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201512.14
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2015 UK Diversity Legal Awards – Winners

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Category: Recruitment “Attracting Talent“ WINNER: Hogan Lovells LLP Category: Retention “Talent Management“ WINNER: Linklaters LLP Category: International Firm WINNER: Fasken Martineau Category: UK City 10 Firm WINNER: Linklaters LLP Category: Firm of the Year WINNER: Freeths LLP Category: Chambers of the Year WINNER: Coram Chambers Category: BSN Rising Star WINNER: Shaunée James (Reed Smith LLP)…

201512.14
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About the Winners

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JUDGED CATEGORIES: Category: Recruitment “Attracting Talent” WINNER One of the Hogan Lovell’s objectives is to increase the number of trainees from economically disadvantaged and black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The firm’s ‘Widening Access’ programme was conceived to help meet this target. Their Graduate Recruitment (GR) team’s Widening Access Programme has developed a range of internal…

201511.18
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Ethnic minority lawyers face steep challenge to reach top of ‘pyramid’

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Diversity league table highlights ‘very slow pace’ in representation of gender and ethnic diversity in 10-year review Ethnic minorities in the legal profession face a difficult journey to reach the heights of the profession, according to the latest diversity league table from the Black Solicitors Network (BSN). Figures comparing demographics in law over the last…

201510.23
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UK Diversity Legal Awards 2015: Shortlist Announced

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The finalists of the 2015 UK Diversity Legal Awards (judged categories) are: Company or Team Awards: Recruitment/Attracting Talent: Freshfields Hogan Lovells Linklaters Retention/Talent Management: Winner to be announced on the night  Individual Awards: BSN Rising Star: Rashida Abdulai (Associate, Hogan Lovells) Shaunée James (Associate, Reed Smith) Diversity Champion: Sundeep Bhatia,  Solicitor, Beaumonde Law Practice Sophie…

201510.08
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Many Black Lawyers Navigate a Rocky, Lonely Road to Partner

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Only a relative handful of African-American lawyers persevere on the years-long path to joining a law firm’s lucrative leadership circle. Jimmie L. McMillian’s path to partnership in an Indianapolis law firm might seem unexceptional — except for a few telling details. He left behind the South Side of Chicago, where he grew up in a family troubled…

201510.07
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UK Diversity Legal Awards: Keynote speakers confirmed

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Law Society President Jonathan Smithers and high court judge, the Honourable Mr Justice Dingemans, will be the keynote speakers and guests of honour at the 2015 UK Diversity Legal Awards presentation dinner. This prestigious black-tie event will take place on the 24th November at the Grange Tower Hill Hotel in London. Presenting the awards this…

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Spotlight on Nigeria | Blog (September 2015)

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Last Tuesday (8 September 2015) BSN City Group hosted a panel discussion on Nigeria and its financial markets. The panellists were: Razia Khan, SCB’s Chief Economist, Africa; Dr Ayo Salami, Chief Investment Officer, Duet Africa Liquid Strategies formerly senior equity analyst for Africa at Nomura International; Bayo Odubeko, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; and Ashar Quereshi,…