Recruiting and Retaining Minorities and Women: Bibliography
Compiled for: "Improve Your Bottom Line": Attract, Retain, and Promote Women and Minority Lawyers", May 9, 2008.
The URL for this Bibliography is: http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/resources/lawpubs/ MinorityandWomenLawyers.html
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- Borrowing privileges for books cited: CSU alumni, as well as any member of the Ohio State Bar can obtain a borrower’s card and borrow circulating items from the law library or the University library.
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Books
American Bar Association Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms, Minority partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms : Professional Profiles, Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Association, (4th ed 1995).C -M Law Library Call No. KF195.M56 M5 1995. Also available at: http://www.abanet.org/leadership/recmenu.html.
American Bar Association Resource Guide : Programs to Advance Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession, Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, (2000). C-M Law Library Call No. KF299.M56 A44 2000.
Clanton, Karen ed., Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters : Words of Wisdom from Multicultural Women Attorneys Who've Been There and Done That, Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Association, (2000). C-M Law Library Call No. KF299.M56 D43 2000.
The Minority Law Journal Directory of Minority Attorneys, New York, N.Y.: American Lawyer Media, (1998-current). C-M Law Library Call No. KF195.M56 M56. (Available with free registration via Minority Law Journal's website).
National Association for Law Placement, Employment Diversity and Opportunity Committee, Profiles of Minority Attorneys in Specialty Practices, Washington, DC : National Association for Law Placement, (1995) C-M Law Library Call No. KF299.M56 P7634 1995.
Vault/MCCA Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs, New York, N.Y. : Vault Inc., (2007). C-M Law Library Call No. KF299.M56 V38.
Wilder, Gita V., The Road to Law School and Beyond : Examining Challenges to Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession, Newtown, PA : Law School Admission Council, (2003). C-M Law Library Call No. KF299.M56 W56 2003.
American Law Network ; American Bar Association Section of Law Practice Management Women Rainmakers Interest Group and Center for CLE, Practical Rainmaking for Women Lawyers [videorecording], Washington, D.C.: American Bar Association, (1995). C-M Law Library Call No. KF316.5.Z9 P73 1995.
Articles
Angel, Marina, "Women Lawyers of All Colors Steered to Contingent Positions in Law Schools and Law Firms", 26 Chicano-Latino L. Rev. 169 (Spring, 2006). (LexisNexis)
Baynes, Leonard M., " Falling Through the Cracks: Race and Corporate Law Firms", 77 St. John's L. Rev. 785 (Fall 2003). (LexisNexis).
Beiner, Theresa M., Not All Lawyers are Equal: Difficulties that Plague Women Lawyers and Women of Color, 58 Syracuse L. Rev. 317 (No. 2 2008). (LexisNexis).
Boyle, Kim M., " Best Practices to Achieve Diversity, 53 La Bar J 122 (August/September 2005). (LexisNexis).
Brouse, Angela , "Comment: The Latest Call for Diversity in Law Firms: Is It Legal?", 75 UMKC L. Rev. 847 (Spring, 2007). (LexisNexis).
Conley, John M., "New Legal Realism: Tales of Diversity: Lawyers' Narratives of Racial Equity in Private Firms", 31 Law & Soc. Inquiry 831 (Fall 2006). (LexisNexis).
Delossantos, Lea E., "COMMENT: A Tangled Situation of Gender Discrimination: In the Face of an Ineffective Antidiscrimination Rule and Challenges for Women in Law Firms - What is the Next Step to Promote Gender Diversity in the Legal Profession?", 44 Cal. W. L. Rev. 295 (Fall 2007). (LexisNexis).
Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs , "Women in the Legal Profession at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: Assessing Glass Ceilings and Open Doors", 49 Kan. L. Rev. 733 (May 2001). (LexisNexis).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Diversity in Law Firms" (2003). http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/diversitylaw/index.html
Evans, Danielle M., "The Non-Equity Partner: A Flawed Approach to the Disproportionate Advancement of Women in Private Law Firms", 28 Women's Rts. L. Rep. 93 (Spring/Summer 2007). (Westlaw).
French, Steve, "NOTE: Of Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities: A Comprehensive Look at Female Attorneys and Law Firm Partnership", 21 Women's Rights L. Rep. 189 (Summer 2000). (LexisNexis).
Ghannam, Jeffrey, "Making Diversity Work", 87 A.B.A. J. 58 (March 2001). (LexisNexis).
Lopez, Maria Pabon, "The Future of Women in the Legal Profession: Recognizing the Challenges Ahead by Reviewing Current Trends", 19 Hastings Women's L.J. 53 (Winter 2008). (LexisNexis).
Lovelace, H. Timothy, "Revisiting "The Need for Negro Lawyers": Are Today's Black Corporate Lawyers Houstonian Social Engineers?" , 9 J. Gender Race & Just. 637 (Spring 2006). (LexisNexis).
Marchman, Judy L., "Focus on Diversity: Retaining and Mentoring Women and Minority Lawyers", 71 Tex. B. J. 310 (April 2008). (LexisNexis).
Molvig, Dianne, "Retaining Minority Lawyers: Diminishing Departures", 80 Wis. Law 6 (Sept. 2007). (Westlaw).
New York City Bar, "Law Firm Diversity Benchmarking Report" (2006), http://www.nycbar.org/Diversity/FirmBenchmarking06.pdf.
Nicholson, Lisa H., "Symposium: Women and the "New" Corporate Governance: Making In-Roads to Corporate General Counsel Positions: It's Only a Matter of Time?", 65 Md. L. Rev. 625 (2006). (LexisNexis).
OCBA Elimination of Bias Committee, "Suggestions for Law Firms to Improve Diversity in Orange County's Legal Community", 47 Orange County Lawyer 14 (June 2005). (LexisNexis).
O'Neill, LeeAnn, "Hitting the Legal Diversity Market Home: Minority Women Strike Out", 3 Am U. Modern Am. 7 (Spring 2007). (LexisNexis).
Patton, Paula A., "Women Lawyers. their Status, Influence, and Retention in the Legal Profession", 11 Wm. & Mary J. of Women & L. 173 (Winter 2005). (LexisNexis).
Peters, Eunice Chwenyen, "Making It to the Brochure but Not to Partnership", 45 Washburn Law J 625 (Spring 2006).
"Note: A Proposal for Law Schools to Combat Structural Discrimination at Law Firms Through Management-Based Regulations", 120 Harv. L. Rev. 2156 (June 2007).
Putnam, Clare Tower, "Comment: When Can a Law Firm Discriminate Among Its Own Employees to Meet a Client's Request? Reflections on the ACC's Call to Action", 9 U. Pa. J. Lab. & Emp. L. 657 (Spring 2007). (LexisNexis).
Reeves, Arin N., "Bias in the Evaluation of Candidates of Color by Law Firm Hiring Committees" 37-SPG Brief 28 (Spring 2008) (Westlaw).
Reeves, Arin N., "Five Principles for Creating Diversity in Law Firms", 48 Pract Lawyer 41 (October 2002). (LexisNexis).
Rhode, Deborah L., "Gender and the Profession: The No-Problem Problem", 30 Hofstra L. Rev. 1001 (Spring 2002). (LexisNexis).
Sander, Richard H., "What do We Know about Lawyers' Lives?: The Racial Paradox of the Corporate Law Firm", 84 N.C.L. Rev. 1755 (June 2006). (LexisNexis).
Tewary, Akshat, "Legal Ethics as a Means to Address the Problem of Elite Law Firm Non-Diversity", 12 Asian L.J. 1 (2005). (LexisNexis).
Vaughn, Karen Jackson, "Special Report: Diversity: Fostering Diversity in Law Firms is an Evolutionary Process", 28 Pennsylvania Lawyer 17 (March/April, 2006). (LexisNexis).
Velasquez, Mauricio, "Jump-Starting Your Law Firm's Diversity Program", 21 Pract Tax Lawyer 43 (Winter 2007). (LexisNexis). Also available at http://www.diversitydtg.com/articles/law-firm-diversity.htm.
Wilkins, David B., " From 'Separate is Inherently Unequal' to 'Diversity is Good for Business': The Rise of Market-based Diversity Arguments and the Fate of the Black Corporate Bar", 117 Harv. L. Rev. 1548 (March 2004). (LexisNexis).
Wilkins, David B., "Legal Ethics: Partners Without Power? A Preliminary Look at Black Partners in Corporate Law Firms", 2 J. Inst. Stud. Leg. Eth. 15 (1999). (LexisNexis).
Wu, Kathleen J., "Focus on Diversity: Diversity is a Journey, Not a Destination: Creating a Sustained Effort to Make the Legal Profession More Inclusive", 71 Tex. B. J. 142, February, 2008. (LexisNexis).
Web Resources
A Guide to ABA Diversity Resources
Minority Law Journal (Access Requires Free Registration)
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
National Association of Women Lawyers