The Female Lawyer
Retention Report
What senior women in law really think, and what firms need to hear
71%
of senior female lawyers surveyed have seriously considered leaving their firm, or private practice altogether, in the last 12 months
The Female Lawyer Retention Report is based on an anonymous survey of 109 senior female lawyers practising across UK law firms, conducted in Summer 2026. It sets out what is driving senior women to leave private practice, and what law firms can do to retain them, in their own words.
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I’m Rachel Spink, Founder of the Female Lawyers’ Club and Partner at Gunnercooke LLP.
I’ve spent over 20 years working as an employment lawyer, and I know exactly how it feels to be overlooked, underpaid, and exhausted. I’ve been where you are - wondering if this is just how it has to be.
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