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Diverse profession

14 October 2019
Issue: 7859 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Nearly one in six of nearly 189,000 solicitors on the Roll comes from a BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background, Law Society figures show. 

However, only one quarter of new solicitors provided information on their ethnicity last year, and among the entire profession, 17% have not provided ethnicity data. Law Society President Simon Davis said it was ‘a real cause for celebration that solicitors come from an ever-widening pool’, but noted the gap continues at more senior levels. More than 40% of male solicitors in private practice are partners, compared to less than 20% of women and just over 20% of BAME solicitors. 

Issue: 7859 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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