Kanika Sharad
About Kanika Sharad
Kanika Sharad is a Resourcing Manager with a strong background in recruitment, particularly within the legal sector. She has worked for several prominent firms in London, including Allen & Overy and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, and has contributed to enhancing diversity and inclusion in recruitment processes.
Work at A&O Shearman
Kanika Sharad currently serves as the Resourcing Manager at A&O Shearman, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she focuses on managing recruitment processes and aligning them with the firm's diversity and inclusion strategy. She has played a key role in developing recruitment initiatives that significantly enhance the diversity of candidate pools. Additionally, she contributed to the successful integration of recruitment processes following the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling.
Previous Experience in Recruitment
Before her current role, Kanika Sharad worked at Allen & Overy as a Resourcing Specialist from 2021 to 2023. She also held the position of Resourcing Advisor at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP from 2018 to 2021 and worked as a Resourcing Assistant at the same firm for six months in 2018. Her earlier experience includes roles at Berwin Leighton Paisner as a Resourcing Assistant and at Clyde & Co as a Graduate Coordinator. This extensive background has equipped her with significant expertise in managing recruitment for both legal and business services roles.
Educational Background
Kanika Sharad completed her high school education at Woodford County High School, where she studied from 2005 to 2012. She then pursued higher education at SOAS University of London, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in LLB Law from 2012 to 2015. Her educational background provides a solid foundation for her career in recruitment within the legal sector.
Achievements in Diversity and Inclusion
Throughout her career, Kanika Sharad has been instrumental in aligning recruitment processes with diversity and inclusion strategies. At A&O Shearman, she developed recruitment initiatives that significantly enhanced the diversity of candidate pools. Her efforts reflect a commitment to fostering inclusive hiring practices within the legal profession.