Wake Up Call: Diverse Big Law Firm Hiring Took a Big Hit in 2023

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• Big Law firms hired fewer ethnic minority candidates in 2023 than the year before, as they contended with challenges to their diversity efforts. Leopard Solutions found the number of diverse entry-level hires in the top 200 US firms dropped from 2,371 in 2022 to 2,049 last year, while DEI initiatives “became fraught in legal and political contexts.” (Financial Times)
• WilmerHale partner William Lee could face an investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general over whether Harvard University was ...