The Lawyers For Good Story: Skills, Sustainability & Female Solidarity
In October 2018, Lawyers For Good founder Khatija Sacranie travelled to see her aunt Margriet in Malawi. It was a trip that would spark something big, thanks to Khatija's visit to Green Malata Entrepreneurial Village – a skills training centre founded and run by Margriet’s organisation, the Children’s Fund of Malawi. It [...]
When Robots Rule The Courtroom: AI And The New World Of Law
The law industry has been dabbling in Artificial Intelligence – the use of software to replace human processes such as learning and reasoning – for a while now. And it’s an area of progress that’s gaining steam. But what does AI really mean for the world of law? Can years [...]
A Brief History of Women in Law
What a difference a century makes. 100 years ago, women lawyers were banned from practising law in the UK. Today, they outnumber their male counterparts. And while there may be a way to go to achieving true equality in and out of the courtroom, the boardroom, and any other room [...]
Show Me The Money…But Is It Enough?
Big law is a seductive world. Expensed dinners, plush offices. A satisfying climb up a respectable career ladder. And of course, the real clincher: a nice, fat, steady paycheque. We’ve worked incredibly hard to get to this point, and it feels utterly insane to question it all. But perhaps there [...]
CSR Strategy Isn’t Just Good for Business, It’s Vital
Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, refers to a company’s accountability for the consequences of its activities on social, economic and environmental fronts. There are many components to a company’s CSR approach, including ethical governance and sustainability in the supply chain. An important part of it is involving employees in programmes [...]
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, 193 heads of state signed off on an unprecedented agreement: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 goals are a road-map to a just and healthy world, providing clear targets and indicators to measure and direct global progress. They are all interconnected, and together provide building blocks [...]