Sanford Heisler Sharp, the civil rights law firm known for bringing discrimination lawsuits against Big Law firms, is facing allegations of bias and discrimination from its own employees.
More than two dozen legal assistants claim gender and racial discrimination by attorneys and that the firm repeatedly failed to address their concerns. The allegations are detailed in a letter the assistants sent to firm leaders June 25.
The letter alleged senior attorneys made racist comments such as “These Asian names give me so much trouble. Bing bong bing bong!” and “That shirt makes you look like you’re in a gang,” referring ...
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