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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 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 Jerome Doraisamy

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