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Ashurst refreshes diversity targets, aims for 33% female partnership by 2022

The City firm has revised its female partnership target from a quarter to a third
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig Associate Launches Podcast for 'Women in Law'

By spotlighting stories of women in law firms, in-house legal departments and the judiciary, Allison Stewart hopes to inspire others to find similar success.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The 2018 Women in Law Roundtable Discussion

The editorial staff of The Legal has always been aware that the hiring and retention of female attorneys is an ongoing issue in the legal community. In an effort to discuss some of the specific problems facing female attorneys and present potential solutions to those problems, we invited 10 practitioners to talk about how to bolster the role of women in the law.
52 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Women in the Law: Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders

As a litigator who participates in the hiring process, spends time mentoring new hires, and has built a successful career in a male-dominated industry, I've found that there are five key factors that help new hires, especially women, succeed at a firm.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

#MeToo—From Lurid Headlines to Litigation and Learning

As we approach the one-year anniversary of #MeToo, the falling dominoes dominate boardrooms, management meetings and litigation lore. The global grasp of the #MeToo movement cannot be understated.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ruling the Rainmaking Roost: Six Tips to Help You Get There

To grow as a lawyer, most of us need to learn—at some point—how to “make it rain.” Rainmaking, as I define it, simply means building and bringing in work. The kind of work that is being built, and the sources of that work, mean different things to different kinds of lawyers.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Defining Success Is So Difficult for Women?

For women lawyers this inability to recognize that you are successful both in your own estimation and within the workplace is especially magnified and can lead to dissatisfaction, and in some instances can be the reason behind departure from the profession.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Is More Important for Pitching Business—Preparation or Relationships?

Practicing law starts with getting and maintaining clients. Pitching business is an often underappreciated aspect of being successful as a lawyer. Thorough preparation is just as important for business development purposes as the research and planning needed for a trial. On the other hand, a lot of business is generated through relationships.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Are Women Lousy Negotiators? Hint: They Don't Lie Enough

Men are outgunning women at the negotiation game. And that negative repercussion carries over to what women earn, contributing to that gender gap in pay.
4 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst advising i newspaper publisher Johnston Press on search for buyer

Firm leads for longstanding client on potential sale ahead of debt deadline
2 minute read

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