Bird & Bird joins the likes of Mayer Brown International LLP, TLT LLP, DWF Group Plc, Kennedys and more by introducing a solicitor apprenticeship programme.
Silk, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Split, Legally Blonde… the list goes on! We’re no strangers to women in the courtroom on TV but very few (if any) programmes express the difficulty women have faced getting to this point. For those who choose the barrister route, the road for women has been one paved with various obstacles. To this day, there are fewer women at the Bar than those practising as solicitors (38.8% compared with 52%).
The Solicitors’ Charity offers more ways than ever to support solicitors in England and Wales. The charity has revamped its support approach in favour of holistic wellbeing with an aim to improve the wellbeing of solicitors by assisting them in overcoming life’s challenges.