Aishah Hussain

Mar 8, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar |Lisa Shuchman |Aishah Hussain

While the representation of senior women across the industry has improved over the past decade, the industry has recently come under increased scrutiny when it comes to concerns around work-life balance and provision of support measures. Though the average number of female partners hit 36% this year, up from 27% in 2022 according to 2023 Law.com’s gender diversity survey, the hurdles impeding women in law, whether early or late on in their careers, are still obvious.

Feb 25, 2024 | bakerbotts.com | Aishah Hussain

US-headquartered law firms Baker Botts and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius have added partners to their ranks in Dubai. Alexander Hendry has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the corporate team and head of the Middle East technology practice. He was most recently a senior associate at Latham & Watkins. Hendry advises clients on corporate and commercial issues relating to space and satellites, digital infrastructure, enterprise IT, outsourcing, fintech, and payments.

Jan 14, 2024 | law.com | Aishah Hussain

Today is classed by some as ‘Blue Monday’ as workers struggle to summon the energy to get back into the swing of work in the dark and the cold. But there’s a different type of ‘return to work’ that many women experience and that is commanding attention: the return after maternity leave, or aptly put: ‘returnity’.

Jan 5, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Dan Packel |Colleen Murphy |Cheryl Miller |Christine Charnosky |Aishah Hussain

When Slaughter and May announced during the pandemic years it was piloting a series of flexible working schemes, it received a lot of attention as the industry watched and waited to see what would come of it. By that point most of us had got used to the rhythm of remote or hybrid working, but there was growing concern, particularly among junior lawyers, about the blurring of their professional and personal lives and their work/life balance. Want to continue reading?

Jan 4, 2024 | law.com | Aishah Hussain

When Slaughter and May announced during the pandemic years it was piloting a series of flexible working schemes, it received a lot of attention as the industry watched and waited to see what would come of it. By that point most of us had got used to the rhythm of remote or hybrid working, but there was growing concern, particularly among junior lawyers, about the blurring of their professional and personal lives and their work/life balance. Want to continue reading?