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IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 351, Level 3

Session information

Equity procurement on gender in the legal industry

Monday 30 October (1615 - 1730)

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Room 351, Level 3

Committee(s)

IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council (Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit

Description

A number of studies point out that senior level women lawyers leave their firm, but not many such studies explain very well the reason why it happens and how we can prevent it. One of the reasons could be challenges of women lawyers in business development. This panel will introduce the concept of equity procurement, and relevant issues such as its pros and cons, as well as how it works at law firms, in collaboration with the Women Lawyers‘ Committee. One of the roles of the IBA is serving as a platform for business development (or procurement), and it is essential for the IBA and the D&I Council to seek more diverse and inclusive solutions to the issue.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Fiona McLeod AO KC Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Christopher Watson CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, London, England; Co-Chair, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council

Speakers

Sabine Chalmers BT Group, London, England
Gregory McIntyre SC Law Council Of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; President / Chairperson, Law Council of Australia
Alexandre Menais L’Oreal, Paris, France
Kim Rivera One Trust, San Francisco, California, USA

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