Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Campaigning Skadden associate resigns citing Big Law's failure to challenge Trump's attacks on law firms
Rachel Cohen helped coordinate letter signed by nearly 800 associates calling on law firm leaders to condemn Trump administration's “all-out attack”
Law firms must stay focused on diversity - IBA panel
Keynote speaker Andrea de la Piedra says that despite increased diversity policies, change isn’t happening fast enough
SRA launches fund to support disadvantaged students to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination
SRA fund established through fines levied on Kaplan, the official SQE provider
Winners announced at UK Women and Diversity in Law Awards
Women of the Year Charlotte Proudman and Monica Feria-Tinta among those honoured
IBA announces next phase of its gender equality project
Second stage of the 50:50 by 2030 study will include a global survey of women lawyers
UK legal profession marks International Women’s Day
The Law Society and Bar Council of England and Wales highlight efforts to achieve gender equality in legal system
The road less travelled: the female founder journey in lawtech
Divorce services start-up amicable’s co-founder Kate Daly discusses the challenges that female entrepreneurs face when launching and growing a business
Trump orders review of top law firms’ diversity policies
Clampdown outlined in executive order targeting Perkins Coie over work for Democrats
Law Society urges UK government to scrap plans to axe funding for solicitor apprenticeships
Concerns mount over impact of apprenticeship reforms on social mobility within the legal profession
ABA challenges Trump administration’s diversity policies, foreign aid cuts and judicial attacks
US president issued executive order in January seeking to end private sector DEI initiatives
LawCare launches 2025 surveys on mental health and wellbeing in the legal sector
Surveys seek to uncover the causes of stress and anxiety for lawyers
Shortlist unveiled for 2025 Women and Diversity in Law Awards
Roster includes 170 individuals and array of law firms, in-house teams, suppliers and not-for-profits
New Bar Council chair pledges to raise profile of the family Bar in inaugural speech
Barbara Mills KC – the first black woman to hold the post – also emphasises importance of diversity and wellbeing at the Bar
First 100 Years founder Dana Denis-Smith recognised in New Year Honours List
Founder of groundbreaking campaign to champion women in law has been awarded an OBE
Outgoing IBA president reflects on achievements as two-year term ends
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama signs off having led a programme of “ambitious evolution”
Clifford Chance names Chinwe Odimba-Chapman as London managing partner in landmark appointment
First black woman to lead London office will also co-lead European arm
‘Women are disproportionately the targets of bullying’ – Eagle Club founder and CEO Lesley Wan
The perception of legal departments as a blocker can sometimes make them the target of senior management bullying, with women more likely to be victims of toxic behaviour in the workplace, say Lesley Wan and Dr Catherine McGregor
‘Glass ceiling remains powerful’ – IBA takes stock on progress achieving gender equality in law
Award-winning longitudinal study publishes interim report and identifies ‘key takeaways’ from ongoing research
Artificial Intelligence 'could deepen gender divide' in law
Linklaters-backed survey tests how women in law are currently experiencing the impacts of AI
Inclusive cultures in your firm: add diversity and stir?
Clifford Chance’s Nina Goswami and Van Bael & Bellis’s Reign Lee recap their diversity and inclusion session at the recent Law Firm Marketing Summit
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