The legal profession’s ‘domination’ of best employer rankings hits parody levels as City law firms recast as social mobility champions Madeleine Farman For those in the legal profession, its record on casting its net beyond the privileged has long been an embarrassment……
‘This latest round has been disappointing’: A&O vows to address lack of diversity as Magic Circle announces new partners Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm…
Odds against you: New figures show BAME applicants less likely to succeed as judges than white counterparts Kathryn McCann The Official Statistics Bulletin published yesterday (2 June) by the Judicial Appointments commission (JAC) has revealed that black and minority…
We wanted diversity, we got box-ticking – real change on diversity needs leadership in law Legal Business Fieldfisher’s Michael Chissick says progress on gay inclusion masks a wider diversity failure in law ‘Did you see the game…
Less male, pale and private practice: Surging in-house and female lawyer ranks keep the profession expanding Legal Business The future of the profession looks increasingly female and focused away from the traditional domination of private practice according to…
Half of solicitors are Oxbridge educated, along with 74% of judges, new data reveals Legal Business A privately educated elite continues to dominate the legal profession, as new Sutton Trust figures show 78% of barristers have…
‘A real achievement’: Pinsent Masons tops Stonewall rankings for LGBT inclusive law firms Legal Business UK top 20 firm Pinsent Masons is the top law shop, and fifth best overall UK employer for LGBT staff…
Eighteen law firms join latest attempt to improve the profession’s dire social inclusion record Legal Business Eighteen major law firms, including Linklaters, Macfarlanes, White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell, have joined a new initiative to…
Bears, woods and silk: dual research reminds profession of stalled diversity progress Legal Business Recent efforts to improve social mobility within the legal profession are having little-to-no effect at the Bar and within the…
Small gestures – can a new wave of social inclusion schemes deliver? Kathryn McCann Despite much debate in recent years, social inclusion in the legal profession remains woeful. Are a new range of initiatives…
Putting things in context: Magic Circle commits to social mobility tool after highly critical report Tom Moore Eight elite City firms have adopted a contextual recruitment tool designed to boost social mobility in their ranks after a…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – Reed Smith’s Tamara Box on women and law Legal Business Imagine, in sequence, a football player, a surveyor, a figure skater and a managing partner of a law firm –…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
Law’s ‘class ceiling’ – Government report finds one law firm hires 60% of trainees from Oxbridge Legal Business A government report into barriers of entry in the professions has criticised the ‘class ceiling’ at law firms and other…
Hitting your targets: A&O launches return to work pilot to meet 20:20 gender diversity goal Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a back-to-work initiative for women, using its contract lawyer business Peerpoint in a bid…
No judicial experience required: Judiciary rolls out diversity initiative for deputy High Court judge roles Legal Business In a move to boost diversity within judicial ranks, the judiciary has begun piloting a new initiative to allow candidates from…
Judicial diversity: First female senior presiding judge appointed Legal Business The senior judiciary has gone further towards increasing diversity in its ranks as it names its first female senior presiding…
‘Shining examples’: Three law firms make Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list Tom Moore Weightmans, Addleshaw Goddard and Oxfordshire-based Brethertons Solicitors have all made it on to the top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list.
Diversity: Norton Rose Fulbright sets 30% female partner target for 2020 Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has set a target for its female partnership globally, aiming for 30% representation by 2020.
Women in law: BLP signs up to 30% female partnership target by 2018 Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the tenth major law firm in the UK to establish a gender target, committing…
