Diversity

Lockdowns a renewed opportunity for law firms to evolve and embrace intersectionality

The age of coronavirus has forced legal practitioners to up-end how they deliver legal services. Such evolutions give...

27 August 2021

By Mannie Kaur Verma

The legal team’s role in achieving gender parity on boards

Advances have been made in getting more women in board positions, and the law department can and must play a part in...

10 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘There will be no ASX 300 companies without a female director by 2026’

New research sheds light on the progress that has been made in advancing women and those from culturally diverse...

04 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The future of #auslaw is female

With the percentage of women in law higher than ever before, more firms are implementing diversity and gender parity...

04 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

GCs must embed D&I in governance and sustainability agendas

GCs need to make sure they are out on the front foot and be ready to discuss and advocate D&I strategies in the...

03 August 2021

By Katie Williams

Should egg freezing be an employee benefit for lawyers?

New research from Monash University suggests that while employee-sponsored egg freezing could be a windfall for working...

29 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ashurst launches 26-week parental leave policy

BigLaw firm Ashurst is introducing a “landmark” global parental leave policy, which it says strengthens its support...

28 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

UK Lord Justice to serve as international patron for Asian Australian Lawyers Association

Legal member association Asian Australian Lawyers Association has announced that Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of...

26 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Increasing Indigenous representation in Australia’s legal profession

While the number of women in law has substantially increased in the last decade, the proportion of Aboriginal and...

23 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Embracing our differences: Women of colour in the legal profession

Only when our profession is truly representative of intersectional diversities can we say we have achieved real...

21 July 2021

By Marie Iskander