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• Major law firms step up efforts to retain and promote women

  Mar 23 2012 Herbert Smith, Hogan Lovells, Simmons & Simmons and Addleshaw Goddard are among large number of law firms that are launching new initiatives aiming to retain and... more

• Slaughter and May launches diversity initiative for boys only

  Mar 09 2012 Slaughter and May has announced the launch of a new diversity initiative which focuses on a local state school in an attempt to motivate and encourage bright students... more

• low numbers of female advocates in regional India

  Dec 28 2011 Gender inequality persists among lawyers in India, with female lawyers accounting for just 8 per cent of the of 3,149 advocates registered with the Gurgaon’s District... more

• More work to be done to reach gender equality in Australian law firms

  Dec 02 2011 Progress toward gender equality is proceeding at a faster clip in the Australian public sector than in private practice, according to a new report released by the NSW... more

• Shoosmiths takes top spot in UK diversity ranking

  Nov 14 2011 Shoosmiths is the most ethnically- and gender-diverse law firm, according to the annual Black Solicitors Network’s Diversity League Table, which is sponsored by The... more

• Less women entering biglaw practice, survey says

  Nov 10 2011 Less women are entering big-firm practice, according to the annual report of the National Association of Women Lawyers, which pointed out that women account for 47%... more

• Eversheds joins UK gender equality initiative

  Sep 20 2011 Eversheds has become the first law firm to sign up to a new voluntary gender reporting initiative launched by the UK Government. The ‘Think, Act, Report' initiative... more

• New Zealand's legal profession - a snapshot in 2011

  Apr 27 2011 The New Zealand Law Society has released a publication that gives an interesting insight into the legal profession in the country. According to the published... more

• UK tribunal finds against Eversheds in discrimination case

  Apr 13 2011 The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the UK has found that Eversheds’ handling of an employee on maternity leave amounted to discrimination against other staff. Last... more

• Firms and chambers must publish diversity stats, says UK LSB

  Feb 15 2011 UK law firms and barristers’ chambers may be forced to publish data about the diversity of their workforce, if new proposals put forward by the Legal Services Board... more

• Female lawyers in the Gulf earn half as much as male lawyers

  Jan 31 2011 A new survey has revealed that male lawyers in the Gulf region are earning twice as much as their female colleagues. The survey, conducted by Elizabeth Williams... more

• Do family-friendly policies hold female lawyers back?

  Sep 14 2010 Most large firms offer staff flex-time and part-time work, promising that associates will not derail their careers by taking up these options. The Careerist makes... more

• Race & Gender of Judges Make Enormous Differences in Rulings, Studies Find

  Feb 08 2010 A judge's race or gender makes for a dramatic difference in the outcome of cases they hear—at least for cases in which race and gender allegedly play a role in the... more

• Ex-associate sues Nixon Peabody claiming discrimination

  Jan 14 2009 A former associate of Nixon Peabody, Henry Har, has filed an employment discrimination suit against the international law firm, contending that he was fired last year... more

• Gender gap at London's elite law firms

  Sep 08 2008 Women make up an average of just over 14 per cent of the partnership at the UK's four largest "Magic Circle'' firms - Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields... more

• UK male solicitors £19,000-a-year better off than female colleagues

  May 26 2008 The gender pay gap is still a huge problem in the legal profession according to comprehensive survey by the Law Society. more

• Good Year To Be A Woman Lawyer - In The UK At Least

  Apr 01 2008 The year's partnership promotions round is shaping up to be the best ever for female lawyers in the UK, The Lawyer reports. Of the first 10 firms to announce their... more

• Women still earn less at US law firms

  Dec 05 2007 The largest law firms in the US are in a bit of a holding pattern when it comes to the advancement of women within the firms, according to the president of the... more