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Jefferies lawyer slams sector for ‘moving backwards’ on diversity

Barclays, UBS, NatWest and HSBC are among the backers of a new legal sector diversity scheme, as insiders lament lack of progress

Daniel Winterfeldt said too many initiatives in the industry are examples of what he calls ‘jazz hands diversity’
Daniel Winterfeldt said too many initiatives in the industry are examples of what he calls ‘jazz hands diversity’

Jefferies’ top lawyer for Emea and Asia has sounded a scathing note about the legal profession’s progress on diversity.

“I feel like things are broken,” Daniel Winterfeldt QC tells Financial News. “I feel like we’re almost moving backwards.”

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