Women in Law

On the BBC programme The Conversation, Kim Chakenetsa talks with two lawyers, from Egypt and the UK, about the discrimination they face and the need for a more diverse legal profession. Omnia Gadalla is a professor of law and sharia at Al-Azhar University, Alexandre Wilson is a UK barrister. This conversation can be heard here. 26 min, no transcript.

Law in Action Is Back

Joshua Rosenberg's Law in Action on BBC Radio 4 is back for a new series. The first programme begins by talking about the role of women in the legal profession, then talks about no-fault divorce. 26 min, no transcript.

Transparency in the Family Justice System (England) - the series

Gresham College (London) is presenting a series this year, Transparency in the Family Justice System, featuring Professor Jo Delahunty QC. Lectures already given include Women Lawyers: Equals at the Bar?, What Do Judges Do in the Family Court? Vulnerable Clients and the Family Justice System. The lectures are about one hour long. You can watch the lecture in streaming or download it. A transcript is always available as well as the slides that are used.

The last three lectures will be Dealing with Sex Abuse, The Child in the Family Court Room: Whose Child is it Anyway? and Transparency in the Family Court: What Goes On Behind Closed Doors?

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Cultural Icon

NPR’s All Things Considered has a story by Nina Totenberg about « The Notorious R.B.G. » - a graphic nonfiction book just published as a tribute to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 6 min, 38 sec, transcript available.

The Culture of Big Law Firms

Kim Koopersmith is the chairperson of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, one of the biggest law firms in the world (with 22 offices). Harvard Law School has posted a video of a conversation with Dean Martha Minow about law firms in the world today and the importance of the culture of law firms (inclusivity — pro bono work, including international work). 49 min, no transcript.