Tag: Diversity

Top QC reveals how she overcame insane 1980s sexual harassment

State school-educated family law barrister also slammed legal education costs in eye-opening speech

Oct 9 2017 4:37pm

Save the date: 4 October will see first ever Supreme Court case heard by more than one woman

Lady Hale and Lady Black to rule on case about ethnic minority barrister’s discrimination claim

Sep 28 2017 9:07am

Manchester Law School scholarship to boost number of black males entering legal profession

Students will receive £3,000 for each year of their undergraduate degrees

Sep 12 2017 9:26am

Lady Hale: Solicitor-barrister divide to blame for male dominance of the bench

Calls for more to be done on gender diversity in Belfast speech

Aug 22 2017 10:57am

‘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'

Aug 8 2017 1:23pm

Is ‘Doxbridge’ a thing?

Supreme Court now has more Durham grads than any other non-Oxbridge uni

Jul 31 2017 9:15am

Over a third of new law students are from ethnic minority backgrounds

Law far more ethnically diverse than other humanities-based subjects

Jun 9 2017 9:19am

‘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

Jun 6 2017 9:05am

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

Apr 26 2017 11:05am

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’

Apr 18 2017 12:13pm

‘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

Apr 18 2017 9:12am

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

Apr 10 2017 10:29am

‘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

Apr 10 2017 9:17am

Plymouth High School for Girls pupils crowned Bar Mock Trial champions

Devon sixth formers emerge victorious in final presided over by Sir Brian Leveson

Mar 27 2017 12:19pm

Non-white, female lawyer at 11KBW says she’s ‘fed up’ with people doubting that she’s a barrister

Harini Iyengar asked 'Wow, are you actually a barrister?' in Temple today

Mar 23 2017 1:32pm

International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk

Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors

Mar 8 2017 9:39am

Is my education in Colombia the reason I can’t get a training contract?

Graduating from a 'non-fancy' university is my biggest disadvantage

Feb 17 2017 10:34am

Posh solicitors pocket almost £7,000 more than ‘working class’ colleagues

Profession dominated by those from "advantaged backgrounds", says government-backed report

Jan 27 2017 9:45am