LAW SOCIETY NEWS Open the Door to Talented Women Leaders, Urges
Law Society President
Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has praised the flexible working practices of leading law firms and businesses for opening the boardroom door to talented women.
A major survey of leading lawyers commissioned by the Law Society found that despite big steps forward by many leading firms, some employers are paying mere lip service to flexible working.
The survey, which was conducted by global legal information and practice solution providers LexisNexis and saw nearly 1,200 lawyers respond, aimed to establish the main reasons for few women making partner and even fewer reaching management boards despite soaring numbers of women entering the profession. Following the survey, a high-level international summit attended by over 130 delegates from top City firms, boutique practices and senior in-house counsel from major corporations including Ashurst, Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills and BP produced a series of recommendations aimed at addressing the problem. These include introducing gender targets and embedding flexible working practices in corporate culture.
Law Society president Lucy Scott- Moncrieff said: ‘An increasing number of firms have genuinely embraced and adopted modern flexible working practices, allowing better work- life balance. These firms are attracting more talented women and men with boardroom potential.
‘But there remains an uncomfortable truth. In some firms, where the opportunities for those wanting to strike a balance between high-flying work and family life are still scarce, men dominate the boardrooms. Unwittingly, these firms may be losing talented women and promoting mediocre men.
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