If you are interested in Diversity and Inclusion, you may be interested in some of these articles and other information from October 2022:
Black History Month
- Over 100 years before the judiciary reflects the Black population in our society
- “I’ve been mistaken for other Black people who look and sound nothing like me” – Jacqui Rhule-Dagher
- Promoting race inclusivity in the workplace: a toolkit for organisations
- On the March – Black History Month
- Upwardly mobile
- I changed my name to fit in
- “I didn’t have connections to anyone who worked in law” – Karl Brown
- Scarcity of black partners ‘not a pipeline issue’ – Lammy
Read:
- Legal profession marks World Menopause Day
- Historic moment as Lubna Shuja becomes first Asian and first Muslim president of the Law Society
- Case study: focus on autism at Herbert Smith Freehills
- Activist lawyer
- Have expectations of work and workplaces changed?
- Is there a drinking culture at legal events?
- How to manage poor workplace culture
- Good managers mean better mental health
- When the mask slips
- Linklaters lawyers could be financially rewarded for diversity work
- SQE pass rates reveal continuing racial divide
- Lubna Shuja makes history as she becomes first Asian Law Society president
- Woman set to become first Muslim Law Society President to visit Bradford
- What does a real work-life balance look like?
- ‘Less opera and cricket’: Vos calls for workplace chat to change
- Mental health: The impact of SRA investigations
- Baby loss campaigning solicitor ramps up fight for statutory paid leave
- City firms publicly pledge to treat legal apprentices equally
- Disabled junior lawyer awarded £23,000 over terminated recruitment
- Paralegal speaks of journey from brain injury to blossoming career
- News focus: Outgoing Society president reflects on a groundbreaking tenure
- Less elitism, more inclusion: the legal industry aims for change
- Mastering the menopause
- Judges presiding over ‘institutionally racist’ justice system – report
- Brave new hybrid world
- Challenging the predefined ideas of ‘success’ and ‘achievement’ – Justin Farrance
- Regrets? Maybe A Few, Say Older Partners Looking Back at Their Work-Life Balance
- Removal process for judges ‘unconstitutional’, support network tells MoJ
- Judge removal policy could be misapplied, Law Society warns
- Women earn 34% less than men at the bar
- How to be a resilient lawyer
- 120-year wait for judiciary to be fully representative – Society
- Legal burnout: what firms can do to help
- Law firm’s new work-life balance: turn off your camera for night-time calls
Listen:
Watch:
- Watch: How to Make Partner – Law Society Webinar
- Watch: Law Society: Recharge: How To Work More Flexibly and Develop a Portfolio Career
- Watch: Inclusive workplaces for neurodivergent lawyers – SRA Webinar
- Watch: How to get a seat at a boardroom table – Law Society Webinar
- Watch: SQE2 – feedback on the first assessment – SRA Webinar
