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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.
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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.
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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).
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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..."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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