Listed law firm DWF has announced that it wants women to comprise at least a third of its executive board positions and 30% of its other senior leadership positions in three years' time.

The firm's 11-strong executive board, which is currently made up of three women, would need to promote at least one more woman by 2022 to hit the target.

The firm added that it wants 30% of the firm's senior leadership positions to be occupied by women by the same date, up from the current figure of 27%.