The Bombay High Court has honoured eight male advocates with the designation of senior counsel. Six of the new senior counsel are based in Mumbai, one is in Aurangabad and one is in Nagpur. The new senior advocates…
Of 397 lawyers designated as Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India since 1962, just 5 are women - according to a new report on the challenges faced by female lawyers in India. The report, prepared by legal…
New data from the National Law Review shows an increase in the number of women joining the partnerships of large US law firms. Of the 200 firms surveyed in 2011, women made up 15 percent of equity partners, a…
Trowers & Hamlins’ private equity co-head Jennie Gubbins is set to become the firm’s senior partner. Gubbins will replace Jonathan Adlington next year, when he retires…
This article looks at a cohort of female lawyers that have risen to the top of their game in Hong Kong, changing the male (and white) dominated culture at major law firms. Chun Wei heads the Hong Kong and Beijing…
A new report indicates that large law firms in Toronto are falling behind in diversity statistics. According to the DiversityLeads 2012 report, compiled by Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute in Management &…
The Times has published its annual list of the most influential lawyers in Great Britain. The Times Law 100 includes includes judges, charity executives, human rights lawyers, general counsel. According to the…
The annual Queens Counsel appointments have been made, with 88 of the 214 applicants awarded the prestigious title – a success rate of 41 per cent. The last three years have seen 48%, 47% and 42% of applicants…
A list of the best diversity employers in Canada has recognised two law firms – Stikeman Elliott and Fraser Milner…
Gender inequality persists among lawyers in India, with female lawyers accounting for just 8 per cent of the of 3,149 advocates registered with the Gurgaon’s District Bar Association. In the Faridabad district bar,…
Progress toward gender equality is proceeding at a faster clip in the Australian public sector than in private practice, according to a new report released by the NSW Law Society. According to ‘The Advancement of…
Women have constituted the majority of new partners in the promotions rounds at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz,
London firm Walker Morris has laid off two associates in the corporate department. The two associates had reportedly just returned from maternity leave when they were made…
Less women are entering big-firm practice, according to the annual report of the National Association of Women Lawyers, which pointed out that women account for 47% first- and second-year associates this year, down from…