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News and expert analysis on diversity
By Pui-Guan Man | December 13, 2012
Clifford Chance (CC), Ashurst and Eversheds are among a band of ten firms to have signed up to a major new initiative to boost women partner numbers across professional services firms in the UK.
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By Suzanna Ring | November 30, 2012
Social diversity initiative PRIME has exceeded its target for the number of work experience placements offered, with 10% more opportunities offered at law firms than was aimed for.
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By Legal Week | November 22, 2012
"Be a rainmaker or don't make partner," says Cheryl Luan, partner in Guantao Law Firm's Beijing office. In 1979, there were less than 200 licensed lawyers in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and by 2010 China had 206,000 lawyers nationwide. Of those, it is roughly estimated that 22% or 45,000 plus are female. It wasn't until the early '90s that the legal market really started to blossom. Those who have made it to partnership over the last 20 to 30 years are China's first generation of lawyers. They "only have peers, not predecessors", says Shao-Ying Mautner, managing director at GC.GC. And they are not just rainmakers; they are "ground breaking". While it is not possible to ascertain the percentage of female partners in the PRC, there is consensus that although there are equal or even more numbers of women entering the profession, for now their representation at partnership level is significantly lower to men and comparable to the trends found in other countries. At the same time the success and talents of prominent female lawyers in the China region is drawing attention.
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By Gerard Starkey | November 15, 2012
Shoosmiths has been named as the UK's most diverse law firm for the second year running by the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) Diversity League Table. A total of 50 law firms, including 30 top 100 UK firms, took part in the research, with participants marked out of 500 in two key areas - demographics and policy and practice.
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By Suzanna Ring | November 15, 2012
The number of barristers called to the Bar fell by nearly 20% in 2010-11 compared with the previous year, according to new research compiled by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Bar Council. The latest Bar Barometer report shows the overall number of barristers called to the Bar in 2010-11 fell to 1,494, down 19% on the 1,852 that formally joined the Bar in 2009-10.
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By Pui-Guan Man | October 25, 2012
Saudi lawyers have hailed news that women are set to be permitted to argue cases in court, in an overhaul of the country's justice system which could be in place as early as next month.
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By Pui-Guan Man | October 25, 2012
"The views which sexists share are a national problem which will only be amplified by the increase in the Muslim minority in the country in regards to forced marriages and pedophilia..."
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By Gerard Starkey | October 25, 2012
UK partners have welcomed a decision to postpone plans to impose an EU-wide quota dictating the number of women on company boards. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding had been pushing for a vote to take place earlier this week (23 October) on a proposed law which would force companies to keep 40% of positions on their supervisory boards for women by 2020, however the delay means it will not now be discussed until 14 November.
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By Alex Newman | October 8, 2012
Hogan Lovells has set a ten-year target to improve its partner gender balance, aiming for a 25% female partnership by 2017 and 30% by 2022. The transatlantic firm, which currently has 21% women partners, is aiming to reduce the deficit through its global diversity plan, with numerical goals set to measure its progress.
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By Pui-Guan Man | October 4, 2012
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Shearman & Sterling are ramping up their diversity efforts by signing up to work with an agency that specialises in African Caribbean graduates. The firms have joined the client list of Rare Recruitment, which specialises in providing high-achieving African Caribbean graduates, as well as other ethnic minorities.
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By Bruce Love | October 28, 2021
Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah has helped her colleagues at storied Washington, D.C., law firm Wiley Rein live and work through the equality and inclusion implications of everyday life in the New Normal.
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By David Gialanella | October 28, 2021
This year's Diverse Attorneys of the Year winners include law firm litigators and dealmakers, prosecutors, in-house counsel, and public interest lawyers.
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By David Gialanella | Juliette Gillespie | October 28, 2021
Read the honorees' Q&As here.
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By Justin Henry | October 27, 2021
"We believe that providing superior client service depends on our ability to draw on the insights and experience of attorneys from diverse backgrounds," a Fox Rothschild firm leader said Wednesday.
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By Justin Henry | October 27, 2021
"We believe that providing superior client service depends on our ability to draw on the insights and experience of attorneys from diverse backgrounds," a Fox Rothschild firm leader said Wednesday.
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By Jasmine Floyd | October 27, 2021
"I think in a lot of situations like this, they don't want to take anyone's pain or suffering seriously at all and put a real dollar value to it, unless the jury tells them so," plaintiff counsel Stacy Yates said.
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By Rose Walker | October 27, 2021
Leaders at eight firms including Linklaters and HSF have formed the group to improve retention and progression for Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals within the legal sector.
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By Scott Graham | October 26, 2021
The seven original co-founders of the organization for women in IP have passed the torch to a new board, but they keep on working in their own ways to promote women and people of color.
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By Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. | October 26, 2021
Shareholder proposals on environment related issues including climate change have increased for the second year in a row and there is no reason to believe that trend will change in 2022. Of the 115 environmental proposals submitted, 85 were climate related.
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By Trudy Knockless | October 26, 2021
"You always have to know your audience and take that into consideration before sharing very personal information," said Michael Moore, Amazon associate general counsel.
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