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March 2021
BSN/Facebook: Tech Career Experiences Through a Legal Lens, Weds 3 March @ 6pm
You are invited to join us on Wednesday 3 March 2021 at 6pm in partnership with Facebook as we go behind the scenes with Anna Benckert, VP, Head of Legal, EMEA at Facebook who will host a panel discussion with Barry Fishley, Partner and Head of the Technology and IP Transactions Practice in London, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Geofrey Banzi, Legal Technologist, KPMG and Nicolette Myrie, Data Protection Counsel, Facebook to discuss and share experiences within private practice and…
Find out more »November 2020
Diversity Matters – 26 November 2020 @ 6pm – The University of Law & BSN Virtual Event
We are pleased to invite you to The University of Law's virtual “Diversity Matters” event on Thursday, 26 November 2020 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm, in partnership with the Black Solicitors Network (BSN). The University of Law is proud of its rich and diverse student population, people come to study with them from many different communities and walks of life. The University's commitment to widening participation and accessibility for all to study legal and business education is ingrained in its ethos but, equally,…
Find out more »BSN/Rare: Demanding Race Fairness at Work panel event 24 November at 8.30am
24 November 2020 | 8.30-9.30am | Register here In June, the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) penned an open letter to law firms, asking them to ‘walk the talk’ in relation to racial equality. In July, Rare launched the Race Fairness Commitment, a roadmap to creating race fairness at work. The overwhelming response from law firms stepping up with both calls to action demonstrates their desire to move the dial on race, and realisation that there is still a lot of work to…
Find out more »October 2020
BSN’s Big Conversation on Racial Diversity in the Law – How do we operationalise vocal commitments on race in the law?
Missed the event or want to watch it again? Click here This year marks BSN’s 25th anniversary of striving towards an equal profession and we hope you will join us to toast our jubilee year! As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we are delighted to be partnering with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for BSN's Big Conversation 2020 entitled 'How do we operationalise vocal commitments on race in the law?'. Global events in 2020 have brought issues of race and racism to the top of the world’s…
Find out more »BSN City/Linklaters: Inspired to Succeed – Black History Month through the Arts
Black History Month is an annual observance that commemorates the history and achievements of members of the Black community and takes place in the UK in October. Linklaters and the Black Solicitors Network (City Branch) present “Inspired to Succeed: Black History Through The Arts”. Guest speakers: George the Poet George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage. His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and…
Find out more »August 2020
BSN Midlands: Virtual Panel Event
Are you interested in exploring career opportunities in the legal profession and understanding what it takes to become a lawyer? Then join our webinar panel event on Tuesday 4 August which will be hosted by BSN's Chair, Paulette Mastin, and BSN Directors, Kyle Blackburn and Liam Symonds. During this webinar, we will discuss various pathways to a legal career, including the solicitor, barrister, legal executive and apprenticeship areas of the profession, with our panellists. The session will kick off with an overview of the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam (SQE)…
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