Tag: Diversity
Academy launched to help underrepresented wannabe barristers secure pupillage
Training, workshops, internships and more, courtesy of charity Bridging the Bar
Top City firms help establish Black British civil rights group
The Black Equity Organisation aims to ‘address issues of structural racism’ through six key mandates
‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’
BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession
Meet the Romani trainee solicitor shining a light on the challenges faced by his community
Fil Sys would hide his ethnicity when applying for training contracts but now hopes to challenge stereotypes by launching a new support group, he tells us on International Roma Day
Browne Jacobson to ‘kick-start’ careers of aspiring black lawyers with new mentoring programme
Paid work experience and 'bespoke masterclasses'
14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces
Meet the aspiring barrister hoping to dismantle barriers and bring disability to the bar
BDABar founder Konstantina Nouka chats to Legal Cheek about her aims for the future
Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports
Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms
BPP students to reverse mentor law firms on diversity and inclusion
Lawyers to be schooled by aspiring lawyers in four-month partnership
Why lawyers must lead the way on diversity
It's time the conversation moved beyond chargeable hours, profit margins and marketing, writes solicitor Baljinder Singh Atwal
Diversity and inclusion: a magic circle firm’s perspective
Justina Omotayo, diversity and inclusion manager, and Lorna Nsoatabe, associate in the competition team, give insights into their experiences and the opportunities for Black lawyers at Slaughter and May
Top City law firms come together to run diversity ‘hackathon’
Legal CORE aims to increase representation of BAME individuals in private practice through collaborative forums and crowdsourcing ideas
Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’
Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups
‘Diversity is not optional — it’s what we must be’
Senior legal figures discuss issues around Black lawyer retention and career progression during Dechert-sponsored panel event to mark Black History Month
Ashurst targets 35% ethnic minority and 13% Black trainees
New targets to be met by 2026
SQE provider BARBRI launches diversity project with law firms, universities and charity
£75k pledged so far to help broaden entry into legal profession
Top chambers join forces to launch new diversity mentoring scheme
Targets bar hopefuls seeking to specialise in planning, property and public law
Life as a healthcare lawyer during a global pandemic
Mills & Reeve partner Dawn Brathwaite shares her career journey and offers advice to aspiring lawyers
Pupil barrister numbers down nearly a third in 30 years
757 in 1991 ⤵️ 542 in 2020
Mid-sized City firm latest to appoint female leader
Jo Keddie takes the helm at Winckworth Sherwood from today
Linklaters to offer TC application support to disadvantaged black students
Year-long programme for aspiring lawyers at Manchester, Manchester Met, Bristol and Salford universities