Lawyer Monthly - September 2024

WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM 21 think of Women in Planning, Women in Property, Women in Planning Law and the PEBA Women’s Group). These issues are now talked about openly, in a way that was the not the case when I started out. As more women become senior leaders in the profession, these things change, as indeed they should. Mentorship and Support Did you have mentors or role models who helped guide your career? How important is mentorship for women in law, and what advice would you give to young women seeking mentors? I think mentorship is absolutely fundamental, but I do not think mentoring needs to be a formal process. Senior colleagues can play a mentoring role in an informal way, through simply being present for advice. All senior members of the profession have a duty to help the next generation where possible as we all in turn benefitted from help when we needed it. I remember being told as a pupil that I would need to work twice as hard as a male barrister.

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