Has the legal profession achieved gender equality?

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Whilst women now make up 62% of solicitors and 39% of barristers, only 32% were full equity partners in law firms according to data collected in 2023 and female KCs made up 21.1% of the profession in 2024.  So can we really say we have reached gender equality? If not, where do we go from here?

Please join us for a panel discussion on the issues facing women in the legal profession with Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke, Jacqui Joyce, The Property Mediators, Caroline Shea KC, barrister, Falcon Chambers, Janine Cheema, Partner, Hill Dickinson, Rebecca Campbell, Partner, BCLP, and Chair: Sarah Walker-Smith CEO, Shakespeare Martineau – part of the AMPA Group. 

Registration is from 5.30pm for a prompt 6pm start. The panel discussion will finish at 7pm and be followed by networking drinks. 

Booking: open to all PLA members and prop lit trainees/ paralegals/ apprentices attending with a PLA member. To book select the tickets you require and click 'book'. This will add the tickets to your basket at the top of the screen. Click on the basket to add delegate details and to 'checkout'.

Do you need financial assistance to attend this event?

If you (or another property litigator) need financial assistance to fund your membership of the PLA and/or attendance at PLA and wider industry events, apply for funding from the Vivien King Memorial Grant. Vivien was a trailblazer, a dedicated professional, and a well-respected member of the PLA and the grant is made available in her memory. We hope that this will help ensure that our membership remains accessible to all property litigation professionals and cultivate the next generation of leaders who embody Vivien's spirit of excellence, fairness, and dedication. Find out more >>