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29 September 2021
Issue: 7950 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Equality
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Removing barriers

The Law Society has joined with Cardiff University to issue guidance for law firms on reasonable adjustments to help them recruit and retain disabled employees

The guidance follows the publication of a report in 2020 which found disability has been largely overlooked by diversity and inclusion initiatives in the solicitors’ profession, ‘Legally Disabled?―the career experiences of disabled people in the legal profession’, by Cardiff Business School and the Law Society’s Lawyers with Disabilities Division. It offers practical advice on adjustments that can be made, many of which are simple to implement, such as changing the office layout and positioning, providing a suitcase for files, providing options for flexible or hybrid working, and adjusting roles within teams.

Law Society president I Stephanie Boyce said: ‘It is important for employers to approach discussions with their disabled employees positively and constructively.’

Issue: 7950 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Equality
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42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer

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Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

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