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Flexibility & autonomy: Legally Disabled Research Team report
Greater flexibility of working achieved during the pandemic could enhance access to the profession for disabled lawyers, a survey of more than 100 disabled lawyers has found
04 November 2020
Striving for equality in recruitment
Five law firms and recruitment firm Rare have launched an initiative to give black and ethnic minority candidates the same opportunities as their white counterparts when competing for roles
04 November 2020
Challenging race inequality
The Bar Council has published three guides on race inequality at the Bar, as the legal profession marks Black History Month
06 October 2020
How the law came to support slavery Premium Content
Satvinder Juss investigates the shocking legal justifications that were used to excuse slavery
30 September 2020 / Satvinder S Juss
NLJ this week: LSLA updates on key priorities
Diversity & inclusion were given as a key priority by Chris Bushell in his speech as president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA), back in March
24 September 2020
An unrepresentative judiciary?
Only three per cent of judges in the High Court and above do not have a background as a barrister, the latest judicial diversity statistics have found
16 September 2020
Encouragement from the Bar
A cohort of ten barristers signed up to support the Bar Council’s #IAmTheBar campaign as social mobility advocates this week
15 September 2020
Pay reporting: under pressure Premium Content
Calls for action on ethnicity pay reporting continue to grow, says Charles Pigott
02 September 2020 / Charles Pigott
A diversity charter for paralegals
The Institute of Paralegals has launched a charter for employers of paralegals to show commitment to diversity and inclusion in the profession
08 July 2020
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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