The Lawyer
Greetings from Japan, the only G7 country without any country-wide protections for LGBTQIA+ rights or recognition of LGBTQIA+ relationships. Many visitors to Japan often find this fact to be a surprising contrast to Japan’s progressive and technologically advanced image. Unfortunately, the journey towards equality in Japan is stuck on the slow local train, instead of […]
Name: Hannah Crawford Organisation: Kirkland & Ellis Role: Partner Location: London Trained at: Sidley Austin Year qualified: 2015 Read her Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? The feeling of starting from a position of no knowledge of a topic to working the answers and solutions out through analysis and discussion – a skill that set […]
The invitation to share some reflections on Pride Month has caused me to reflect more deeply on my relationship to “pride” in a work environment than I have done, consciously at least, before. The centring of “pride” by the Gay Liberation Front in the UK and US, and other gay liberation groups across the world, […]
Former Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen considers the unique challenges of the A&O Shearman merger.
“My career has certainly not been one straight line from trainee through to partner. There have definitely been bumps along the way.”
My journey to being out at work has taken in several different firms and spanned literally thousands of miles but has underlined, at least for me, that institutional support is key for LGBTQ+ people to be openly out and to thrive in the workplace. I started my career in Perth, Australia fresh out of university […]
Working in law can be difficult but incredibly rewarding regardless of a persons’ level of qualification. Different and unique obstacles arise early into a lawyer’s career starting with their route to qualification, should they wish to qualify. Non-exhaustively; be that what is considered a traditional route paralegal – training contract – solicitor, specialising into a […]
Name: Geoffrey Bailhache Organisation: Simpson Thacher Role: Partner Location: London Trained at: SJ Berwin Year qualified: 2005 Read his Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? I remember being a bundle of nerves! Very excited about starting, but with no idea what I was letting myself in for. Thankfully I […]
This a self-indulgent piece written by an entitled middle-class university educated white male. I know that could be the initial thought for some reading this. We are all quick to make snap judgments and I have to remind myself of this. I want to crack the veneer of that appearance and look a little deeper […]
Name: Lynn Dunne Organisation: Ashurst Role: Partner Location: London Year qualified: 2007 Read her Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a pupil? Although I have lots of good memories of my time as a pupil, two things really stand out for me and, while not the most uplifting, both helped shape […]
Name: Sapna Dutta Organisation: Reckitt Role: Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Reckitt Health and Global Litigation & Investigations Trained at: Davis Polk Year qualified: 2006 Read her Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? Looking back, I have immensely positive memories of my early years as a lawyer – […]
“Sometimes it is best to see what opportunities come your way and seize them when they feel right for you.”