Tag: Diversity
Bar Nursery North: Second crèche opens up for barristers’ babies in bid to boost gender diversity
Leeds childcare scheme follows success of legal London venture
18 City law firms launch diversity work experience scheme to prove they don’t just want posh students
State school-educated and other "disadvantaged" undergrads wanted
Not being yourself wastes valuable energy
After having children, Hogan Lovells partner Elaine Penrose decided to be completely open about her sexuality at work -- including with clients
First female Asian High Court judge sworn in
Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC is a state-school educated northerner who wanted to be an astronaut
How do you retain the best lawyers and allow them to have a life?
Shearman & Sterling’s Women in Law conference in London explored ways to boost gender diversity at the top
Supreme Court judge predicts that a flurry of women will follow Lady Hale into top court over next five years
With nine places on highest bench shortly up for grabs, expect a shake-up
Lord Neuberger: Top judges should visit non-traditional unis and encourage students to apply for training contracts
Exclusive: Head of Supreme Court wants to see judiciary out on campus but is against imposing diversity quotas
Lord Justice Vos says firms and chambers bosses are ‘discriminatory’ towards students who aren’t like them
Selection procedures for training contracts and pupillages favour the privileged, says top judge
The bar’s battle against elitism
Baby boomers wake up to urgent need to help millennials
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
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
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...
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”....
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems
A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe...
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...