Live blog: Legal profession mourns Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022)
Here is how the legal world is responding.
The JLD blog: Remote supervision of junior lawyers
Proper supervision is a necessity. It can help people feel more supported to develop their skill and knowledge base while delivering the best results for their client, resulting in better quality work and improved job satisfaction. In addition, proper supervision avoids potential damage and risk to the organisation. With many organisations moving to a hybrid […]
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My Pride Story: I felt the sting of prejudice in many ways
Thirty-six years and counting in Big Law – and so much has changed. When I look back at where we have come from, I do so with a mixture of joy and horror, not to mention a great deal of incredible respect and reverence for those who came before me. I feel joy from the […]
My Pride Story: Reflections on a transgender asylum case
In 2016, I was a mid-level associate at Clifford Chance. I was deep into my life at the firm, working on complex energy and infrastructure transactions predominantly in Latin America. My ability to speak English and Spanish with native fluency was critical to my ability to work in two cultures and draft and negotiate sophisticated […]
My Pride Story: Coming out as gay can be the easiest step
During Pride month, you will often hear a lot of people talking about ‘coming out’ multiple times – to parents, friends, colleagues, and clients. While all of that is true and each can be met with challenges, conversation or celebration, or a combination of the three, coming out as ‘gay’ for the first time to […]
My Pride Story: Helping to bring about a family law revolution
When I made the decision to come out as a lesbian in 1982, I was in the second year of my law degree and the UK was an altogether different country to the one we live in now. In choosing to be open with the world about who you are, you were placing yourself under […]
My Pride Story: My bully was gay and resented me being out
When I was growing up, I didn’t know a single gay person (no-one was out either at school or at college) and the only famous out gay person I can recall from the time was Julian Clary. He was so different to everything I knew about myself that I couldn’t possibly identify with him. I […]
My Pride Story: Allyship Opens Doors
A deep breath. My pulse quickens. I still vividly recall coming out to my first supervisor as a trainee at my previous firm. Although I was already out to my intake, somehow having the conversation with a senior felt much more difficult, more risky. It’s a conversation which, of course, many LGBTQ+ individuals find themselves […]
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My Pride Story: Coming out to someone new was always a choice. Then I had a child.
Coming out. I think and hope that people who identify as heterosexual are starting to realise that it isn’t a one-time event but something that those who identify as having a different sexuality have to do on a regular basis. It is a decision; a decision you make every time you meet someone for the […]
My Pride Story: Out in the office
“Backs against the wall lads”. That was the startling advice given to me on my first work outing as an articled clerk in Liverpool in 1990. The newbies were being taken on a drinking tour of the city, and part of the tour was to a gay bar to – basically – gawp at the […]
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My Pride Story | Legitimacy: we have it. Next stop: authenticity.
“Being open about your sexuality in the workplace will not change how most people react to you,” says Hausfeld partner John McElroy.
My Pride Story: I had to hide that I was a gay mum for many years
Growing up in Ireland in the 80s LGBT+ role models were thin on the ground. I wanted children which felt near impossible with a woman back then. So, I was in denial for years and thanks to my Catholic guilt expected to stay in the closet forever. I wasn’t out at university or professionally until […]