Morrison & Foerster has been shortlisted for Diversity Initiative of the Year at the upcoming British Legal Awards. The category is new for 2013, and MoFo is the only U.S. firm on the shortlist.
We are being recognized for our reduced-hours program, which was introduced in the London office in early 2012. MoFo's program is notable because it goes beyond the UK statutory right to request flexible working arrangements, which only requires employers to consider such requests but not necessarily to accept them. MoFo's program gives women lawyers the absolute right to return to work from maternity or adoption leave at 67 percent of their hours for at least one year.
Hosted by Legal Week, the British Legal Awards recognize significant contributions to the legal community. The 2013 awards ceremony will be held in London on Nov. 28.