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Diversity and inclusion framework sets out how the legal profession can create lasting change
We have launched a diversity and inclusion (D&I) framework to serve as a roadmap for workplaces to develop and deliver a strategic approach to D&I....
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Fifteen talented and tenacious aspiring solicitors have been awarded a sought-after scholarship by the Law Society of England and Wales’ Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) to...
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Where you start in life should not determine where you end up. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce discusses the findings of industry-wide research on...
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The City of London Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce, which the Law Society of England and Wales sits on, has today published a report into progression to...
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Lubna Shuja, vice president of the Law Society, sat down with Travelers Europe to discuss bias in the workplace, how to minimise it and be...
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Diversity in the judiciary: statutory consultation
We’re calling for the abolition of statutory consultation to reform the judicial application process so it mirrors the diversity of the applicants’ pool and of...
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A presidency like no other: interview with I. Stephanie Boyce
I. Stephanie Boyce sits down to discuss her historical term as president, the challenges of working in-house, not giving up, and what her next step...
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Dear Legal Profession – letter from a solicitor apprentice
Emily Shields is a third-year solicitor apprentice at Osborne Clarke in Bristol, having joined straight from sixth form in 2019 as part of the firm's...
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