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None of ‘big six’ law firms sign up for Bar Council policy to brief more women barristers

The policy aims to address under-representation of women in certain practice areas, and the fact that just 20 per cent of senior counsel are women

The policy aims to address under-representation of women in law, and the fact that just 20 per cent of senior counsel are women

None of the so-called ‘big six’ law firms have signed up to a new Bar Council policy which seeks to encourage fairer distribution of work to female barristers.

McCann Fitzgerald, Matheson, A&L Goodbody, Mason Hayes & Curran, (MHC), Arthur Cox, and William Fry all said that they supported the Bar of Ireland’s equitable briefing policy but provided varying comments on why they had yet to sign up, including that “detail” or “clarification” on the policy ...