In 2017, at a gala luncheon hosted at the opulent Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, Minda Harts found herself seated next to a recruiter for corporate board positions. Over cocktails and a plated fish entree, the two talked about ...

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On Sept. 25, the three local bar associations — The Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), The Rochester Black Bar Association (RBBA) and The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) — hosted a CLE program titled “Diversity, Inclusion and Retention: ...

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The legal profession has stagnated in its diversity efforts, and black attorneys are the least represented at every rung of a private practice’s hierarchy. A new report from Law360 shows that at every level of a typical law firm, minority ...

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BOSTON – BridgeTower Media, a leading provider of local and regional business information, events and marketing services, on Monday announced the acquisition of Color Magazine, a premiere publication focused on publishing and events for diverse business professionals. Based in Boston, Color ...

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Imagine being arrested and dragged into court, surrounded by lawyers, judges and staff who all speak a different language, conducting all the proceedings involved in your case, while you stand confused and hopeless. Duwaine T. Bascoe, president of the Rochester ...

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As many of you are aware, New York state court officials are considering amending the mandatory continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements by imposing an obligatory one-credit course addressing diversity, inclusion, and the elimination of bias. Now, while our own Monroe ...

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Attorneys in New York may soon be required to get what some call sensitivity training. New York state court officials are considering a new proposal to require lawyers to complete a one-hour CLE every two years on the topic of ...

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Harter Secrest & Emery announced the winners of the firm’s seventh annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest on Monday. The contest is open to all third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in the Rochester City School District. World of Inquiry ...

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Diversity on the federal bench no longer means nominating women and minorities for judgeships, but attorneys whose professional experiences are diverse as well. One of the reasons it matters so much, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told an Alliance for Justice forum ...

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Workforce diversity goals are being exceeded at the Midtown Rochester Rising project, according to a September Project Labor Agreement report. Of the total work hours recorded from all trades to date, 28.2 percent were credited to minorities and 8.3 percent ...

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Rochester has a lot of the key elements to make a great city, according to an urban development expert. It just needs to focus on the whole and implement its plans, according to Max Reim, co-managing partner and principal of ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities. He is the first president who hasn’t selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships.

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