International Women in Law

Law Society and Bates Wells research questionnaire

The Law Society and Bates Wells are collaborating on an international research project to support women lawyers round the world. Our project is striving to address one of the main issues faced by women globally, which is the lack of support mechanisms and/or organisations available to them within the legal sector. This research builds on previous international research carried out by the Law Society.

This current piece is a new step forward in understanding the varying options for support, which will lead to the drafting and publication of a practical toolkit for women in law all around the world. We hope the toolkit will set out steps on how to access and build on existing models of support, as well as how to establish these new types of groups. We strongly believe that more can be done to increase opportunities and experiences for women within the legal profession and our ambition is to help women develop the confidence and knowledge necessary to progress in their legal careers.

This survey will be used as a basis for our toolkit and your insights will contribute greatly to our understanding. The survey has 12 questions which take approximately 10 minutes to answer. All responses are confidential.

The survey closes on 31 December 2019. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melanie Carter on m.carter@bateswells.co.uk.

Thank you for your time in helping us with this project.

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* 1. What country do you practice in?

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* 2. Which one of the following categories best describes you?

Employed by a law firm/in a partnership (local/national)

Employed by a law firm/in a partnership (international)

Sole practitioner

Consultancy

In house

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many years have you been practising?

Not yet qualified/training

0-2 years

3-6 years

7-10 years

10+ years

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* 4. How do you connect with other women in the legal profession to get support?

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* 5. Have you used any supporting mechanisms such as the ones outlined below?

Specific women's organisations

Local groups

National law associations

Groups within your firm

Private sector networking groups

Mentoring schemes

Conferences and events

Return to work courses

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Did you find any of the above useful?

Yes

If yes, please identify the organisation, describe the type of support available and how it was useful.

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* 7. Have you found any of the above particularly inaccessible or unhelpful?

Yes

If yes, please identify the organisation (if you are comfortable doing so), describe the type of support and what kind of problems you encountered.

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* 8. Have you been involved in establishing any of the above?

Yes

If yes, what were your positive and negative experiences of doing so?

International Women in Law

Law Society and Bates Wells research questionnaire

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* 1. What country do you practice in?

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* 2. Which one of the following categories best describes you?

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* 3. How many years have you been practising?

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* 4. How do you connect with other women in the legal profession to get support?

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* 5. Have you used any supporting mechanisms such as the ones outlined below?

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* 6. Did you find any of the above useful?

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* 7. Have you found any of the above particularly inaccessible or unhelpful?

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* 8. Have you been involved in establishing any of the above?

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* 9. If you have no experience of any of the above, please say what you would have found useful and why?

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* 10. Who else do you think we should be speaking to? Please provide details or direct them to this survey.

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* 11. We are looking to interview a number of people via Skype. Are you happy to be contacted about this? If so, please provide an email address.

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* 12. Would you like to receive a copy of the report and be involved in its dissemination? If so, please provide an email address.