Legal Unmasked 2026 surfaces demand for spaces the legal profession does not routinely create

Jessica Lazarus's post-event reflection on Legal Unmasked 2026 — which received Law Society Gazette coverage — describes attendee feedback as revealing "the scale of the need and the positive impact for spaces like this across the legal profession." Feedback from practitioners noted that the event's in-house community dimensions were initially underrepresented, signalling that neurodivergence inclusion is not yet embedded in corporate legal leadership conversations at the same level as law firm programmes. The event's framing — neurodiversity as something to "understand and leverage" rather than manage or accommodate — marks a decisive cultural shift in language.