Being uncomfortable Legal Business Any kind of change is a hard and often emotional process. There is generally a certain amount of challenge and…
Quantitative research analysis Legal Business In order to make the survey representative of the UK economy, we collected responses from a variety of job titles,…
Shaping diversity: part one Legal Business Strategic benefits These days, however, the landscape is not merely one of ‘greed is good’ and ‘may the best man…
Shaping diversity: part two Legal Business Initiatives In our quantitive survey of 250 in-house lawyers in the UK, agile or flexible working was perceived to be…
A CEO’s perspective on diversity and inclusion Legal Business Most of us agree that there is a clear business case for embedding diversity and inclusion deeper in our business.…
Shaping diversity: part three Legal Business The role of the in-house lawyer One thing which interested us in this research is how much the lawyer in…
Diversity – the external counsel perspective Legal Business The people in any business are the critical element in providing a competitive edge. As you will see in this…
Diversity toolkit Legal Business One aspect we felt was key in approaching this project was to have a certain amount of practical guidance. We…
Interview: Prash Naik, general counsel – legal, compliance and governance, Channel 4 Legal Business Prash Naik (PN): The 360° Diversity Charter was launched in January 2015, and it’s part of a five-year plan that puts…
Interview: Funke Abimbola, general counsel and company secretary, Roche Legal Business Funke Abimbola (FA): The focus of my diversity work has been within the legal profession, not Roche as a whole, because…
Interview: Michael Coates, head of legal UK and associate general counsel, Shell and Alan Buchanan, global vice president for HR – global functions, Shell Legal Business GC: Are there any diversity and inclusion initiatives specific to the legal team at Shell in the UK and globally? Alan…
Interview: Lawson Crawford, director of legal, UCL Business Plc Legal Business By diversity I mean all characteristics of identity including age, sex, race, gender and ability. It is strategically beneficial to…
Interview: Sarah Davis, group commercial legal director, Guardian Media Group Legal Business As a small legal team, it is easier to implement initiatives. Yes there are processes in the organisation, but there…
Interview: Margot Day, UK general counsel, Arcadis Legal Business GC: Within Arcadis, how important is diversity and what value does it bring to the organisation? Margot Day: From an organisational perspective Arcadis…
Interview: Matthew Flood, general counsel, Ingeus Legal Business Ingeus principally provides employability, skills and training, youth and justice services for the governments, with its largest market being in…
Interview: Alison Gaskins, chief of staff to the group general counsel, Barclays Legal Business Alison Gaskins (AG): As Chair of the Legal Diversity and Inclusion Council, I am ultimately responsible for fostering a culture in…
Interview: Tim Hailes, managing director and associate general counsel, J.P. Morgan Legal Business The first thing to say about the LGBT dimension of diversity is that it is the one ‘strand’ that can…
Interview: Carolyn Jameson, chief legal officer, Skyscanner Legal Business Carolyn Jameson (CJ): We try to address diversity in everything we do. For instance, we adopt flexible working hours. We don’t…
Interview: David Johnston, chief executive, Social Mobility Foundation Legal Business I think there is something about risk aversion within the legal profession, and I think there is this notion that…
Interview: Alison Kay, chief legal officer, National Grid Legal Business Diversity and inclusion within National Grid and the legal team has been a priority over the last 12 years. We…
