Centenary
Marking 100 years of women in the law
How legislation allowing women into the law made the statute books.
Opinion
Addressing inequality at the criminal bar
UK must try harder to achieve equality and diversity within its own criminal justice system, as it seeks to do around the world.
Law’s treatment of divorcing women
Are women’s rights on divorce in need of protection?
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: Tantrums, Twitter and standstill agreements.
Non-traditional paths to law
Legal profession is now more flexible in the opportunities it affords.
Ending bias in law firms would also boost productivity
There are firms who cannot tell their BAME women lawyers apart.
Profile
Taking control
An unquenchable drive is in Janet Legrand’s DNA. This catapulted the Woman Lawyer of the Year 2018 to the helm of global firm DLA Piper and into the heart of international dispute resolution, writes Jonathan Rayner
High Atlantic
Susan Bright, managing partner of Hogan Lovells in London, tells why partnerships are not like corporates and how she likes nothing better than a blank sheet of paper.
News
Clifford Chance reports sexuality and disability pay gap
Gender pay gap widens slightly in most categories but data for other characteristics breaks new ground.
Hijab protest lawyer gets 33 years after secret trial
Linklaters achieves 20% female partnership for first time
International Women's Day: is partnership a postcode lottery?
Lawyers drawing up NDAs could be breaking the law, MPs told
Travers Smith operations chief moves to head KPMG legal services arm
Compensation boost for crime victims who lived with attacker
Feature
Women who blazed a trail for the pioneers
Role models are useful for inspiration and resilience, but there is potential for over-identification.
