Adams’ $26.97 million pay package rose by close to 3% compared with the previous year’s $26.25 million, according to Apple’s annual proxy filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. A large portion of this figure stemmed from stock awards valued at nearly $22 million. Adams’ also earned $5 million in cash last year, including […]
Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy has added to its London team with the hire of Sidley Austin’s former global co-head of antitrust. Kristina Nordlander has over 23 years of experience in broad areas of European Union antitrust litigation and has been with Sidley Austin since 2005. Nordlander focuses on big tech and life […]
On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Kabul, almost two decades after being driven from Afghanistan's capital by US troops, leading to widespread concerns for Afghani citizens, particularly women, children, and minority groups. In the UK, legal groups Bar Council, Bar Human Rights Committee, and Law Society have expressed grave concern about the fate of at least […]
Eleanor Weaver, CEO at Luminance, explains why allowing lawyers greater autonomy over their work environment boosts the legal sector's potential for improved inclusivity. For some, the pandemic only exacerbated this issue as remote working blurred the lines between people’s personal and professional lives. But for others, the past year has completely shifted their day-to-day routines. […]
All around the globe today people are celebrating International Women’s Day. With the fight against inequality remaining, we reflect on the women who not only became prominent historical figures, but also those who broke barriers that impacted the law we know today.
Follow us through time as we list the prominent legal female figures that broke boundaries, moulded the legal sector into what it is now and created opportunities for their successors, years post their reign.
A shocking number of people automatically assume legal professionals to be male, according to new research from The University of Law (ULaw) ahead of International Women’s Day on 8th March. The university’s study revealed that only 4% of men picture someone working in the legal industry to be female, while almost half (42%) said they […]
It’s International Women’s Day and the field of Law has come along in leaps and bounds in terms of inclusion for women. What was traditionally a patriarchal industry just over 100 years ago in 1919, has seen a historic shift, with women now making up 50.1% of the 139,624 practising legal certificate holders. But even […]
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