-headquartered BigLaw...
28 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Trump targets 20 BigLaw firms over DEI, including Australia-based players
Not content with going after firms it deems to have acted against US interests, the Trump administration is now probing...
20 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Undermining DEI ‘risks reversing’ profession’s cultural diversity, lawyers say
In the face of US entities dismantling programs that promote DEI within federal workplaces, the Asian Australian...
20 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
Cultural diversity a reflection on honesty, reliability in tribunal, president says
Members of the recently established Administrative Review Tribunal have been trained to understand that evidence given...
31 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
More ‘masculine energy’ would be a ‘backward step’ for the profession
Not only would an increase in “bro culture” undo years of progress in legal workplaces, but it would also add...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal team’s ‘important role’ in embedding DEI, in face of ‘bro culture’ push
Within hours of entering the Oval Office, returning US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning DEI...
21 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The market has ‘gone backwards’ in addressing cultural diversity, says lawyer
Although Australia takes pride in its multicultural identity, the national president of the Asian Australian Lawyers...
21 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
DEI in BigLaw ‘not going away’, despite Zuckerberg’s call for more ‘masculine energy’
Time will tell how receptive American corporations are to a shift back to “bro culture”. For the heads of some of...
20 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why ignoring DEI is a legal, leadership, and talent crisis
Diversity isn’t optional: the era of treating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a “nice to have” is over,...
10 December 2024
By Friska Wirya