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Cultural Problems at Your Law Firm? These Women Might Have the Solution

A new legal consultancy is determined to tackle the industry's ongoing diversity problems.
6 minute read

International Edition

Destination Africa: The Rise of Arbitration Across The Continent

Across Africa, there are encouraging signs that judiciaries and lawyers are starting to overcome negative perceptions of arbitration and embrace it, backed by strong support from national courts.
6 minute read

International Edition

'The Vanity Project is Over': How DWF Came Undone

After the U.K.'s biggest listed law firm announced it is to shut offices and cut staff, those who know it well explain what went wrong, and what is required to fix it.
11 minute read

International Edition

One Freshfields Partner on Returning To His Firm Proudly Out

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Andrew Murphy talks about hiding his sexuality when first at the firm, but opening up when he returned years later.
5 minute read

International Edition

One Anonymous UK Black Lawyer Lays His Experience at Top Firm Bare

"It pains me to say that I cannot, in good faith, advise a promising Black student to pursue a career at a City law firm," says the lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

"I Face Barriers Daily" - RPC Trainee Shares Journey As A Non-Binary, Trans Person

"Sadly, some of the people who vocally and visibly hold hostile views are among us in the legal industry," says Emrys Moore.
5 minute read

International Edition

Withers' Chairperson: How I Came Out At Work

"She sat opposite the desk and asked what I wanted to speak about. I drew a huge deep breath and decided to jump right in." says Justine Markovitz.
4 minute read

International Edition

Summer Holiday? 'No Way,' Say UK Lawyers

One partner worries this will be 'a further push in the direction of working all year round'.
4 minute read

International Edition

"The Fear Of Being Discovered Was Crippling" - One Gay Man's Experience Of Being Out at Work

From feeling repressed by the Church to eventually coming out to his then-wife, Keith Riley-Whittingham talks about coming to terms with his identity as a gay man.
6 minute read

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One UK Trans Lawyer's Pride Story: "We Just Want To Live Our Lives"

"I've been embracing the new me," says Amanda Hilton, who is a lawyer at DAC Beachcroft and transitioned to live as a woman earlier this year.
5 minute read

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