City solicitors from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds are more likely than their peers to be the highest performers in their firms. Among state school trainees, for example, 14% received the highest review ratings compared to 8% of independently educated trainees. Similarly, 14% of first generation university trainees receive high performance review ratings compared to 10% of their peers. Despite this, however, these solicitors are less likely to advance their careers at an early stage or to be retained by the firm. These are the results of a unique study of 2,800 lawyers and interviews with employees at eight global law firms by the Bridge Group, which promotes socio-economic diversity, and the Sutton Trust.
04 October 2018
Talent held back
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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