Women in the Law – Page 12
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NewsHijab protest lawyer gets 33 years after secret trial
According to rights campaigners, Nasrin Sotoudeh has been found guilty on seven charges.
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Opinion
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: Tantrums, Twitter and standstill agreements.
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Opinion
Non-traditional paths to law
Legal profession is now more flexible in the opportunities it affords.
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Opinion
Ending bias in law firms would also boost productivity
There are firms who cannot tell their BAME women lawyers apart.
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Linklaters achieves 20% female partnership for first time
Firm has revealed details of latest round of promotions.
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Opinion
Marking 100 years of women in the law
How legislation allowing women into the law made the statute books.
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News
News focus: Equality still a work in progress
New Law Society research confirms that tackling unconscious bias, fair pay and promoting widespread flexible working are key elements needed to achieve gender equality in the legal profession.
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Opinion
Fighting for vulnerable migrant women's rights
There is a great imbalance in how the hostile environment treats women.
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Opinion
Top-ranking partners must lead from the front
In another 100 years, gender equality must be a given rather than a conversation. But change has to come from the top.
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Opinion
Women do not need authority to achieve
The idea that women need to be empowered is patronising and implies inequality of power.
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International Women's Day: is partnership a postcode lottery?
Thousands of women lawyers reveal what is holding them back at work in landmark Law Society research. One factor is where they live.
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Opinion
If we leave women to correct gender inequality, it will take forever
Men calling out gender inequality is welcome and essential.
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Lawyers drawing up NDAs could be breaking the law, MPs told
Academic tells select committee that some solicitors ‘out of kilter’ with professional duties.
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Travers Smith operations chief moves to head KPMG legal services arm
Legal Operations Transformation Services now runs in four countries.
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Opinion
Moments in history
Marking the conclusion of LGBT+ history month, Alison Stanley reflects on some of the watershed moments in legal developments affecting LGBT+ rights.
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Compensation boost for crime victims who lived with attacker
Ministry of Justice lays down statutory instrument to scrap 'same-roof' rule.
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Judge ignores family commitment pleas to demand application
Criminal bar chief says representative bodies will draft their own protocol for reasonable working hours if they have to.
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Feature
Conduct unbecoming
What has changed since the #MeToo movement reached the legal profession? Eduardo Reyes reflects on a turbulent year for allegations, high-profile departures – and resistance to change
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Reporting harassment incidents and outcomes should be mandatory, urges lawyer
Managing director of Didlaw says harassment should be taken into same ’name and shame’ territory as gender pay regulations.
