First 100 Years
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First practising female barrister commemorated with London blue plaque
Lady Hale unveiled the historical marker
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First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque
Helena Normanton’s roundel will mark the address she lived for the early part of her legal career
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Law Society renames ‘Old Bookshop’ in honour of first female solicitor
Prominent room will bear Carrie Morrison’s name
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Careers
Meet the pioneers shaking up the legal industry
This month’s launch event shone a spotlight on stars from Cleary Gottlieb, Reed Smith, Clyde & Co, 11KBW and Obelisk
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Over half of female lawyers have experienced or witnessed sexism at work
But 46% fail to report over fears it would negatively impact their careers, new research reveals
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Ex-Appeal judge reveals she was once rejected by chambers over fear male barristers would ‘make passes’ at her
Tenants’ wives wouldn’t like it, Dame Elizabeth Gloster told
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Lady Arden: I was told I couldn’t be a barrister because solicitors would never instruct a woman
Supreme Court justice reflects on legal career in new interview
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Cherie Booth QC: Lord Denning once told me ‘the bar really isn’t the place for women’
The comment came during her call ceremony
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Two-year countdown to women in law’s centenary begins
Time for the First 100 Years project to press the accelerator