Library Guides: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice (DEIJ) Resources: Materials for Law Practice

Books on Law Practice

Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities by Ruby Payne; Philip DeVol; Terie Dreussi Smith
Call Number: HV4045 .P39 2009 (Newark Campus)
Publication Date: 2009
Original 2001 version available at the Moritz Law Library
Diversity Agenda: Lessons and Guidance from the Legal Profession by Francesca Ramadan (Editor)
Call Number: K120 .D58 2018 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2018
Diversity in Practice: Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers by Spencer Headworth (Editor); Robert L. Nelson (Editor); Ronit Dinovitzer (Editor); David B. Wilkins (Editor)
Call Number: K120 .D58 2016 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2016
Also available as an e-book
The End of the Pipeline: A Journey of Recognition for African Americans Entering the Legal Profession by Dorothy H. Evensen (Editor); Carla D. Pratt (Editor)
Call Number: KF299.A35 E94 2012 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2012
Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism by Maria Chávez; Joe R. Feagin (Foreword by)
Call Number: HD8081.H7 C43 2011 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2011
From Visible Invisibility to Visibly Successful: Success Strategies for Law Firms and Women of Color in Law Firms by Arin N. Reeves; ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Call Number: KF299.A35 A44 2008 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2008
Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer's Guide by Joan M. Burda
Call Number: KF337.5.G38 B87 2008 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2008
Lawyers, Lead On: Lawyers with Disabilities Share Their Insights by Carrie A. Basas (Editor); Rebecca S. Williford (Editor); Stephanie L. Enyart (Editor)
Call Number: KF480 .L39 2011 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2011
The Legal Career by Katrina Lee
Call Number: KF297 .L43 2020 (Moritz Law Library Reserve Room)
Publication Date: 2020
Legally Mom: Real Women's Stories of Balancing Motherhood and Law Practice by Anne Murphy Brown
Call Number: KF299.W6 B76 2012 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2012
Nobody Will Play with Me: Using Compassionate Curiosity to Find Confidence in Conflict by Kwame Christian
Call Number: HD58.6 .C45 2018 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2018
Out and About: The LGBT Experience in the Legal Profession by American Bar Association, Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Staff (Contribution by); National LGBT Bar Association Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF3467.5 .O938 2015 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2015
The Story of My Life by Clarence Darrow
Call Number: KF373.D35 A3 1996 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 1996
Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy by Jennifer Levi (Editor)
Call Number: HQ77.9 .T73 2012 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2012
Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Fortune 500 Legal Departments by ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Call Number: KF299.A35 A44 2013 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2012
What If I Say the Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People by Verna A. Myers
Call Number: KF300 .M944 2013 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2014
What It Takes: How Women of Color Can Thrive Within the Practice of Law by Monica Parker
Call Number: KF299.A35 P37 2010 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2010
You Don't Look Like a Lawyer: Black Women and Systemic Gendered Racism by Tsedale M. Melaku
Call Number: KF299.A35 M45 2019 (Moritz Law Library 3rd Floor)
Publication Date: 2019

Articles on Law Practice

Travis Adams, Cultural Competency: A Necessary Skill for the 21st Century Attorney, 4 Wm. Mitchell L. Raza J. 2 (2013).

Grover E. Cleveland, Helping First-Generation Lawyers Thrive, Law Practice Today (Apr. 13, 2018).

Robert L. Gegios & Stephen D. R. Taylor, Cross-Cultural Competency: A Non-Negotiable Skill for Lawyers Involved in International Commerce, Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C.

Ellen (Ellie) Krug, We Hear You Knocking: An Essay on Welcoming Trans Lawyers, 41 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 181 (2015).

Nelson P. Miller, Beyond Bias—Cultural Competence as a Lawyer Skill, Mich. B.J. 38 (2008).