Slow progress for minorities in law; increase since mid-'80s is tempered by problems facing women of color

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The ABA Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession reports that minority participation in the legal profession, but future obstacles could halt or even reverse the limited progress made. Women and future law students face the greatest obstances. Minority representation in the profession increased from about 5% in 1980 to 7.45% in 1990. Law school and entry-level positions grew the most. Minorities accounted for 10.6% of law students in 1986 and nearly 20% in 1996. Minority employment in law firms rose from 5.1% in 1985 to 10% in 1996.

Reports, Employment, Minority attorneys, Minority lawyers, A.B.A. Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession

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A Marine 'sabbatical': lawyer-reservist hopes to oversee U.S. practice by modem while working on Bosnian legal matters

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Marine Corps Reserves lieutenant colonel Grant Seabolt runs his Dallas legal practice via laptop and modem from Bosnia, where he was sent after a Dec 26, 1995 mobilization. There he is assistant legal adviser to the US European Command, a far cry from his usual work in business and commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He relishes the variety of work in Bosnia, which was assigned to him because of his top-secret clearance and his master's degree in international law.

Practice, Armed forces, Military aspects, Practice of law, Armed forces in foreign countries, Seabolt, Grant

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