Freshfields mulls female partnership targets in diversity push

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is considering introducing targets for the number of female candidates put forward for partnership promotion each year.

The move comes in response to the firm’s poor showing in rankings of top firms by their proportion of female equity partners, which show that the firm lags behind all of the magic circle in this area.

Freshfields global people partner Richard Norbruis is heading a campaign to improve female retention at the firm alongside senior management and diversity champion Avril Martindale.

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