‘Introduce quotas for state school educated barristers and judges,’ suggests Guardian journalist
Ellie Mae O’Hagan tells Legal Cheek she hopes column will help ‘address the problem of elitism’
Social mobility
City law firms dominate first ever social mobility employer index
MoJ and Inner Temple also recognised for their endeavours to help disadvantaged young people
‘Social mobility initiatives are targeting the wrong people: I would know — I was one of them’
Legal Cheek’s Katie King explains why they must be more selective
Research: Israel, Italy, New Zealand and South Africa all have more diverse judiciaries than us
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the USA too
Diversity isn’t working, says Somali refugee who beat odds to become a barrister
Hashi Mohamed was raised exclusively on state benefits, and he believes open recruitment has made ‘little if any difference’
‘My teacher told me I was too soft to be a lawyer, now I’m a partner at a Knightsbridge firm’
Kevin Poulter tells us why his teacher’s terse words encouraged him to pursue a career in law
First non-white Old Bailey judge was told to ‘try hairdressing instead’
Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC also recalls being mistaken for a defendant when she was at the bar
‘Pink Floyd’s manager tricked me into becoming a lawyer’
Why media law partner Mark Stephens has always felt like an outsider in his profession
Plymouth High School for Girls pupils crowned Bar Mock Trial champions
Devon sixth formers emerge victorious in final presided over by Sir Brian Leveson
One third of legal professionals believe their firm could do more to help disadvantaged young people
But charity-backed research shows finance faired far worse
Posh solicitors pocket almost £7,000 more than ‘working class’ colleagues
Profession dominated by those from “advantaged backgrounds”, says government-backed report
Students tackle hate crime, meat production and fake online reviews in social mobility charity’s Model Law Commission
They’re hot topics, but what do 16-year-olds make of them?
How I landed a mini-pupilage speaking to a fishmonger at Sainsbury’s
From a Dalston supermarket to Doughty Street Chambers
£1m funding boost opens up Sutton Trust social mobility programme to 14 and 15 year-olds
Nearly 2000 youngsters to benefit from Pathways to Law over next four years, but no corresponding hike in number of undergrad mentors
Social Mobility Commission slams law firms for rich kids bias
Unofficial “poshness test” which champions “talent” keeps riff-raff out of legal profession
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