I’ve been feeling a little guilty after this week speaking on a panel organised by Vodafone and Thomson Reuters, in which I was called on to give views about the factors in the industry that hold back diversity and innovation. Guilty because, while you can dwell on the quirks and foibles of the legal profession, in general there’s a lot to admire.
The odd aspect in assessing law is that it is often approached with the assumption that the profession is leagues behind other comparable industries on a host of measures. Diversity, governance, social mobility, flexible working, ethics – take your pick. It seems many believe the law is way behind the business community on all these yardsticks.
