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Celebrating Pride in the legal profession

07 June 2023
Issue: 8028 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Diversity
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The legal profession will be hosting events, discussions and celebrations on LGBTQ+ history, experience and ongoing discrimination around the world to mark Pride this month.

Norton Rose Fulbright, for example, is sharing stories and lived experiences from the firm’s Pride network and allies around the world, while the InterLaw Diversity Forum is hosting a discussion on the lack of senior LGBTQ+ leaders in the legal profession.

Solicitors and barristers will unite to march at London Pride, under a banner reading: ‘Fighting for equality under the rule of law’. In a joint statement, Bar chair Nick Vineall KC and Law Society president Lubna Shuja said: ‘Like all lawyers, LGBTQ+ lawyers play an important role in upholding the rule of law, helping shape the justice system and fighting for their clients’ rights.

‘We will continue to get a greater understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ+ lawyers and work in partnership to remove barriers to inclusion.’

According to data on sexual orientation from the Law Society’s 2022 practising certificate survey, 80% of lesbian, gay and bisexual solicitors felt supported by their peers, and 70% felt supported by their line manager.

Issue: 8028 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Diversity
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