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…
BSN City Group chair, Paulette Mastin, has been recognised for her work on improving diversity both within the firm where she practices, Linklaters LLP, and externally after winning the Champion and Executive Sponsor award on 6 October at the 2015 Race for Opportunity 20th Anniversary Awards Gala Dinner. Race for Opportunity (RfO) is the race…
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…
The Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC Attorney General SPEECH TO BLACK SOLICITORS’ NETWORK DINNER Firstly can I say what a great privilege it is for me to be here tonight. The association has been in existence since 2003. It is a wonderful thing to see all of you – and to see…
REMOVING THE BARRIERS TO A MORE REPRESENTATIVE LEGAL PROFESSION Is the magic circle of large commercial law firms largely closed to black and ethnic minority lawyers? Can the Government dismantle barriers to a more diverse and representative judiciary and legal profession? These were the key messages in a speech by Minister David Lammy to the…
