24 September 2020
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
Writing in NLJ this week, he provides an update on progress of this very important issue for the profession. Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the legal profession to embrace agile working while the killing of George Floyd by police officers in the US as well as other tragedies has led to renewed, global awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Bushell provides feedback on what is being done and what work remains on removing barriers pertaining to gender, ethnicity, social mobility, age, disability and other characteristics. He concludes: ‘We need to maintain the momentum, particularly on ethnicity.’
