Diversity

I Stephanie Boyce has taken over the reins at Chancery Lane, making history as the Law Society’s first president of colour

ULaw welcomes director of equality, diversity and inclusion

The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) is open for its 2021 cohort.

Law firms, legal businesses and chambers have been urged to join the #10000BlackInterns initiative, which aims to broaden career opportunities for Black people in the UK.

Diversity at the Bar is ‘inching’ forward but needs to accelerate, Bar Chair Derek Sweeting QC said this week in response to the annual Bar Standards Board diversity report. 

The Bar has become marginally more diverse, according to the annual Bar Standards Board (BSB) report

In a special NLJ report, Grania Langdon-Down talks to Mrs Justice Cockerill, head of the Commercial Court, and litigators about the challenges of 2020 and what 2021 will bring in relation to work-flow, procedural reform, diversity and well-being. She also draws on responses from the latest London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and NLJ Litigation Trends Survey. Overall, most responders were positive that the litigation market would grow or, at least, remain unchanged. There was overwhelming support for virtual hearings and agile working. But there was also a strong message to the profession’s leaders that the legal community needs to do more to promote both diversity and inclusion and the importance of good mental health.

As members prepare for an expected spike in litigation, LSLA president Chris Bushell (pictured) is determined to ensure that mental health and diversity and inclusion remain key priorities for London’s litigators

The Employment Lawyers’ Association (ELA) is launching a 21 Day Racial Habit-Building Challenge for members to help advance the conversation around race in the UK

Black and Asian solicitors are disproportionately likely to be investigated for regulatory breaches, official figures have revealed