Walking the Data Walk: Using Time Entries to Advance DEI Initiatives

79 The Business Lawyer 1 (Winter 2023-2024)

22 Pages Posted: 12 Apr 2024

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Nancy B. Rapoport

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Joseph R. Tiano, Jr.

Legal Decoder Inc.

Date Written: February 5, 2024

Abstract

Law firms absolutely want to give each of their associates the types of experiences that will help them grow as lawyers, and law firms absolutely want to retain a diverse group of professionals. We suggest that the best way for a law firm to ensure that it is, in fact, giving everyone the same access to valuable experiences is to mine the firm’s own data—time entries—to doublecheck any anecdotal evidence that the firm’s efforts are working.

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Keywords: Diversity, DEI, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, big data, artificial intelligence, law firms, fairness, data-driven decisionmaking

JEL Classification: J15, J70, K1, K10, K19, K2, K20, K22, K29, K30, K31, K39, K4, K40, K42, K49

Suggested Citation

Rapoport, Nancy B. and Tiano, Jr., Joseph R., Walking the Data Walk: Using Time Entries to Advance DEI Initiatives (February 5, 2024). 79 The Business Lawyer 1 (Winter 2023-2024), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4728030

Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law ( email )

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Joseph R. Tiano, Jr.

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