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International Edition

Reed Smith Appoints Woman As Athens Co-Head

Incumbent George Panagopoulos has resigned from the firm and has been placed on gardening leave.
2 minute read

International Edition

Nominations Open for the African Legal Awards 2020

A new category celebrating charity work has been added to this year's African Legal Awards.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Developing the Global Risk Management Team Led to a Promotion for Sysco's Top Lawyer

As the company's global expansion has accelerated in the past few years, Sysco determined "that we didn't have anyone sort of looking across the jurisdictions in which we operate," said Eve McFadden, Sysco's senior vice president of legal, general counsel and corporate counsel.
3 minute read

International Edition

What Law Firms (And Men) Can Do to Improve Gender Diversity, According to Top Female Lawyers

The likes of Karen Seward, Natasha Harrison and Melissa Butler also talk about the main challenges facing female lawyers and the most common mistakes and misconceptions affecting women in law.
11 minute read

International Edition

It's Time to Find Out Why Female Barristers Are Not Instructed More

It is human nature to go back to familiar, tried and tested counsel, but this can mean that the same pool of barristers will always receive the briefs.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Public Defender Promises Major Change as She Joins Crowded Field for 2021 Manhattan District Attorney Race

Incumbent District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has not yet announced his plans for 2021, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
3 minute read

International Edition

Female Lawyers in Mexico Will 'Disappear' for a Day to Call Attention to Rampant Gender Violence

Nearly a dozen firms, including Hogan Lovells and a Lex Mundi affiliate, join a women's strike to advocate for equality and rule of law.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Does It Take to Be the First Top Lawyer for a New Company?

"You need to be unflappable. It is a chaotic environment and something will not go right. That is inevitable," said Jessica Nguyen, an in-house leader who has helped three tech startups build legal departments. She recently joined AI-based contract management company Lexion as chief legal officer.
3 minute read

International Edition

UK Firm Defends Plan for Male-Led Panel for International Women's Day

The firm intends the panel to be an 'alternative spin' on the gender diversity debate.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Compensation May Start to Favor Innovation Before Age

Women in eDiscovery released its 2019 Salary Survey, and the results point to some changes ahead with regards to the way that e-discovery professionals work, receive compensation and potentially think about the importance of professional certifications.
4 minute read

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