Women in the Law – Page 8
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FeatureMinding the gap
Most solicitors are women and sex discrimination has been illegal for decades. So where are the equal rewards? Catherine Baksi reports.
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NewsSolicitor's campaign wins paid leave for baby loss
Government set to add paid bereavement leave to workers' rights legislation.
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ProfileMy legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
Founder and managing director, Manchester and London.
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OpinionMother in Law: Q&A with my managing partner
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionScottish feminist and legal pioneer
Rosemary Auchmuty reviews 'Chrystal Macmillan 1872-1937: Campaigner for Equality, Justice and Peace'.
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FeatureLegally Lesbians: creating representation that has been lacking for far too long
Initiative involves lesbians in the legal industry sharing their powerful personal stories and reflecting on the importance of lesbian visibility.
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ProfileMy legal life: Annabelle Vaughan, Enable Law
Partner in Southampton and head of the firm’s mental capacity team.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Sabrina Simpson, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Represented a mother who challenged the Legal Aid Agency’s refusal to grant legal aid for her excluded son’s Independent Review Panel hearing.
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ProfileSpot the difference
Alison Eddy headed Irwin Mitchell’s London office for 12 years. She talks to Eduardo Reyes about a career that has never lost its focus on equality and diversity.
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OpinionMother in Law: Let the kids get messy
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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NewsNemone’s life less ordinary
Nemone Lethbridge, barrister, writer and all-round legend, appears on Desert Island Discs.
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NewsGive us proper work, say lawyers returning from maternity leave
Law firm leaders wrongly believe that returning women want to be 'eased back' into law.
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OpinionPortrait of inadequate system paints grim picture
James E Hurford reviews 'Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse'.
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ProfileMy legal life: Chantal Davies, professor of law, University of Chester
Director of the Forum for Research into Equality and Diversity at the University of Chester law school and co-vice chair of the Law Society Women Solicitors Network Committee.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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Opinion200 years of social and legal evolution
This year, the Law Society celebrates 200 years since its establishment.