What 30 years of The Lawyer tells us: feminist pressure worked.

The article focuses on the evolution of the British legal sector over the past 30 years, as of November 2018. It states that the evolution can be divided into three phases, namely innocence and enthusiasm; expansion and over-reach; and chastened realism, and mentions that Clifford Chance is a perfect example of how law firms can chart the development of law firms. It notes that the third decade unfolded in the shadow of the firm Lehman.