Expose the Real Retention Risk, And What To Do Next
A 5-minute diagnostic for senior legal leaders who want to know if their systems genuinely retain talent or just look good on paper.
The Retention Reality Check is designed for Managing Partners, HR and People Directors, Management Committees and Senior Chambers' leaders ready to confront the disconnect between policy and practice.
Benchmark your organisation’s performance across five critical retention pillars: track attrition, returner support, progression visibility, defensible decisions and culture change.
Discover where structural inconsistencies undermine your talent pipeline and get actionable insights you can use immediately.
Respondents receive a personalised report with clear, commercial feedback to help safeguard reputation, strengthen leadership continuity, and provide predictable retention decisions.
Created by Nikki Alderson, former criminal barrister and trusted advisor to leading UK law firms and Chambers, this assessment draws on proven results: clients have seen 72.7% returner retention over the 24 months review period post-recommendation implementation.
Take the assessment free in under 5 minutes - no research or data required.
Your Retention Reality Check Results—5 Critical Pillars
Track Attrition
How well do you measure, analyse, and act on mid-senior female attrition, especially post-parental return?
Returner Support
Evaluate the real-world, practical support, communication, and flexibility your returners experience beyond policy statements.
Make Progress Visible
Does your organisation make progression pathways clear and visible for women post-return, or are hard to see?
Build Defensible Decisions
Assess whether your retention and progression decisions are transparent, consistent, and evidence-based, protecting fairness and reputation.
Lock in the Culture Proof
Uncover whether your stated culture is genuinely experienced, with robust systems that lock in support and accountability for returners.