Mills & Reeve

📣 We don’t mean to brag, but some news is worth shouting about. We’re pretty chuffed to announce that we’ve surpassed our diversity targets for female partners two years ahead of schedule. 🎉 Our goal was to increase the percentage of women partners to 33% by 2025, which we actually exceeded two years early in 2023 at 35.6%. Currently, women represent 39% of our total partnership. Over the past six months, we’ve welcomed seven new partners across the UK including Catherine Savage, Sarah Williams and Eileen Pathiraja, with women making up over half of these hires. 💪 We’re proud to have met other goals, such as increasing the number of declared disabled staff and partners to 11% and raising the proportion of team members from lower socio-economic backgrounds by 5%. This achievement is the result of years of dedicated effort from numerous people at Mills & Reeve. We extend our thanks to everyone involved for their hard work and commitment towards this. However, this is just the beginning. Our ambitious 2030 strategy aims to drive diversity and inclusion forward, building it into everything we do. We believe in hiring the best people for the job, and our increasingly diverse team is a testament to that commitment. If you’d like to learn more, check out this article from The Lawyer: https://bit.ly/4hJW2r2 #Diversity #Inclusion #WomenInLaw #DiversityGoals #InclusiveWorkplace Claire Clarke, Charles Staveley, Ainslie Wilson-Shearer

What is a higher-risk building? 🏢 Dominic Jones, Alison Garrett, Iain M. and Elizabeth Corke-Webster discuss higher-risk buildings and issues around the definition so far, particularly in relation to hospitals and care homes. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Building safety conversations on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or click here: https://bit.ly/42hwBrB #BuildingSafety #BuildingRegulations #HigherRisk

Is this the tallest mountain our Mills & Reeve bottle has ever climbed? 🏔️ It's inspiring to see our colleagues taking time to enjoy nature and recharge. 🌿 How do you prioritise your mental wellbeing?

Catch up with the latest episodes from our new podcast... 📱 Talking digital health 📱 This week we're focusing on the people working in healthcare and how we can support them with adapting to change 🩺. Our hosts Sophie Burton-Jones and Charlotte Lewis are joined by special guest Charlotte John, a digital healthcare transformation consultant who specialises in supporting teams with their secondary care pathways, digital strategy, and system-wide transformation, ensuring that innovation is not only adopted but truly works for the people using it. Hear Charlotte's top tips for engaging and supporting people within an NHS organisation that are embarking on digital transformation projects. 🎧 Listen to the series so far on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Spreaker: https://bit.ly/4j7dCWH #HealthTech #TalkingDigitalHealth #NHS #Technology #Healthcare #DigitalTransformation

Welcome to James Foster, who joins our corporate technology and life sciences M&A practice as a partner 👋 . Formerly with Wilson Sonsini, one of the world’s leading global technology and life sciences firms, James brings with him extensive experience in managing high-value M&A transactions for large global businesses🔭 🌎. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Ehuo6c #LifeSciences #Technology #CorporateLaw Stephen Hamilton James FRY Douglas McDonald

🌟Introducing part 2 in our FemHealth Focus series🌟 We're excited to introduce the second report from our recent Manchester roundtable, which delves into alternative routes to scale as we further explore gender health gaps and ways to overcome barriers to better health outcomes for women. This latest report considers alternative routes to scale and the region’s wider support offerings📄. 🔗Read the reports: https://bit.ly/3EIbXaN Mills & Reeve | Health and care #FemHealthFocus #GenderEquality #HealthCareInnovation #NorthWest

The latest episode of Talking ESG is out now!🎙️ Ainslie Wilson-Shearer sits down with Phillippa Lennox-King (Cook), head of responsible business strategy at Business in the Community, to discuss responsible AI - the pros and cons of its effects on the environment and children, and whether it can be used for a positive and productive workplace. 🤖 Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via this link: https://bit.ly/3XAzdOv #AI #ESG #TalkingESG

Episode 57 of Employment law update is out now! Join Charles Pigott and Amy Durham as they explore the new neonatal care leave regime, set to take effect next month. 🎧 Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or click here: https://bit.ly/429A3Ds #EmploymentLawUpdate #StatutoryLeave #NeonatalCare

Looking for guidance on your startup journey? Zickie Lim is here to help! As partner and head of our venture capital and investments team, Zickie loves working with entrepreneurs and founders on their early-stage journey. In this video with Britain's Got Startups, she shares valuable advice on finding the right legal advisor to support you through investment and fundraising. Get in touch: https://bit.ly/4c4BaJ9 #VentureCapital #Startups #Tech #LifeSciences

Reflecting on equity, diversity and inclusion discussions from our inaugural employment conference on... 💫 EDI evolution: shaping tomorrow's workforce 💫 We're delighted by the feedback we've received and want to say a BIG thank you to all our wonderful speakers for sharing their stories: Katie Neeves, Natasha Broomfield-Reid, Will Sambrook, Ainslie Wilson-Shearer, Amandip Dhillon, Tejal Shah, and Sarah Petherbridge. #EDI #Equity #Incluson #Diversity #EmploymentLaw #HR Richard Barker, Gemma Hoskins, Leanne Loome.