“If we can change the culture of the legal profession, there is no limit to what we can change in terms of the structures of society,” executive director of People's Parity Project Molly Coleman says. “But cultural change is really hard.” clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"A lot of mistakes in professional ethics come from seeking a false zone of comfort. We as lawyers sit at the intersection of conflict and disagreement ... . It's going to be uncomfortable." W. Bradley Wendel in #ThePractice: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

In #ThePractice: why should lawyers continue to think about moral philosophy? Are lawyers accountable to the public for the clients they represent? How should lawyers navigate the tension between personal morality and professional responsibility? clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

“Harvard has graduated more Black lawyers than any other law school apart from Howard School of Law, graduates who have gone on to become leaders in virtually every sector of society, including as president and first lady of the United States,” said David Wilkins. hls.harvard.edu/today/celebr...

The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession was pleased to welcome over 750 Harvard Law School alumni and guests for the 2025 Celebration of Black Alumni on Sept. 12-14! We heard from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sherrilyn Ifill, Bryan Stevenson, and more. Can't wait for 2030!

We built an enormous tent to host the hundreds of folks joining us Sept. 12-14 at Harvard Law School for the Celebration of Black Alumni! Open to all. Learn more: HLSCBA.com

"The rural and the urban are inextricably linked. Urban people are very reliant on rural resources. It’s not just why lawyers should care ... What would happen if our rural communities dried up and blew away?" Lisa Pruitt in #ThePractice 👇 clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

@ucdavis.bsky.social Law Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to The Practice, a magazine published by @hlsclp.bsky.social for its August issue about legal deserts, or rural areas with too few lawyers and judges to meet demand. Check out the full conversation: bit.ly/3HWuC4r #UCDavisLaw #Faculty

"Rural lawyers are declining in number, and the real question is whether the trend can be reversed," writes Hannah Haksgaard in the new issue of The Practice. After ten years of the South Dakota Rural Attorney Recruitment Program, Haksgaard reviews the data. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

We're building an ENORMOUS tent! Come check it out Sept. 12-14 at the Celebration of Black Alumni at Harvard Law School. All are welcome! Register and learn more: HLSCBA.com youtube.com/shorts/1EWhZ...

The August 2025 edition of The Practice is live! In this issue, we dive into legal deserts—a problem symptomatic of a larger issue of rural brain drain. Read more 👇 clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

Today, more law firms are unveiling hybrid partnership structures with "salaried partner" tiers, says Moray McLaren. What effect does that have on the law firm? Read Part II in "The Salaried Partner Dilemma." clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

In a new three-part series and follow-up to last year's Practice article on "Defining the Perfect Partner," Moray McLaren details "The Salaried Partner Dilemma," or what "partnership of the future looks like," according to the numbers. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

In "Surviving the Legal Market's Most Dangerous Trap," Mariano Batalla details three types of law firms—unicorns, hedgehogs, and jellyfish. Who are you going to be? clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"[Latin American] law firms are trying to prepare for an increase in disputes, and they need the talent to help their clients through expected downturns," Ignacio Abella, head of research at Latin Lawyer, says. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

David Wilkins, HLS Center on the Legal Profession faculty director, was named an FT Innovative Lawyer along with other CLP friends and family like Michele DeStefano and Heidi Gardner: www.ft.com/content/b4b3...

“In the past 20 years, the Big Law firms have realized how important partners are—they are the assets of the firm,” said [Robert] Couture, who previously served as executive director of Am Law 50 firm McGuireWoods from 2005 to 2019. www.law.com/americanlawy...

"Firms that try to be everything to anyone end up being nothing to everyone. The real danger isn’t external competition or technological disruption. It’s the failure to define who you are, what you offer, and how you deliver value." clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

The business of law is changing, with litigation finance, private equity, high partner salaries, and more. David B. Wilkins joins David Westin on Wall Street Week for a discussion about the changing world of Big Law. youtu.be/vhDZrDlTBlw

How should legal education evolve in the face of global challenges? On April 10, IE Law School hosted "Architectures of the Global: Global Legal Education," a conference that brought together thought leaders, educators, and legal professionals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-i...

WATCH: Inequality, Access to Justice, and the Rule of Law, a conference in cooperation with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Equal Justice Works, and the Association of American Law Schools youtu.be/UTISIKBigN8

"What happens when we compare democratic regimes to authoritarian regimes? Are they completely different? The answer, I found, is no," says Vitor Martins Dias in an interview about democratic backsliding in Brazil and around the world. Read more in The Practice: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

“The more transactionally focused and the more transaction-heavy the firm is, the more it has at risk, and the easier it is for it to unravel if it is barred from doing the kinds of things that are required in a … high-end transactional, regulatory practice." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Law enables democracy and protects political freedom. But it is also critical to investment and finance. ... Without reliable law and an ability for private businesses to defend their rights, investment shrivels." John Coates in the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/cc49...

In the latest issue of #ThePractice, we talk to researchers studying how lawyers engage in countries with backsliding democracies or authoritarian governments. How do lawyers enable or resist encroaching state power? clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

On April 3, we awarded John G. Levi, chair of the Legal Services Corporation and senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, with the CLP Award for Professional Excellence, in honor of his lifelong commitment to access to justice and the public interest: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"Right now, the critical thing is for lawyers, the bar, law firms, and law schools to speak with one collective voice and stand up against what’s going on in Washington, D.C." Scott Cummings, professor of legal ethics @law.ucla.edu, on confronting this moment. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

Join us TODAY, April 3 at 2pm at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for INEQUALITY, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND THE RULE OF LAW. Learn more: clp.law.harvard.edu/events/inequ...

Join us IN-PERSON on Thursday, April 3 for a conference in collaboration with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Equal Justice Works, and the Association of American Law Schools on, Inequality, Access to Justice, and the Rule of Law. Learn more and register: bit.ly/inequalityCLP

Missed our webinar last week? Watch below to hear about the impact of Black lawyers on the legal profession and the world, as well as the upcoming Celebration of Black Alumni event (Sept. 12-14, 2025) at Harvard Law School. youtu.be/ni4nqRlDeUo

To understand how major law firms are approaching AI adoption, CLP fellow Robert Couture interviewed chief operating officers and partners responsible for AI deployment from ten AmLaw100 firms. Read our latest insight 👇 clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

We are LIVE with David B. Wilkins (HLS), Cari Dawson (Alston & Bird), and Ken Frazier (Harvard Corporation) on the impact and leadership of Black Harvard Law alumni.

Join us TODAY, Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 12pm ET for a webinar on, Law, Leadership, and Legacy: The Impact of Harvard’s Black Lawyers on the Legal Profession and the World. Still time to register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us on Wed., Feb. 26 at 12pm ET for Law, Leadership, and Legacy: The Impact of Harvard's Black Lawyers on the Legal Profession and the World, with: 🔊David Wilkins, CLP faculty director 🎤Cari Dawson, Alston & Bird partner 📣Ken Frazier, fellow, Harvard Corporation harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In the latest issue of CLP's digital magazine #ThePractice, we dive into teams—and how power is distributed and organized on a team. You can subscribe to #ThePractice for FREE on our website: clp.law.harvard.edu/subscribe/

"How can we be sure that the judge is choosing lawyers who will be excellent lawyers for all the plaintiffs?" asked Stanford Law School's Nora Freeman Engstrom for @hlsclp.bsky.social in "Counsel for the Collective." Read more here: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

Today, Thursday, Feb 13, we're hosting Maaike de Bie, GC of @vodafonegroup.bsky.social, in person at Harvard Law School at 12:30 pm ET Join us! clp.law.harvard.edu/events/a-con...

"I try to pick people ... that understand this notion of playing well in the sandbox with others," says Cari Dawson, partner at Alston & Bird, on coordinating multidistrict litigation defense counsel. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"We’ll make sure to film our bench in games, because I want our players to recognize how enthusiastic your teammates are on the bench ... Everyone’s role is important to the success of our group." Harvard men's basketball Coach Tommy Amaker on teams: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

Kim Miner, the inaugural general counsel and chief of staff for Boston Unity Soccer Partners, the group bringing a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team to Boston in 2026, learned how to be part of and lead a team as a standout softball player. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"All litigation is teamwork. But multidistrict litigation (MDL), where individual mass tort cases are deemed similar enough to be combined for pretrial discovery and fact-finding, presents new opportunities and challenges for coordinating and crafting a team." clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"The market for legal services that are not performed by traditional law firms has hit a record $28.5 billion, according to a new report, with a small but growing share belonging to law firm subsidiaries or affiliates," reports @legal.reuters.com. www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

Who has power in the American legal profession? In #ThePractice, Tracey E. George, Mitu Gulati, and Albert H. Yoon write, "Making the team—the 'power five'—reveals existing power structures while also suggesting future authority and control." Read more: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

The Jan/Feb 2025 issue of The Practice on TEAMS AND POWER is live! All lawyering involves teams—but who makes the team, which team members receive credit, and where individuals rank on the team—says something about power in the legal profession. Dive in👇 clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

“This is the lowest number of Black entering first-year students since 1965,” [David B. Wilkins] added, pointing to numbers compiled by the Center on the Legal Profession at Harvard, where he also serves as faculty director.

"I see success when people start talking about the things that I’ve been educating them on as though it’s their idea," says Paulette Brown, @americanbar.bsky.social pres 2015-2016, on changing the legal profession for parents—especially mothers. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

Anne-Marie Slaughter of @newamerica.org reflects on her viral 2012 article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” and what it would take to support all families to flourish in the years ahead. clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

We wrote about what it's like for law students who gave birth during their education. Unfortunately what happened at Georgetown is not uncommon: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

"Historically, the legal profession has been overwhelmingly dominated by men, with women grossly under-represented at senior levels. While women have made strides in recent years, leadership positions in the legal profession are still primarily held by men." clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

In the latest issue of #ThePractice, we highlight the @abaesq.bsky.social report on parenting and child caregiving in the legal profession. Read more: clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...