Tag: Diversity
Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem
Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds
Law Society: Reserve vac scheme and TC spots for disabled aspiring lawyers
City law firms also encouraged to run more part-time training contracts
Magic and silver circle law firms sign commitment to ensure BAME junior lawyers get same career opportunities as white counterparts
Elite firms join over 30 legal recruiters in new diversity pledge
Norton Rose Fulbright sets BAME trainee recruitment target of 25%
Follows similar ethnicity goals by Links, A&O and HSF
Linklaters sets ‘aspirational’ 35% ethnic minority recruitment target for trainee solicitors
Follows similar moves by A&O and HSF
Hogan Lovells announces new partner diversity targets
Global partnerships to be 15% ethnic minority and 4% LGBTQ+ by 2025
Supreme Court president: I want a BAME justice within six years
Lord Reed also discusses 'appalling' treatment of junior barrister mistaken for defendant, in new wide-ranging interview
Meet the magic circle lawyers helping businesses achieve their environmental, social and governance goals
Linklaters lawyers discuss the hot practice area of ESG
Over half of City law firm partners went to private school
Solicitors from lower socio-economic backgrounds take around 18 months longer to make partner, major report focusing on 10 top outfits finds
Herbert Smith Freehills sets ethnicity goal for London NQ lawyers
Proportion of minority rookies retained to ‘at least equal’ proportion of minority rookies in each intake, says firm
Former lawyer missed out on pupillage spot because chambers ‘hired a black guy last year’
The incident -- which happened around 30 years ago -- will be familiar to every black person looking for a job in industry, says now-entrepreneur Dawid Konotey-Ahulu
9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women
Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar's ongoing diversity problem
Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees
Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push
Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn
SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis
Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets
Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard
Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds
Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis
Top black journalist heckled at City law diversity event speaks out
Exclusive: Afua Hirsch says she was branded a 'fascist' by attendee, who host firm confirms was not an employee