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28 May 2014
Issue: 7608 / Categories: Legal News
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Stonewall partners Halsbury

The legal sector has gradually increased its representation on Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list, the results of an annual benchmark to find the most LGB-friendly employers in Britain, writes Stonewall’s media manager Richard Lane for NLJ. This year, one in 10 of the Top 100 employers were from the sector, with Simmons & Simmons leading the field at eighth place. Stonewall is the charity partner of the Halsbury Legal Awards 2014, held in association with NLJ. Entries are open until 6 June.

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