Diversity and Inclusion - Page 17
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Diversity Lab seeks to help 200 women lawyers return to the profession by 2025
Latest incarnation of its OnRamp fellowship programme supported by more than 35 legal organisations
Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and ethnic diversity
Magic Circle quintet among eight founding firms seeking sector-wide approach to achieve 'a more sustainable impact'
Linklaters partners with SoftBank on diversity-led accelerator programme
UK Magic Circle firm signs up as strategic partner for European leg of Vision Fund Emerge 2021 programme
Litigation funder earmarks $100m to fund racially diverse and female-led cases
Burford Capital broadens focus of Equity Project launched in 2018; portion of profits from successful cases to boost funding
Minority GCs' group hails ‘inflection point’ as it unveils law firm diversity scorecard
GCs pledge to monitor effectiveness of advisers’ DEI policies as top-performing law firms are named
Squire Patton Boggs names next global managing partner, launches DEI office
Michele Connell is set to take over the top job from Frederick Nance, who will be tasked with leading the US firm's new DEI office
The sustainability-savvy board: leading the just transition
Julia Hayhoe and Iris Mol discuss the challenges dominating the agenda of business leaders most advanced in their ESG thinking
More than 100 law firms clear Mansfield Rule certification with D&I efforts
Early adopters of the scheme have been shown to diversify management committees by more than 30 times the rate of non-Mansfield firms
Kirkland veteran launches DEI-focused consultancy
Jon Henes will lead a team of 15 professionals to advise CEOs, C-suites and law firms on business strategy with diversity and inclusion in mind
Allen & Overy team files justice brief supporting trans rights in Alabama
UK's firm's US arm teams up with National Women’s Law Center in bid to secure change to state's 'discriminatory' policy over transgender community's access to driving licences
The advancement of women in the profession is far too slow
Partner Jules Quinn and trainee Elysia-Elena Stellakis identify key ingredients for greater law firm gender diversity
Diversity 2021: 5 things the data reveals about women in law
Jules Quinn and Elysia-Elena Stellakis assess the extent to which law firm efforts to improve gender diversity are showing through in the latest demographics
Mayer Brown signs up trailblazing New York dealmaker from Skadden
Skadden’s first-ever female M&A partner to co-head US M&A practice at Chicago-based firm
Law Society of New South Wales launches online sexual harassment awareness platform
Portal aims to tackle harassment, discrimination and victimisation through training and other support