Author jakrbbt Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 While it should be OK if your #s speak for themselves, you will need to socialize more. Law is a social profession. Show up at least once every 2 weeks even if you just have a club soda & leave The women are jealous. Find a way to get closer to the managing partner. Thank you for this— I can tell that this advice is the ticket. It’ll be a challenge, but I’ll do it. I’ll start small and subtle... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spiderowl Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I doubt this is legal. In the UK, there are anti-discrimination laws. I am sure someone could bring a case regarding such discrimination. Would a man be prevented from taking a case to trial if he had children? Is it automatically assumed that a man has a partner who will take care of the children if they were ill? What if he is a single parent or his partner is not well? Anyone could be put in a position of having to withdraw from a case for a multitude of reasons - sickness, an accident, a family member being terminally ill or dying. If you put reliable childcare in place, that is the best you can do. I would have thought the company should be aware that any case could be threatened by an untoward event and they should have Plan Bs in place. It is up to you whether you choose to challenge this or not. Only you know the practicalities for yourself. If you are a good employee (and it certainly sounds like you put your best into the job) then I am sure you would be in demand elsewhere. I would look at the cultures of other legal firms and maybe walk. It might be best first of all to question HR or senior managers about this, as it could be a bias that particular woman has and not the company policy. Link to post Share on other sites
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