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Touching the void
Seven years into mandatory pay gap reporting, Joanna Goodman reports on whether and how large law firms have used the data to narrow the gender divide.
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Maternity leave: My perspective as a deputy senior partner
What will it mean for my practice? How will clients and colleagues react? How much will everything have changed when I get back?
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My London club: reflections on the Garrick row
It matters how accessible elite institutions are.
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The longest journey
Far more women than men are entering the legal profession – but many struggle to move up its ranks. Structural reform is needed, hears Maria Shahid.
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Diversity in the Royal Navy and the legal profession
Counsel Fiona Cain meets with Commander Ally Pollard, Royal Navy, to discuss their experiences of diversity in the workplace.
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White Ribbon Day 2023: changing the story for domestic abuse victims
International movement calls for an end to violence specifically against women and girls.
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Setting the bench mark
Three women who have reached the peak of their jurisdiction’s judiciary talk to Catherine Baksi about the challenges they have faced.
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A step too far?
On race, gender and socio-economic background, City firms have acted to improve the balance of their intake. But efforts to change the partnership have fallen short. Katharine Freeland reports.
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More must be done to retain, promote and support women getting to the top
Studies show women are great at the top. But how do we get more women there, and - more importantly - how do we get them to stay?
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IWD 2023: is the legal profession truly embracing equity?
The concept of equity acknowledges that we don’t all start from the same place, have the same needs, or follow the same journey.
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Moving on up
Most solicitors are women. So when it comes to career progression to senior positions, Maria Shahid asks, why is it still a man’s world?
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Remote island working
Emma Pickard, Civil Crown Counsel on the British Overseas Territory St Helena, describes a working Friday on the island in the middle of the South Atlantic.
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Women solicitors association is 30
Association of Women Solicitors, London is an independent organisation providing a voice for women lawyers in all walks of legal life.
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Women in leadership: building better
Rachel Adamson and Linda Kirk, co-founders and directors at Adkirk Law, on building a culture that invests in development.
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Gender gap
Women now outnumber men in the legal profession – but not in the top jobs. Part of the problem is that men continue to define what success looks like, hears Marialuisa Taddia.
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The wartime CEO
A Ukrainian legal tech startup has continued operations since the country was invaded by Russia. Its chief executive, who was in Kyiv when war broke out, explains how her company is busier than ever and why contributing to the economy helps the war effort
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International Women’s Day: A personal perspective
It is amazing how empowering it is to see someone like yourself working in the career you want, writes Vanessa Friend.
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IWD: key updates to women’s employment rights in 2021-2022
Employment solicitor Kate Brown looks at the issues of menopause and equal pay.