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Diversity in practice : Rce, gender, and class in legal and professional carrers / edited by Spencer Headworth et al.

Contributor(s): Series: Cambridge Studies in law and SocietyPublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.Description: xiii, 435 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107559196 (Pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.11 HEA
Contents:
1. Introduction Spencer Headworth and Robert L. Nelson; Part I. Rhetoric and Realities: 2. The action after the call: what general counsels say about the value of diversity in legal purchasing decisions in the years following the 'Call to Action' David B. Wilkins and Young-Kyu Kim; 3. Diversity and talent at the top: lessons from the boardroom Kimberly D. Krawiec, John M. Conley and Lissa L. Broome; 4. Explaining social exclusion and the 'war for talent' in the UK's elite professional service firms Louise Ashley and Laura Empson; Part II. Entering Professional Careers: Barriers, Ladders, and Basement Doors: 5. Typecast socialization: race, gender, and competing expectations in law school Yung-Yi Diana Pan; 6. Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity: educating underrepresented minority women for elite careers in science, technology, math, and engineering Carroll Seron; 7. Access to a career in the legal profession in England and Wales: race, class, and the role of educational background Lisa Webley, Jennifer Tomlinson, Daniel Muzio, Hilary Sommerlad and Liz Duff; 8. The new 'professionalism' in England and Wales: talent, diversity, and a legal precariat Hilary Sommerlad; Part III. Inequality and Opportunity in the Careers of Diverse Attorneys: 9. Which kinds of law firms have the most minority lawyers? Organizational context and the representation of African-Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans Fiona M. Kay and Elizabeth H. Gorman; 10. Gendered pathways: choice, constraint, and women's job movements in the legal profession Juliet R. Aiken and Milton C. Regan, Jr; 11. The effectiveness of inheritance vs rainmaking strategies in building books of business for female and minority partners Forrest Briscoe and Andrew von Nordenflycht; 12. Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms Christopher I. Rider, Adina D. Sterling and David Tan; 13. Immigrant offspring in the legal profession: exploring the effects of immigrant status on earnings among American lawyers Meghan Dawe and Ronit Dinovitzer.
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1. Introduction Spencer Headworth and Robert L. Nelson;
Part I. Rhetoric and Realities:
2. The action after the call: what general counsels say about the value of diversity in legal purchasing decisions in the years following the 'Call to Action' David B. Wilkins and Young-Kyu Kim;
3. Diversity and talent at the top: lessons from the boardroom Kimberly D. Krawiec, John M. Conley and Lissa L. Broome;
4. Explaining social exclusion and the 'war for talent' in the UK's elite professional service firms Louise Ashley and Laura Empson;
Part II. Entering Professional Careers: Barriers, Ladders, and Basement Doors:
5. Typecast socialization: race, gender, and competing expectations in law school Yung-Yi Diana Pan;
6. Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity: educating underrepresented minority women for elite careers in science, technology, math, and engineering Carroll Seron;
7. Access to a career in the legal profession in England and Wales: race, class, and the role of educational background Lisa Webley, Jennifer Tomlinson, Daniel Muzio, Hilary Sommerlad and Liz Duff;
8. The new 'professionalism' in England and Wales: talent, diversity, and a legal precariat Hilary Sommerlad;
Part III. Inequality and Opportunity in the Careers of Diverse Attorneys:
9. Which kinds of law firms have the most minority lawyers? Organizational context and the representation of African-Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans Fiona M. Kay and Elizabeth H. Gorman;
10. Gendered pathways: choice, constraint, and women's job movements in the legal profession Juliet R. Aiken and Milton C. Regan, Jr;
11. The effectiveness of inheritance vs rainmaking strategies in building books of business for female and minority partners Forrest Briscoe and Andrew von Nordenflycht;
12. Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms Christopher I. Rider, Adina D. Sterling and David Tan;
13. Immigrant offspring in the legal profession: exploring the effects of immigrant status on earnings among American lawyers Meghan Dawe and Ronit Dinovitzer.