"The gender gap problem at large U.S. law firms has been well-documented, and now there’s a competition to generate creative solutions about how to resolve it."

On Wednesday Caren Ulrich Stacy, founder and CEO of Diversity Lab, announced the Women in Law Hackathon, a Shark Tank-style competition in which teams of lawyers will brainstorm ways to improve the retention and advancement of women in Big Law.

We covered the project while it was in its infancy, and now it’s starting to gain some steam.

In total, 54 law firms signed up to participate, with nearly two-thirds of participants being managing partners, practice group chairs or other high-level leaders in their respective firms, said Stacy in a release."

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