Female practice and office heads on the mentors who helped lay the foundations for their career success
Practice and office heads at firms including HSF, Gowling WLG and Eversheds on the push for more women at senior levels of law
March 26, 2018 at 04:42 AM
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Despite widespread efforts to boost diversity, there are still relatively few women running global practices at the UK's top law firms. However, the support of mentors – both male and female – is helping some women to push through career barriers and take the leadership roles still predominantly occupied by men.
To coincide with International Women's Day and National Women's History Month in the US, we sought the views of female partners in management positions to find out more about the role that mentors have playing in helped them reach the upper echelons of their firms.
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