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'When Women Are Less Isolated, They Speak Up More': ArbitralWomen's Founders Reflect on 30 Years of Empowerment

Mirèze Philippe and Louise Barrington spoke recently with Law.com International in Paris about the development of the organization, the difference that women make in arbitration, and what lies ahead.
6 minute read

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Mishcon Helps Fund Higher Education Scholarships for Women from Low-Income Nations

The move marks the first social mobility effort for the firm across its U.K. and Asia offices.
2 minute read

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Former Head of KPMG's Australian Legal Practice Joins 'New Law' Firm Law Squared

Kate Marshall, who left KPMG in December and then took a career break, will now serve as Law Squared's chief legal officer, overseeing the firm's practice groups.
2 minute read

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Why More Female Lawyers Should Harness The Power of Storytelling

Telling your story can inspire, help others speak out and make a great impact—something more women in law should be encouraged to do, writes The London Lawyer.
4 minute read

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Canada's Prime Minister Names New Judge to Supreme Court of Canada, Creating a 5-Woman Majority on the Court

Bilingual Justice Mary Moreau is currently the chief justice of the Court of King's Bench in the Western Canadian province of Alberta.
4 minute read

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Mothers Still Face Disproportionate Burden in Legal Field, ABA Report Finds

"The differences the data reflects are that mothers are disproportionately not getting important assignments, not being assigned matters with travel, not having sponsors and mentors, and there's a disparity in income particularly as income rises," attorney Roberta Liebenberg, a co-author of the report, said.
6 minute read

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Standing Out From the Crowd: A Q&A with Dechert's Dorothy Cory-Wright

After entering the Bar 'as a state-educated, non-Oxbridge girl' Cory-Wright has gone on to become one of the most senior women in Dechert. Here she tells her story.
6 minute read

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'I Had to Struggle': A Cleary Gottlieb Partner on Her Journey from Corporate India to Corporate London

M&A partner Nallini Puri talks about adapting to a culture shift, being her authentic self, alpha males and pulling all-nighters.
5 minute read

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Law Firms Must Break the Stigma Around the Menopause

Employers have a duty to step up and implement practical steps to help women in their workforce, says TLT's chief people officer on World Menopause Day.
4 minute read

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World Mental Health Day: Almost Half of Portuguese Legal Professionals Suffer From Anxiety

Isabel Gameiro, a senior lawyer at Morais Leitão, shares her mental health journey from dealing with burn-out to reducing her billable hours quota.
4 minute read

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