20 Essex Street has become the first chambers in the country to adopt the Contextual Recruitment System (CRS), a tool run by diversity recruitment specialist Rare. The software, which is used by a number of law firms, inputs social mobility metrics into graduate recruitment databases to allow potential employers to view not just a candidate’s achievements, but also the context in which those achievements were gained, including postcode, school quality, refugee status and more. CRS users hope the system will help to drive diversity among new recruits by unearthing candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
05 December 2018
Recruitment software to aid diversity drive
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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