Diversity and Inclusion - Page 16
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Diversity Lab programme sees 20 US law firms named 'inclusion champions'
Reed Smith and White & Case among those to score at least 70 out of 100 for their D&I efforts
Microsoft names CMS best for diversity among UK partner firms
London-based firm leads eight-strong group that includes Reed Smith, Mischon de Reya and Osborne Clarke
British Retail Consortium partners with RPC to promote D&I in retail recruitment
Partnership to see RPC become BRC’s exclusive resident advisor in employment law
ICC appoints co-chairs of new disability inclusion and international arbitration task force
King & Spalding associate Simon Maynard and Toronto-based independent arbitrator Todd Weiler are set to take the reins on the 'first-of-its-kind' initiative
Cooley partners with Tech Nation for D&I programme aimed at black entrepreneurs
'First-of-its-kind' scheme offers guidance to early-stage UK tech startups with at least one Black or multiracial with Black heritage founder
BP unveils trimmed-down roster of 26 panel firms as it seeks to 'consolidate external spend'
Some 26 firms appointed globally following competitive tender that assessed candidates' D&I and energy transition capabilities
Global organisations fail to make meaningful progress on diversity and inclusion
Baker McKenzie survey finds companies are still mainly focused on raising awareness
Raft of Chicago IP firms add DEI efforts to billable hours
Quintet made up of Leydig Voit & Mayer, Loeb & Loeb, Marshall Gerstein & Borun, McAndrews Held & Malloy and McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Diversity Lab seeks to help 200 women lawyers return to the profession by 2025
Latest incarnation of its OnRamp fellowship programme supported by more than 35 legal organisations
Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and ethnic diversity
Magic Circle quintet among eight founding firms seeking sector-wide approach to achieve 'a more sustainable impact'
Linklaters partners with SoftBank on diversity-led accelerator programme
UK Magic Circle firm signs up as strategic partner for European leg of Vision Fund Emerge 2021 programme
Litigation funder earmarks $100m to fund racially diverse and female-led cases
Burford Capital broadens focus of Equity Project launched in 2018; portion of profits from successful cases to boost funding