International Women’s Day 2022: Akima Paul Lambert, dispute resolution partner, Hogan Lovells – next generation partner, commercial litigation – premium Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? When I was growing up in the Caribbean, I…
International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputes Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer. I was fortunate enough to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Patricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton, Frankfurt and London – leading individual investment funds, Germany Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? There have been so many strong women who have…
International Women’s Day 2022: Teresa Zueco, managing partner, Squire Patton Boggs in Madrid Laura Pollard Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? My first ‘boss’ Margaret Civetta, corporate partner at DLA…
International Women’s Day 2022: Swee Yen Koh, WongPartnership – leading individual – Singapore International Arbitration Megan Mayers What advice would you give aspiring female lawyers? Be a lifelong learner. As clichéd as it sounds, one should never…
International Women’s Day 2022: May Tai, managing partner, HSF Asia and Kathryn Sanger, Hong Kong Megan Mayers May Tai – a ranked individual for international arbitration Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? Sonya…
International Women’s Day 2022: Kathryn Sanger, Leading Individual, Hong Kong – International Arbitration Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? There are a number of people who inspired me, or…
International Women’s Day 2022: Agnes Rossi – Simmons & Simmons, Paris; Next Generation Partner – Fund Formation Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? Christine Lagarde. She is not only a very successful…
Guest post: Social mobility – does it still pay to be privileged in the law? Guest Blog Research from the Bridge Group found that among ten leading City law firms 53% of partners attended independent schools and…
Mixed results for A&O on gender pay gap but disability disclosure shows the right attitude Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has become the first of its peer group to reveal its pay gap statistics and, while gender…
Guest comment: Corporate values mean nothing without cost – City law’s moment has come to champion diversity Guest Blog An institution’s values and commitment to inclusion are only real when tested. It is in challenging times that we decide…
A&O aims to tackle ‘uncomfortable truth’ with 2025 ethnic diversity targets Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy is confronting the must-solve issue of achieving ethnic diversity in City law with a raft of new…
CC breaks ground with 15% ethnic minority target for partners but can the profession follow through? Alex Novarese Is the next front on diversity in the profession targets for ethnic minority representation? The industry looks to be slowly…
Comment: We need to talk about George – It’s time the profession found its voice on race Alex Novarese If there is one topic on which the legal profession manages to be both verbose and yet perennially avoid substantive…
Keeping pace with change: A&O becomes latest City firm to usher in parental leave reforms Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest City firm to update its policies for working families, ushering in extensions…
Comment: Women in The Legal 500 – A step in the right direction but we need your help Georgina Stanley When I joined the UK Legal 500 a year ago, one of the main ambitions I set out was to…
Realistic: Eversheds sets new targets to combat paltry BAME partner numbers Thomas Alan Transatlantic firm Eversheds Sutherland has today (19 September) announced new targets to improve BAME representation across its UK partnership, with…
Ticking boxes – Is City law going beyond the platitudes on ethnic diversity? Thomas Alan ‘People are so scared to talk about race in the UK,’ Linklaters senior partner Charlie Jacobs says. ‘They think it’s…
Gender diversity debate: Quantum of equality Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Tracey, shall we talk about the background of the All Rise project? Tracey Dovaston, Barclays: We…
Slaughters becomes latest to reveal underwhelming gender and ethnicity pay gap Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has published its first partner-level pay gap report, revealing that male partners earn on average 8.9% more than…
