First published in the Jersey Evening Post by Emily Moore.
Partner Amy Benest, an advocate at Baker &
Partners, tells Emily Moore how valuing diversity can foster change
within the legal sector.
AS the legal teams file into court to present their cases,
Advocate Amy Benest will quite often do a quick tally to assess the
gender split of those in the courtroom. And, as the partner at
Baker & Partners explains, it is usual for the men in
attendance to significantly outnumber the women.
"At a recent hearing, only 20% were women; while
that may sound like a low figure, it is an
improvement," she said.
As Amy explains, although the number of women entering the
profession and qualifying as Jersey advocates has increased in
recent years, this has not translated into equality at senior
levels. Despite this imbalance, there was never any doubt in
Amy's mind about the career path she would follow.
