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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

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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

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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

International Edition

Ringing the changes - Vodafone GC Rosemary Martin on career support for women in law

"Women tend to work collaboratively and innovatively, and should be part of the solution as law firms look at how their model needs to change" - Vodafone GC Rosemary Martin is calling on panel firms to provide better career support for women...
4 minute read

International Edition

Shearman reveals London diversity stats, with women making up 20% of partnership

Shearman & Sterling has become the first US firm in London to publish diversity statistics ahead of a controversial requirement from the Legal Services Board (LSB) that will make such reporting compulsory from December 2012.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clarke proposes family-friendly roles in drive to boost judicial diversity

More paid part-time judicial roles will be made available to allow for flexibility with family commitments and increase the number of women in the judiciary, according to new proposals laid out by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. The proposal is one of a number of measures outlined by Clarke today (21 November) to increase diversity within the judiciary in a bid to provide better access to judicial careers. If granted, the move would see an increase in the number of part-time judges in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Currently, flexible-working arrangements are rare and generally not seen above the level of district judge.
3 minute read

International Edition

Shoosmiths tops diversity rankings as Black Solicitors Network reveals league table

Shoosmiths has been named as the UK's most diverse law firm according to this year's Black Solicitors Network (BSN) Diversity League Table. The ranking combines law firm demographics across four different strands of diversity - disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation - with policy and practice information at the firms also being taken into consideration. In total, 44 law firms in the UK took part in the report.
3 minute read

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Understanding why women leave the law – and finding the right way to keep them

Ashurst's senior partner addresses reaction to the firm's pledge to boost female numbers in management roles
5 minute read

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