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April 12, 2021 at 4:01 PM Shares2 (Image via Getty) Gender equality is given a lot of lip service in the legal profession, and yet women continue to face many disparities when they sign on for work each and every day. From pay to partnership promotions to the composition of leadership committees to family policies, there are many areas where law firms must change to keep up with the times especially during the pandemic era. Thankfully, some law firms are becoming more progressive, but which firms are doing the best they can for women in all areas? For the third year in a row, the Yale Law Women have released a ranking of the Top Firms for Gender Equity, coupled with its annual list of the Top Family-Friendly Firms. We’ve written about the latter ranking every year (see our coverage from 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008), and covered YLW’s important new dual ranking in 2019 and 2020. ....
Washington Free Beacon Yale Law Journal Editor Apologizes For ‘Unwelcoming Culture’ The prestigious Journal admitted 60 percent of black applicants in 2020, far higher than any other demographic group Yale University / Getty Images The former editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal apologized on Wednesday for his board’s role in what he describes as the Journal’s troubling history of marginalization. The apology from Alexander Nabavi-Noori came after a bevy of law school affinity groups charged that the prestigious law journal’s admissions practices are racist and demanded the Journal release its admissions data, which showed that blacks in 2020 were admitted at a higher rate than any other demographic group. ....