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In March 2020, Finnegan announced the rebranding of its women’s business initiative, Finnegan FORWARD (Focused on Raising Women’s Advancement, Representation, and Development). It was an opportunity to devise a programme that could address the practical challenges facing female attorneys.
For quite some time now the legal profession has acknowledged that more needs to be done to develop female talent, and there has been much discussion about women in the law. Having those conversations is a great start, but the practical piece is often missing. We wanted to develop a programme that would have a real impact on the lives and careers of female attorneys. What we have started with Finnegan FORWARD, and what we will continue to develop over the coming months, is a set of tools and resources that will help women advance their careers.
As science and engineering professionals, we are aware that women in STEM-related areas of law face a number of obstacles to career progression. Therefore, we were interested in finding ways to move the needle when it comes to our diversity and inclusion initiatives.
