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Female focused - how the legal profession can boost women's role in the workplace

"It is no secret that the law is not a profession with a particularly stellar diversity tradition, but we (along with many other international firms) continue to work hard to change the pattern. It is a mission that is being undertaken in a variety of ways – there is no silver bullet. It is about raising awareness, getting out there and making sure it is not an issue anyone can ignore..."
7 minute read

International Edition

The gender gap – what ambitious female in-housers can do to push their career on

When Mary Ann Hynes became general counsel of tax and business law publisher CCH in 1979 she was the first woman ever to reach the top legal position in a Fortune 500 company. Since then, the number of female GCs has increased significantly but, with 101 women now holding the title across the largest US corporates, 80% of Fortune 500 GC roles are still held by men...
5 minute read

International Edition

Women outperform men in some judicial appointments

Women are outperforming men in some judicial appointments in the UK, according to new research published today (14 June). The research by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), found that over a six-month period women were more successful than men when applying for some judicial appointments up to and including those in the High Court.
3 minute read

International Edition

Milburn lauds law's diversity efforts as plans to publish data are delayed

The legal profession's efforts to boost diversity have been praised in a new report by former cabinet minister Alan Milburn, who says law is taking genuine steps to support social mobility and urges banking and accountancy firms to follow suit. In a progress report published this week, Milburn - the Government's independent adviser on social mobility - highlighted co-ordinated outreach programmes such as PRIME and moves to collect socio-economic data as positive steps forward.
3 minute read

International Edition

Law Society cancels pro-marriage conference amid diversity dispute

The Law Society has called off a conference that was set to debate gay marriage at its headquarters this month due to a conflict with the society's "role in promoting diversity." The event, set up by US organisation World Congress of Families in partnership with UK lobbying group Christian Concern, was set to be held at the Law Society's London base next Wednesday (23 May).
3 minute read

International Edition

The networking group for women attracting some very senior support

"Women's networking groups usually present little in the way of editorial excitement. However, things start to look more interesting when the group in question is spearheaded by Goldman Sachs, runs a FTSE 100-based mentoring programme and has been kept a fairly well-guarded secret..."
7 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith trials unconscious bias training in gender diversity push

Herbert Smith is set to pilot unconscious bias training for its partners next month, as the firm aims to boost gender diversity within its senior ranks. The firm will enrol 20 of its London partners in the training pilot on 30 May this year, before rolling it out to partners firmwide. The training is intended to draw attention to unconscious behaviour that could hinder the number of women making it into the partnership.
2 minute read

International Edition

Top law firms redouble efforts to boost female representation

Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells and Addleshaw Goddard are among a host of firms rolling out new initiatives to help retain and promote more female lawyers, with the moves coming as businesses face increasing pressure to up the number of women on boards.
4 minute read

International Edition

Law Society survey highlights key issues to retain more women in law

Flexible working and better performance assessment are key to retaining more women in law, according to a recent survey by the Law Society and LexisNexis. The survey, published to coincide with International Women's Day today (8 March), canvassed 1,144 respondents, with flexible working options and performance metrics that allow for fewer hours in the office cited as the best ways for the legal profession to retain more women.
3 minute read

International Edition

Who benefits? – lawyers always do things for a reason

I remember several years back working with another reporter on a piece about women in law, which focused on the relative lack of female partners. The article tried to assess the prospects for changes to the industry's working practices that would ease the conflict for female lawyers between parenthood and making partner. After the piece came out, my colleague told me that he didn't think law firms needed to change at all, in the sense that it wouldn't damage them commercially to keep losing huge numbers of expensively-trained women lawyers. I knew he was right.
3 minute read

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