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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
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
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 Jerome Doraisamy
3 barristers on the diversification of Australia’s Bar
As the Australian legal profession advances towards greater inclusivity, there is an increasing acknowledgement that...
02 December 2024
By Grace Robbie
Neurodivergence in law: Embracing diversity for innovation
Neurodiversity offers the legal profession an opportunity to innovate and thrive in an increasingly complex world,...
17 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law departments ‘have the power to be proactive and drive change’
Diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones, says one corporate counsel, and law departments have the capacity to push...
16 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
The new moral panic: Transphobia and the law
In the face of our latest moral panic and its likely impact on the law, certain norms are worth remembering, writes Dr...
09 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
A law student’s perspective on intersectional inclusion in the profession
Intersectionality in the law informs how the wider, diverse Australian community interacts with the legal system....
11 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law reform needed to facilitate inclusive juries
Governments across the country have been urged to follow the ACT’s lead after the Supreme Court in the state...
03 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
Diversity in the profession ‘can create better laws’ and ‘better lawyers’
While diversity and inclusion have become headline issues within the legal profession, they should remain to be seen as...
13 April 2023
By Lauren Croft
Driving equality in law post-pandemic
Post-pandemic, diversity and equality in the workplace can be a fatiguing conversation. But this people and culture...
08 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why lawyers should get involved in WorldPride
This month marks an opportune time for lawyers to support the LGBTI community in championing equality, diversity and...
14 February 2023
By Emma Musgrave
10 achievable steps to be more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ clients
As practitioners, law firm owners and ultimately as humans, we all want to do more to create a safe, inclusive space...
23 January 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal Lightbulbs: Do we need to go beyond unconscious bias awareness to effect true societal change?
On this episode of Legal Lightbulbs, our hosts — Lawyers Weekly editor Jerome Doraisamy and Bowd chief executive...
10 January 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hall & Wilcox’s 1st female chair on the need for progressive policies
Moving into 2023, inclusion will be an important part of staff retention, according to the first female chair of Hall...
15 December 2022
By Lauren Croft
Diversity, inclusion shouldn’t fall on HR, says lawyer
Diversity and inclusion policies require oversight from leadership to be truly embedded in the workplace, according to...
04 November 2022
By Malavika Santhebennur
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