Podcast: A long way to go on the road to diversity
On this week’s episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the Australian managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs joins us to discuss diversity in the legal profession.
John Poulsen of Squire Patton Boggs chats with our host, Lawyers Weekly journalist Lara Bullock, about how lawyers can work to improve both gender diversity and ethnic diversity in the legal profession.
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Mr Poulsen goes on to discuss how Australia compares to the rest of the world in terms of diversity, and also how this links to flexible working, creating balance and good mental health.
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