5Jan

Law Gazette: Something happened | Feature

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By Eduardo Reyes | 30 November 2020 Click here to read on the Law Gazette’s website The clients of City law firms can begin to plan for life after Covid-19. But have their priorities changed? Eduardo...
4Jan

CORDELLA BART-STEWART OBE

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We are delighted to announce that Cordella Bart-Stewart, Tribunal Judge (Immigration and Asylum) and director and co-founder of the Black Solicitors Network (BSN), has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2021 New Year Honours...
28Dec

BSN Winter Newsletter 2020

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Dear Members, Season’s greetings! I’m sure you’ll agree that 2020 has been a year like no other. As an organisation and within our communities we have faced unprecedented challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and,...
23Dec

Applications Now Closed: Accutrainee Scholarship Programme

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BSN is pleased to support the Accutrainee Scholarship Programme Accutrainee                                                                               In 2012 Accutrainee introduced an innovative concept to the legal industry, creating a unique training contract for aspiring solicitors. To date we have helped...
14Sep

BSN Newsletter – Autumn 2020

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Dear Members,  After what has been a turbulent year so far, I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well.  There have been many challenges facing black and minority ethnic communities in...
6Sep

BSN City Group – Connecting across the distances

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The BSN Junior Lawyers Group (JLG) was proud to be involved in BSN City Group’s ‘Connecting across the distances’ sessions over the summer. We recognise that many of our members have been personally affected by...
13Jul

Winmark Foundation – CLO Network scholarships

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BSN is delighted to partner with the Winmark Foundation in supporting three scholarship memberships of the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) network to our members who are in-house lawyers. CLO sits at the heart of Winmark’s...
24Jun

BSN City Group and JLG: Connecting across the distances

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Connecting across the distances is now more important than ever. While social distancing has affected BSN City Group’s programme of events for 2020, we are looking to organise events and webinars to support our members working remotely....
21Jun
Junior lawyers – SBA has got your back

Junior lawyers – SBA has got your back

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Do you work closely with Junior Lawyers? If so, SBA – The Solicitors’ Charity needs your help in reaching those at the start of their careers. Please share this post with your colleagues. By now,...
3Jun

BSN’s Statement

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The Black Solicitors Network is committed to justice and equality under the law for all people regardless of race, colour or creed.  We are horrified by the manner of the death of Mr George Floyd...
21May

BSN/Accenture Legal Internship July 2020

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BSN is once again delighted to be collaborating with leading professional services/consulting firm, Accenture, to offer an exciting opportunity for BSN student members to undertake a summer internship programme within its legal team. We invite our members who...
7Apr

COVID-19 Police Interview Protocol

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A national Interview Protocol between National Police Chiefs’ Council, Crown Prosecution Service, The Law Society, Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association has been agreed. This guidance is intended to assist investigators...
31Mar

BSN Spring Newsletter 2020

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Dear members, As we come to terms with the unprecedented and profound impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we at BSN are focusing on how we can best support each other.  In light of the...
17Feb

BSN Creating Pathways Committee: We’re recruiting

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Creating Pathways was conceived in 2014, and is considered the first initiative of its kind for BAME lawyers working in private practice and in-house. BAME lawyers suffer higher attrition rates than their non-BAME colleagues. In...
17Jan

BSN Annual General Meeting 2020

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Thank you to all of you who attended our AGM on Monday 13 January 2020. We hope you found the evening informative.  If you would like to download a copy of the presentation, please click...
15Oct

Black History Month 2019 Newsletter

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15 October 2019 Dear members, Black History Month is here and we at BSN are excited to share with you our roster of inspirational events for the month of October, showcasing outstanding achievements and contributions...
1Aug

BSN North Summer Interprofessional Event

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BSN North held its first-ever summer interprofessional networking event earlier this month. With over 100 sign-ups, the positive response to the event highlighted the great demand for professional events that provide an inclusive space for...
31Jul

BSN Jobs Board: Legal Roles with Mi5 and Mi6

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We are delighted to advertise for the recruitment of a Legal Advisor and an Assistant Legal Adviser on behalf of Mi5 and Mi6 to our network of members. Please continue reading for further information, and...
22Jul

Newsletter – Summer 2019

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Dear Colleague, We hope you’re enjoying the great British summer so far! We are delighted to share with you our pipeline of initiatives and events for the coming months. We hope you will agree these...
30Mar

Ethnic diversity in practice – how to bridge the gap

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Article for the Chartered Management Institute, by Paulette Mastin The economic and moral case for ethnic diversity in the workplace is well-rehearsed. McKinsey’s 2018 research on diversity in the workplace revealed that companies with the...
30Mar

ACCA Panel Member Recruitment

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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are recruiting for the following roles: Chair Lay panel members Accountant panel member, including accountants with audit expertise Regulatory Assessor (auditor) Successful applicants will join ACCA’s panel of...
24Dec

BSN’s December 2018 Newsletter

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Diversity and inclusion role models, champions and leaders were honoured at the 9th Annual UK Diversity Legal Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 21 November at the prestigious Grange St Paul’s Hotel, London! This year we were...
23Oct

Big Voice London: Model Law Commission

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Big Voice London, a youth legal and social mobility charity is looking for volunteers for their upcoming Model Law Commission conference. Big Voice London seeks to engage young people from non-traditional backgrounds in law and...
8Oct

SRA Board recruitment

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The SRA is seeking two new lay Board members to take up post in January 2019.  If you are interested in joining the SRA’s Board, further information can be found here: https://www.saxbam.com/appointment/solicitors-regulation-authority/
15Sep

BSN – Join us today!

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The Black Solicitors Network is an award winning not-for-profit organisation of 20+ years standing, committed to achieving equality of access, retention and promotion of black solicitors.  Our membership has grown markedly over the years, but...
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A European perspective

The European Judicial Training Network, EJTN provides training programmes with a European dimension delivered in the form of study visits and country exchanges, the English language exchange taking place in Romania. Last summer I attended…

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Professional Update – 25 April 2013

25 April 2013 Society secures concessions on shares-for-rights scheme The Law Society has helped to secure major concessions on the government’s ‘shares-for-rights’ scheme, which allows employers to offer company shares to workers in exchange for…

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BME Council member election

This is a really important time for all Solicitors to actively engage with their representative body. If you are registered with the SRA to receive communications based on your ethnicity, you will shortly receive a…

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