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1 month ago | 
lawgazette.co.uk | Dana Denis-Smith
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
lawgazette.co.uk | Dana Denis-Smith
Business Development for Women Lawyers (2nd edition)
Edited by Eva Townsend Bilton
£149, Globe Law Business
★★★✩✩
Figuring out how to win, retain and build a client base is the number one skill that can open the path to partnership for women who wish to stay in private practice. Not having a ‘business case’ is the main reason cited by law firm leaders as a stumbling block to getting more women to make partner.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
briefing.co.uk | Dana Denis-Smith |Andreea Dulgheru
Is the industry exhausted by the integral diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) framework or is there an industry-wide understanding that inclusive leadership is more than just a desirable strategy? This is the question we keep coming back to.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
globallegalpost.com | Dana Denis-Smith
It is clear, by now, that inclusive leadership is not just a desirable strategy for an organisation but an essential part of its positive identity. Still, according to our third annual study analysing and celebrating those driving sustained change, 84 percent of leaders are not being recognised and compensated for their work, despite 71 percent stating there is a formal DEI strategy and delivery in place in their business.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
lawcareers.net | Dana Denis-Smith
Reading time: five minutesNew year is a time when many of us reassess what matters to us in our lives and careers, what we want for the future and what we want to prioritise. Our latest report, World in Motion: why the legal profession cannot stand still highlights the importance young lawyers place on their workplaces having a purpose beyond profitability.
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
lpmmag.co.uk | Dana Denis-Smith
The number of companies that have decided to mandate their workers’ return to the office is on the rise and 2024 is setting up to be a critical year for managers and workers seeking to find common ground on what flexible working patterns should be acceptable in their organisation.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
solicitorsjournal.com | Dana Denis-Smith
Ms Peirce is one of 12 award winners announced this evening at an awards ceremony hosted by Clifford Chance and addressed by Lady Chief Justice, Dame Sue Carr. The awards recognise those who are both excelling in their areas of practice and are working for the changes needed to ensure women working in the law can thrive.
In her 45-year legal career, Ms Peirce has been involved in some of the most iconic human rights cases in recent British legal history.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
solicitorsjournal.com | Dana Denis-Smith
Dana Denis-Smith explains why she decided to pursue a B Corp certification for her firm. Recently I was proud to announce my firm as just the 12th UK legal business to achieveB Corp certification. In doing so we joined the likes of Anthony Collins, Bates Wells, Brabners, Radiant Law and Stephens Scown to achieve accreditation.
The certification demonstrates that we have met rigorous social and environmental standards, representing our commitment to goals outside of shareholder profit.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
law.com | Dana Denis-Smith |Aishah Hussain
The legal profession is making real progress when it comes to tackling gender inequality. There are some outliers but the majority of women lawyers are now working for firms that are committed to bringing in measures to remove barriers to women’s progress. New research from the Next 100 Years shows, however, that less than half of women lawyers (45%) feel that current measures being taken by their organisations were proving effective.
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May 16, 2023 | 
solicitorsjournal.com | Dana Denis-Smith
Dana Denis-Smith explores the situation, post-pandemic facing mothers working in the legal professionResearch from the Next 100 Years project has found 84 percent of mothers working in the law still find it difficult to balance working life with the demands of being a mother, with half believing they are treated differently at work to men with children.
