The Law Society of England and Wales has released guidance on disability terminology and language to support employers and employees in the workplace.
LawCareers.Net is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by BARBRI.
International law firm Withers LLP has announced that it’s achieved Mansfield Rule Certification Plus in the UK and US having demonstrated its progress in, and commitment to, increasing diversity.
To coincide with this year’s Black History Month, the Law Society has published new guidance to support Black and minority ethnic students entering the profession.
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has proposed new equality rules in a consultation document to provide equal opportunities for all barrister and aspiring barristers. The primary suggested change is an amendment to core duty eight, which currently states that barristers “must not discriminate unlawfully against any person”. The BSB seeks to replace this with barristers “ must act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion”.
In the most recent episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, the LawCareers.Net team speaks to legal expert Dana Denis-Smith. From growing up in communist Romania with a negative experience of the law to starting her career as a journalist and later moving into law, Dana is now a dedicated advocate for championing women in the legal profession.
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, Irwin Mitchell LLP and Dentons have all announced high autumn retention rates, for both their trainee and solicitor apprenticeship cohorts.
The National Paralegal Awards, hosted by CILEX, took place last week (Thursday 5 September) in Birmingham and recognised 12 individuals and three businesses, celebrating the epitome of paralegal talent. This year marked the event’s sixth anniversary.
Hill Dickinson LLP is the latest law firm to sign up to Project Rise – a cross-firm initiative by the Law Society’s Disabled Solicitors Network, which is designed to encourage more part-time training opportunities in the legal profession.