Next 100 Years: Women In Law

❓ ❓ 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ❓ ❓ 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙥: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent poll on whether enough is being done to close the gender pay gap. With 136 votes, the results are telling: • 3% believe significant progress has been made. • 38% feel some progress has been made, but it's not enough. • 48% think the gap is still too wide. • 12% say it depends on the industry. These results highlight a clear consensus: while there has been some movement in the right direction, there is still much work to be done. The fact that nearly half of respondents feel the gap is still too wide suggests that existing measures may not be sufficient or consistent across all sectors. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? The results suggest that many professionals believe the gender pay gap remains a significant issue, with progress either stalling or being unevenly distributed across industries. This perception can impact employee morale, retention, and the overall reputation of organisations. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱? Transparent Pay Practices: 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. Regular Audits: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Industry-Specific Solutions: 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱. Promote and Support Women: 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱. The conversation around gender pay equality must continue, and it’s clear that more concerted efforts are needed to achieve true parity. I encourage everyone to keep advocating for change, whether through policy, practice, or dialogue. Let’s keep pushing for a workplace where everyone is valued equally, regardless of gender. #GenderPayGap #Equality #DiversityAndInclusion #WorkplaceEquity #Leadership #WomenInBusiness

Lovely to read this write up about America’s *first* woman lawyer, ✨Arabella Mansfield✨ What’s the most surprising thing about her? Read up and share with us! 🔗 to article in comments (📸 depicts a portrait of Arabella Mansfield and a statue dedicated to her) #womeninlaw #womenlawyers

🎊 Congratulations Mary Prior KC 🎊

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Obelisk Support | B Corp Certified is sponsoring the In-House Lawyer of the Year category for the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2024! 🏆 Do you know an in-house lawyer who’s making a real impact? Nominate them today and help us celebrate their achievements! ✨ 🗓️ Hurry—nominations close on 15th September! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eEvHMRSJ #WomenInLaw #InHouseLawyer #LegalAwards #ObeliskSupport #DiversityInLaw #NominateNow

Thank you 🌟Alexandra Marks CBE🌟 for supporting our scholar's fund to help the next generations of lawyers 🙏We are extremely grateful you answered our call at the weekend for financial support! Charities cannot build their work without volunteers and generous givers and we have been incredibly lucky to have enjoyed much support across the board since we started a decade ago If you have some change available and are willing to drop it to support us give 30 scholars - men and women, from non-Russel Group universities - the opportunity to research the impact of women lawyers in the legal field, please do contribute - link in comments below #pavingtheway #futurelawyers #womeninlaw #legalprofession #legaleducation

Today, we remember Juliet Wheldon, who passed away on 2 September 2013. Not only was Juliet a fantastic lawyer 👩⚖️, but she also managed to bridge the gap between law and politics in a way far more accomplished than most. Her profound knowledge of these two sectors led to a tremendous career, marked by many legal firsts, which she took deftly in her stride. 🌉 Juliet was the first female Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service 🏛️ and the first female General Counsel to the Governor of the Bank of England 🏦. Her support for other women throughout her career made her achievements even more commendable. 👩👩👩 Born in 1950, Juliet attended Sherborne School for Girls 📚 and later achieved first-class honours in modern history from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She then took a law conversion course inspired by her interest in political and constitutional policy and was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn ⚖️. Juliet’s fascination with politics led her to pursue a career in Government Legal Services in 1976. Over the years, Juliet skillfully navigated various posts within both the Treasury Solicitor’s Department and the Law Officers’ Department, tackling issues such as the ‘cash for questions’ scandal 🤝 and the extradition of Chilean dictator General Pinochet ✈️. In July 2000, her appointment as Treasury Secretary made her the first woman to head the Government Legal Service and the youngest person appointed to the role in modern times. Juliet's insistence that those serving in Iraq be given assurances over the legality of their actions was particularly notable 🇮🇶. She was made a Dame in 2004 🎖️. Upon retiring, Juliet became Legal Adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England, once again a first for a woman, steering the Bank through much of the 2008 financial crisis 💹. Juliet is remembered for her eccentricities and excellence. Many fondly recall her preference for travelling by bicycle 🚲, even when a limo was available. In 2013, Juliet passed away, leaving behind a legacy as a true legal pioneer. 🌟👩⚖️💼 #JulietWheldon #LegalPioneer #WomenInLaw #LawAndPolitics #Inspiration #Trailblazer #Legacy #Commemoration #WomensHistory

#otd 1 September 1964, Baroness Sue Carr was born - join us in wishing Lady Carr a very happy birthday today! 🎉🎂🥳 Baroness Carr has served as a Lady Justice of Appeal since 2020 In June 2023, she was announced as the successor to Lord Burnett as Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales, marking the first time in the role's 800-year history that a woman has been appointed. She officially assumed the post on 1 October 2023 and chose to be known as the *Lady* Chief Justice in a move away from tradition 👩⚖️🌟 She was called to the Bar in 1987, specialising in general commercial law and achieving silk status in 2003. 📚💼 Her judicial career commenced in 2009 in crime, when she became a Recorder, subsequently joining the High Court Bench in 2013. 👩⚖️🏛️ #women #womeninlaw #womenleaders #judiciary #judges #lordchief #femalesinlaw #femaleempowerment #rolemodel #rolemodels #firsts #first100years #historymakers #pioneer #trailblazers

🔔 August monthly Women in Law Who newsletter in inboxes today 🙌 Make sure to sign up to be the first to know of our … 🗓️ Events 🎉 Celebrations 📣 Annoucements ✅ sign up instructions below in comments - newsletter our each last day of the month! #womeninlaw #inspiration #advancement #celebration

Thank you to our 10th anniversary patrons and champions for helping us to #PaveTheWay for future generations Do help us to reach our target to provide financial support to students in their final year who focus their research on the legacy and impact of women lawyers to the legal sector. Securing a legacy is never easy but we’ve seen through a lot of hard work how easy it is for people’s contributions to be forgotten in history #first100years Let’s help the next generation keep this legacy alive! The scholarships are open to men and women and our academic board will release the application form later this year as we secure an initial fund for it 🙏 Link to donate in comments 👇 🚨Charitable donations from organisations much welcome complete drop us a note [email protected] if you wish to find out more

Congratulations to Catherine Smith KC on her appointment as the new Advocate General for Scotland! She is the *second* woman appointed to this role created in 1999, part of UK’s devolution settlement. The first post holder was Lady Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton QC. She was the *first* woman to hold a Law Officer position in the UK. Her chambers profile Compass Chambers set out her biography: - Catherine has a busy practice in reparation work, acting for pursuers and defenders. She also acts in product liability cases; and has prior experience of criminal trials and appeals. - Catherine sits as a part time Sheriff and is an advocate member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council. - She is currently instructed in the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry and conducts Fatal Accident Inquiries. - She is one of only two Counsel in Scotland to have acted as Counsel to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, and was Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General between 2012 - 2021.  - she is the founding member and former Deputy Chair of JUSTICE Scotland - She is co-founder and Chair of the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow (named after her late father, former Labour leader John Smith). As a trustee of the John Smith Trust she travels to eastern Europe to support rule of law and human rights projects, visiting Kyiv and Warsaw in October 2023.