Diversity in the legal profession will once again be on the agenda during The National Diversity Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair which will take place April 10th and 11th in Washington, DC. The two-day conference … Read More
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association along with its President & Chief Executive Officer Joseph K. West will be honored by the Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association with the association’s Beacon of Diversity Award during BESLA’s upcoming conference in October. Read More
The United States Senate this week confirmed the first openly gay African American male judge and the second African American lesbian to the federal bench. Read More
Diversity is once again in the spotlight when it comes to the practice of law thanks to reporting by The American Lawyer magazine. Read More
The Associated Press just published an article entitled, “In entire court term, justices see 1 black lawyer” which addresses the scarcity of African-Americans who end up advocating before the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has announced the appointment of Judge Cheri Beasely to the North Carolina Supreme Court, replacing retiring justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson. Read More