Lisa Unwin co-founded the Reignite Academy, which seeks to place city lawyers back into the industry after a career break. Unwin herself knows something about women leaving the professional services sector, after she paused her successful career when she had two children.

By the time she was 35, Unwin had achieved what had been a long-standing ambition. She’d made it to partner at Arthur Andersen after 13 years at the global accountancy firm.