An imminent alteration to the UK employment law regarding paternity leave could have an impact on those with legal jobs. From April 3rd 2011, fathers will be entitled to take up to six months of leave in order to care for their new-born baby. However, a study by uSwitch has suggested that around 41 per [...]
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Campaign group warns women still need better representation
Female professionals in solicitors jobs may still be facing “a glass ceiling effect” in their jobs. According to WomEnterprise, the battle for fair gender representation in the workplace goes on at every managerial level. Marla Nelson, the campaign group’s founder, said a strong female presence on companies’ boards could not be achieved unless women were [...]
Legal jobs in the UK ‘need more diversity’
The UK still has a long way to go in terms of diversity in the legal world, it has been claimed. Law expert Naveen Tuli believes that employers in the industry need to demonstrate that issues such as equal access to jobs are being given the importance they should. Speaking to the Financial Times, he [...]
Macfarlanes announces perks for females with legal jobs
Women with legal jobs across the UK may be hoping their employers adopt a similar stance to international company Macfarlanes. Senior partners at the firm have sanctioned an extension of payable maternity leave to its female employees, Legal Week reports. Previously, expectant mothers were allowed to take 14 weeks of paid absence when they had [...]
Legal Brick Road meets corporate commercial lawyer Suzanne Dibble
Today we welcome corporate commercial lawyer Suzanne Dibble. Suzanne is founder of Laywers4Mumpreneurs. Suzanne has held senior roles with DLA Piper, ITV and Hamptons International. Suzanne was also runner up for The Lawyers ‘Associate of the Year’ award in 2003 . Welcome Suzanne, great to have you with us on Legal Brick Road today. Please tell [...]
Flexible working has ‘far-reaching’ benefits for people in legal jobs
Those who employ people in legal jobs should think about introducing more flexible working hours as the benefit can be “far-reaching” for both employer and the person in the lawyers job. That is according to Gill Trevelyan, head of good practice services at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), who says that flexible working [...]
Eversheds says more women in boardrooms is good for companies’ profits
A new report from a leading UK-based law firm has revealed that smaller boards, more female directors and a higher proportion of independent directors will lead to company success. The Eversheds Board Report, released by the eponymous 35th largest law firm in the world, suggests that more women in top legal jobs should be moved [...]
Universal flexible working in legal jobs would reduce ‘bias’ against women
Extending the right to flexible working to everyone in legal jobs and solicitors jobs would remove any element of gender bias and help women break through the “career glass ceiling of career lines”. Michelle Singleton, assistant policy officer for the public sector union Unison, said that flexible working was often seen as being only for [...]
Splitting parental leave ‘could lead to more women in boardrooms’ and powerful legal jobs
Plans in place to allow fathers and mothers to share time off of work around the birth of a child could lead to more women in high-power legal jobs, such as board positions. That is according to Maggie Berry, managing director of Women in Technology, an organisation that attempts to increase the number of women [...]
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