Diversity Archives - Page 6 of 6

Dinah Rose QC calls on judges to quit Garrick Club after it votes to keep out women

Shock as private members club beloved of senior lawyers stays men only

Jul 7 2015 10:23am
Pride 2015: Profession pays tribute to ‘Legal Heroes’ who’ve championed LGBT rights

Lawyers contribute to carnival atmosphere at London Pride march buoyed by US Supreme Court backing of gay marriage

Jun 29 2015 9:11am
Solicitors Regulation Authority Fuses Judaism And Islam To Create New Religion

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest diversity survey has an eye-catching new ‘Jewish Muslim’ option…

Jan 7 2013 4:55pm
Fighting The ‘Facebook Mentality’: Why Barristers Should Be Proud Of Their Refusal To ‘Share’ Diversity Data

I see barristers’ refusal to embrace diversity monitoring has been described as “embarrassing” and “pathetic”….

Dec 18 2012 10:40am
‘As Just A Normal Bloke I Couldn’t Imagine Myself Being Able To Make It Into This Exclusive Club’

Ed note: This is the fifth in a series of posts where leading members of…

Nov 23 2012 11:56am
Black History Month At The Law Society, Featuring Convicted Expenses Cheat Baron Taylor of Warwick

As the Law Society’s Black History Month celebrations got underway on Monday, it was a…

Oct 17 2012 11:28am

Law Society Cancels Conference Organised By Group That Says Being Gay Leads To ‘Disease’

Throughout last week there were murmurings of an embarrassment at the Law Society involving marriage…

May 14 2012 8:29am
Minimum Pupillage Award ‘Limits Flow Of Talent To The Bar’

Keep the minimum wage for trainee solicitors, but scrap it for pupil barristers, argues OccupyTheInns…

Apr 19 2012 9:45am
Social Mobility In Law: Linklaters Helps The Poor To Get £15K-a-Year Jobs In Its Print Room

Magic circle firm Linklaters has hit back at critics who claim that City law is…

Apr 11 2012 9:08am
Bar Social Mobility Scheme Strikes Blow For The 99%

Inner Temple’s work experience initiative is infused with the spirit of the Occupy movement, writes…

Mar 16 2012 10:29am
Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems

A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe…

Jan 19 2012 9:22am
Keeping Up With Law’s ‘Made in Chelsea’ Set

LPC student Cat Pond doesn’t fancy joining the Sloanes, but what are the alternatives for…

Jan 18 2012 10:14am

How Would Stephen Hawking Have Fared as a City Lawyer?

Follow @legalaware The professor’s arrival would have delighted a corporate law firm PR team, but…

Jan 9 2012 10:14am
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT: ‘I WOULDN’T START FROM HERE’

Follow @legalaware Initiatives like PRIME won’t change fact current system writes off talented students far…

Dec 13 2011 3:07pm
GOOD LAW SCHOOLS HAVE PROPER DISABILITY POLICIES

Follow @legalaware But disabled students also have a part to play in improving institutions’ behaviour,…

Nov 28 2011 3:59pm
SOCIAL MOBILITY EFFORTS STILL IN A VACUUM

Follow @FellowsAdam The disconnect between the legal profession and school children is a hindrance to…

Nov 21 2011 3:24pm
DO WE HAVE TO CALL IT ‘DIVERSITY’?

Follow @legalaware Ambiguous term is stunting debate, says LegalAware The word ‘diversity’ is an unhelpful…

Nov 15 2011 10:19am

Dinah Rose QC calls on judges to quit Garrick Club after it votes to keep out women