Letter from the editor: Goodbye and farewell

It is with some sadness that I find myself writing my last foreword for Women Legal. Taking advantage of the ‘new year, new start’ philosophy, I will be emigrating to Asia in January to pursue an exciting new opportunity and as such will be waving a fond farewell to Ark Publishing and you, the readers of Women Legal.

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Cover feature: Picking a path
Jane Wintringham on the alternative career paths available to women in the legal profession.

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Opinion: Gender diversity initiatives: Are they really working?
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox on why it is a mistake for law firm gender diversity initiatives to focus solely on 'fixing the women'.

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Opinion: Read all about it...
Lauren Stiller Rikleen on the findings of the latest gender diversity research.

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Lifestyle: Styling success
Kate Starkey on dressing for success in a law firm environment.

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News: AUSTRALIA’S THOMSON PLAYFORD CUTLERS BOOSTS PROPERTY TEAM
The Australian commercial law firm, Thomson Playford Cutlers, has strengthened its national property practice with the appointment of Sarah Aitken as special counsel and leasing specialist.

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News: BIRD & BIRD HIRES LINKLATERS’ COMPETITION PARTNER FOR BRUSSELS PRACTICE
The UK top-20 firm, Bird & Bird, has announced the appointment of Anne Federle as partner in the firm’s EU and competition group. Federle, who has worked as a partner at Magic Circle firm Linklaters for the past 12 years, brings with her more than 18 years experience of EU and German competition law having been involved in various complex cases before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office, across various industries including telecommunications and media, automotive and healthcare.

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Case study: Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP
Patricia St. Peter, Catherine Colinvaux and Kathryn Hoffman discuss Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP's new female-focused website.

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Q&A: Jane Pigott
Jane Pigott, R3 Group's founder and managing director, answers questions about how law firms can create sustained and female-focused changes.
Interview by Karen. B. Kahn and John E. Mitchell.

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Masterclass: Controlling communication
Communicating via Web 2.0 technologies within the legal sphere can prove problematic. Frances Drummond offers insight into how firms can control social media use.

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News: GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL BOLSTERS VIETNAM OFFICE
International law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) has boosted its tax capabilities in Vietnam with the appointment of tax specialist, Phan Thi Lieu as head of its Vietnam tax practice.

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News: DIVERSITY COUNCIL AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
The not-for-profit business advisory group, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has called for the establishment of industry-specific gender targets for women on boards and in executive, senior and middle management.

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The last word: Onwards and upwards?
Marianne M. Trost, 'The Women Lawyers Coach', explores the progress made in law firm gender diversity initiatives in the past decade.