Lewis Silkin's Julia Paulding: 'In my entire HR career, there’s never been a day when I was bored'

After finding her calling in the people profession by accident, Paulding now leads the function at one of the UK’s top law firms – and has AI, social mobility and gender equality firmly on her radar

by Eleanor Whitehouse
Julia Paulding is wearing a navy dress and leaning on a desk. Behind her is a full-length window with a view of the River Thames in central London

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