by Laure Latham | Oct 31, 2019 | Latest Trends, Trending, Women in Law
How are women lawyers portrayed by British TV writers? We looked at how American female lawyers have been portrayed in US TV shows, reinforcing the success of female lawyers as a working norm, influencing lawyers of both genders. So now we look at key female legal...
by Laure Latham | Oct 24, 2019 | D&I, In Conversation With..., Trending, Women in Law
Touching on topics as important as diversity, equality and justice, Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group has been talking to The Attic for Black History Month. Ms Okoro shares her journey to one of the dream jobs of the...
by The Obelisk Team | Oct 24, 2019 | D&I, In-house Teams
The theory that diversity increases the bottom line and is vital for commercial success is now widely accepted, leading to notable progression in terms of gender. The majority of law firms now accept they need to do more to recruit and retain women at senior level....
by The Obelisk Team | Oct 17, 2019 | D&I, Latest Trends
For its fourth edition, LegalGeek, the biggest legaltech conference in the UK, gathered 100 speakers and 2,000 attendees in East London at the Truman Brewery. From a single day event, the conference has graduated to a three-day techfest with a day on legaltech ideas,...
by Laure Latham | Oct 17, 2019 | D&I, In Conversation With..., Trending, Women in Law
To celebrate Black History Month, The Attic interviews Landé Belo, senior counsel and employment lawyer. In this profile, she discusses her professional legal career and how she became a theatre director to drive positive change in the arts community. My career...