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13 May 2020Influential Women in IPRory O'Neill

Help protect D&I in legal services industry, GC urged

The founder of a London legal services company fears that the COVID-19 pandemic could leave behind a “less diverse, less vibrant market and that will be to the detriment of everyone working in the legal profession”.

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