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The legal industry, rocked by gender bias suits and buoyed by #appellatet= witter, saw a roller coaster of a year. Here=E2=80=99s a look at the good, = bad and Trump-driven of 2017.

Year In Review

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Legal Industry 2017 Year In Review

The legal industry, rocked by gender bias suits and buoyed by #ap= pellatetwitter, saw a roller coaster of a year. Here’s a look at the = good, bad and Trump-driven of 2017.

5 Events That Rocked The Lega= l Industry In 2017

From increasing stratification among law firms to the growing thr= eat of cyberattacks, here are some of the major events that shaped the lega= l industry in 2017.

STATE OF THE LEGAL INDUSTRY

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The Best Firms For Women And = Minority Attorneys

Out of 329 U.S. law firms surveyed for both our Diversity Snapsho= t and Glass Ceiling Report, 18 have above-average racial and gender diversi= ty throughout their ranks. These are the firms — including two of the= country’s largest — that rise above the rest when it comes to = overall diversity.

Law360’s 2017 Law Firm Divers= ity Snapshot

The 2017 Law360 Diversity Snapshot shows that law firms have stag= nated in their drive to diversify their attorney workforce. At every level = of a typical law firm, minority attorney representation grew by less than a= percentage point from last year’s survey.

The 2017 Glass Ceiling Report

Law360 surveyed more than 300 U.S. firms and vereins with a U.S. = component about their overall and female headcount numbers as of Dec. 31, 2= 016. For the fourth year in a row, the results show only incremental growth= for female representation at any attorney level.

The Law360 400

The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and vere= ins with a U.S. component, as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

PODCAST

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Law360’s Pro Say: Why Ar= e All The Partners Men?

On the latest episode of Law360’s Pro Say podcast, the team= discusses the bleak outlook for women in the law, a huge product liability= verdict against drug-maker Abbvie, and the bizarre story of the U.S. = Postal Service being sued over a fake Statue of Liberty.

EXPERT ANALYSIS

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5 Most-Read Legal Industry Artic= les Of 2017

What business of law topics piqued reader interest in 2017? Take = a look back at the year's five most-read legal industry articles from Law36= 0 guest authors.

COMPANIES

Altman Weil Inc.

American Bar As= sociation

CBS Corporation

Cable News Network = Inc.

Deloitte Touche

Elevate Services Inc.=

Equifax Inc.

Ernst & Young

Google Inc.

Integreon = Managed Solutions Inc.

KPMG International<= /p>