About City Century is a solicitor apprenticeship initiative led by CLLS that identifies, recruits, educates, and develops the very best talent, connecting them to the City of
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In Focus: Mansfield Rule
About The Mansfield Rule is a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms and legal departments have a fair and
City firms unite to boost solicitor-apprenticeship numbers
The Law Society Gazette reports that city firms are marking Social Mobility Day with the official launch of an initiative to boost the number of
In Focus: PRIME
PRIME is an alliance of law firms across the UK and Republic of Ireland determined to improve access to, and socio-economic diversity within, the legal
In Focus: The Race Fairness Commitment
About: The Race Fairness Commitment by Rare was created following the publication of their report “closing the ethnicity stay gap” in 2020 which highlighted the
In Focus: AS Foundation
About The AS Foundation is dedicated to supporting aspiring solicitors from lower socio-economic backgrounds with the expenses that come with pursuing a legal career. The AS
Windrush pro bono scheme relaunched to reach more victims – Law Society Gazette
An access to justice organisation for people subject to immigration control is hoping to support more victims of the Windrush immigration scandal after relaunching a
UK Firms to Participate in Diversity Lab’s Latest Mansfield Certification Round
Law.com reports that Legal diversity organization Diversity Lab is kicking off the fifth year of its Mansfield certification process with the launch of a pilot
Missed Targets: How Top Law Firms Fail to Hit Their Diversity Goals
Law.com International has done an analysis of the UK’s largest law firms diversity targets. The analysis shows that they have quietly fallen short of their
Law.com International reports that Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has appointed its first inclusion and diversity client relationship partner. The firm has appointed London-based partner Daisy