Rare Foundations Development Programme Rare Foundations is Rare’s series of introductory career programmes for Black African and Black Caribbean students and students of mixed race
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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

In Focus: BIUCAC
About: British Inter-University Commercial Awareness Competition (BIUCAC) is a commercial awareness competition designed specifically for undergraduate law students at non-Russell Group universities with the aim

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

Clifford Chance announces ‘diverse group’ of new partners Clifford Chance has announced the promotion of 32 new partners. Twelve of the new partners are female

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

Clifford Chance set out to make inclusion intrinsic by adopting a campaigning approach that has dramatically increased people’s reported sense of inclusion. This case study

Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund returns for second year in a row
The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund (SWSQF) returns for second year in a row. The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund (SWSQF) is aimed at individuals

UK Legal Apprenticeship Pledge
A number of law firms have signed a public pledge to ensure legal apprentices are treated equally with employees on training contracts. Firms signing the

The Law Society Gazette reports that Clifford Chance has appointed its first-ever global head of wellbeing and employee experience as the magic circle firm aims