D&I
10 achievable steps to be more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ clients
As practitioners, law firm owners and ultimately as humans, we all want to do more to create a safe, inclusive space...
23 January 2023
By Rachael Hoskins
Legal Lightbulbs: Do we need to go beyond unconscious bias awareness to effect true societal change?
On this episode of Legal Lightbulbs, our hosts — Lawyers Weekly editor Jerome Doraisamy and Bowd chief executive...
10 January 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Support and momentum’ are needed in D&I
Whilst there has been a definite “shift towards gender equity” within the profession in recent years, these female...
21 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘People forums’: Are they the key to meaningful D&I change?
A “people forum” is helping to shape diversity and inclusion and how people work at BigLaw firm Herbert Smith...
18 July 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘D&I efforts are incredibly rewarding for staff’
Embracing diversity and inclusion will benefit not only the legal profession as a whole but also the firm culture, said...
10 May 2022
By Lauren Croft
The importance of having confronting workplace conversations
True diversity and inclusion can only be achieved in the workplace, one legal counsel argues, if difficult, organic...
31 August 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
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
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
How does your law department compare to others?
New research gives insights into how legal team leaders can benchmark against, or consider alternative approaches to,...
06 July 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘I have lived most of my life hiding who I really was’
Sunil Puranikmath has “endured trauma and incredible mental anguish” trying to fit into workplaces, as he believed...
29 June 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
GCs have a responsibility to push for better D&I policies
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Linktree general counsel Rosanna Biggs discussed the duty for law department...
29 June 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
How are businesses gauging and increasing diversity?
New research provides insight into how law departments and their broader organisations are looking to increase...
15 June 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
GCs must ‘authentically speak’ about D&I journeys
In the wake of findings that diversity and inclusion is the top priority for law departments, general counsel have a...
18 May 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy