Tag: Diversity

Linklaters to offer TC application support to disadvantaged black students

Year-long programme for aspiring lawyers at Manchester, Manchester Met, Bristol and Salford universities

Jun 24 2021 11:10am

Pride 2021: Clifford Chance lawyers belt out gender-neutral track

Magic circle marks Pride month 🏳️‍🌈

Jun 23 2021 9:19am

Kingsley Napley ditches ‘BAME’ title

London law firm says descriptor can 'disguise discrimination'

Jun 22 2021 9:56am

Gowling lawyers to help fund Black students through Birmingham Law School

Firm to also offer work placements and on-going mentoring support

Jun 7 2021 9:20am

Slaughters targets 40% female partner promotions by 2027

Magic circle player latest to go public with diversity goals

Jun 1 2021 9:21am

The role law schools play in advancing diversity and inclusion

Ahead of his virtual appearance at LegalEdCon 2021 next week, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Patrick Johnson, ULaw’s inaugural director of equality, diversity and inclusion

May 14 2021 10:53am

City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list

Recognised for paving the way towards gender-equal workplaces

Apr 30 2021 9:05am

Squire Patton Boggs targets 25% UK female partners by 2026

Firm sets diversity targets for first time

Apr 26 2021 3:54pm

Linklaters targets disadvantaged teens with career support scheme

New programme also looks to help young wannabe lawyers from racially diverse backgrounds through tutoring, mentoring and work shadowing opportunities

Apr 16 2021 9:32am

DLA Piper targets 30% global female partnership by 2025

Linklaters ups gender diversity target after missing previous aim

Mar 23 2021 9:38am

City law firms and chambers come together for #10000BlackInterns initiative

National campaign gets underway next year with aim to provide paid internships for black graduates

Feb 10 2021 10:58am

Hogan Lovells gets its first female solo chair

Marie-Aimée de Dampierre is one of a number of women in leadership roles at the firm

Feb 5 2021 10:45am

What does a lawyer look like?

White, male and upper class, according to new research on public perceptions

Feb 3 2021 9:21am

Diversity and inclusion efforts count towards billable targets, Hogan Lovells tells lawyers

Credit system applies to activities including organising D&I events and mentoring underrepresented colleagues

Jan 21 2021 10:26am

Flexi training contract specialist launches SQE scholarship for Black aspiring lawyers

Accutrainee's diversity initiative sees it team up with City outfits including CMS

Jan 19 2021 11:22am

The challenges and opportunities for Black lawyers in the COVID-19 era

Black lawyers and allies, of varying degrees of seniority, discuss their experiences during the pandemic

Jan 12 2021 2:53pm

My life in law

Sally Davies on rising through the ranks to make Mayer Brown’s first female London managing partner

Jan 5 2021 2:50pm

Majority of SRA investigations involve male solicitors

92% of individuals struck off in 2018/19 were men, new report finds

Dec 14 2020 12:06pm

Underpaid, stressed and bullied: Experiences of BAME solicitors laid bare in new report

Law Society research compares experiences of black, asian and minority ethnic solicitors with white counterparts

Dec 9 2020 1:06pm

‘How I helped steer a global law firm through the pandemic’

Ahead of Friday’s virtual event, Mayer Brown’s London managing partner Sally Davies discusses the remote-working revolution -- and why failing to embrace change would be a ‘travesty’

Dec 9 2020 12:05pm

Simmons & Simmons sets 30% ethnic minority target for trainees

Aims to achieve greater racial diversity by 2025

Dec 8 2020 1:19pm