City Firms Unite With In-house Teams To Launch Social Mobility Placements
Media and technology companies such as Yahoo, ITV and Microsoft have partnered with City firms Slaughter and May, Bird & Bird and Olswang to create legal work placements for students from underprivileged backgrounds. The placements are subject to Prime guidelines,...
Linklaters – First Magic Circle firm to adopt Gender Diversity Targets
June 9, 2014 from TheLawyer. Linklaters has become the first magic circle firm to adopt gender diversity targets and is aiming for 30 per cent female membership on its executive committee and international board by 2018. The firm has also set its sights on greater...‘More women judges will improve law’: Britain’s only female Supreme Court judge calls for more diversity
Britain’s only female Supreme Court judge says there needs to be more gender equality shown across Britain’s legal system and that by appointing more female judges the quality of justice could be greatly improved. Baroness Hale called for greater positive...UK Firms should ‘set targets and not use shortlists’ to get more Women in Board-Level Roles
UK businesses should set aspirational targets rather than introduce women-only shortlists to increase the number of women on boards, according to a non-departmental public body. The Equality and Human Rights Commission made the recommendation when it published new...
The UK Diversity Legal Awards are the only industry awards that focus solely on recognising and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion across the legal profession in the UK. View full list of 2021 Award winners: diversitylegalawards…
