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“I’ve been mistaken for other Black people who look and sound nothing like me”
Jacqui Rhule-Dagher shares her experience as a Black woman in law, why intersectionality is the key to inclusion and her advice for aspiring solicitors.
25 Oct 2022
Justice system must be a key priority for Sunak and new government
Lubna Shuja, president of the Law Society, sets out the urgent issues Rishi Sunak must prioritise as he takes office as prime minister.
25 Oct 2022
How your firm can survive the great resignation
The numbers show that the great resignation has hit the UK, with record high numbers of employees leaving their jobs. Nikki Alderson shares three ways...
20 Oct 2022
Practical ways in-house lawyers can fight the climate crisis
In-house lawyers are key to shaping green initiatives within their organisations. To mark the approach of Pro Bono Week 2022 and COP27, Lawyers for Net...
14 Oct 2022
"I didn’t have connections to anyone who worked in law"
Karl Brown explains his journey to becoming a solicitor, how his working-class background gave him resilience and why he’s got just as much right to...
13 Oct 2022
Belgium abolishes EU nationality requirement for requalification
UK nationals can requalify in Belgium without having to obtain EU citizenship, following the reform of the Belgian Judicial Code.
10 Oct 2022
“U-turn makes a bad situation worse”: solicitors left behind by government deal
The dispute over criminal legal aid funding is far from over. Solicitors must receive parity on the 15% fee increase offered to barristers by November,...
10 Oct 2022
Impact story: focus on autism at Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills set out to be more inclusive of neurodiversity in the workplace. Learn how its autism initiative has started to generate positive change.
05 Oct 2022
No future in criminal defence for solicitors without 15%, we warn minister
We had an urgent meeting on 29 September with the Ministry of Justice, after the government announced a payoff for barristers to end their strike....
30 Sep 2022
“I was expected to become a secretary”
Meet Shama Gupta, a senior associate and diversity and inclusion ambassador at Freeths.
30 Sep 2022
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