Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Bar Council chair leads calls to address persistent under-representation of Black judges

Annual MoJ diversity report highlights slow progress on ethnic minority representation across legal profession

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Legal profession marks six years of Women in Law Pledge

Law Society, Bar Council and CILEX reflect on progress and renew calls for gender equality in the profession

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Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal

Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable

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Two centuries of the Law Society: from exclusion to inclusion

A diverse legal profession better reflects the society it serves, writes Law Society president Richard Atkinson

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Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push

Weil’s global private funds co-head, Ed Gander, to be joined by Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle in coming weeks

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Judge questions wisdom of law firm deals with Trump in striking down executive order targeting Perkins Coie

Federal judge says ‘some clients may harbour reservations’ about implications of some firms’ efforts to head off attacks over DEI policies through deals  

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From perception to presence: developing an authentic professional brand

Building a personal brand is not about imposing a narrative, it is about being authentic, writes Farone Advisors’ Deborah Farone

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Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025 – and why

Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards

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IBA reaffirms support for rule of law and diversity amid Trump attacks on legal profession

International Bar Association launches new initiative aimed at young lawyers to help safeguard rule of law

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Boosting women representation in the litigation funding sector

Litigation funders must follow the lead of law firms to address a lack of gender diversity in the sector, writes Exton Advisors’ Lucy Glyn

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Campaigning Skadden associate resigns citing Big Law's failure to challenge Trump's attacks on law firms

Rachel Cohen helped coordinate letter signed by nearly 800 associates calling on law firm leaders to condemn Trump administration's “all-out attack”

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Law firms must stay focused on diversity - IBA panel

Keynote speaker Andrea de la Piedra says that despite increased diversity policies, change isn’t happening fast enough

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SRA launches fund to support disadvantaged students to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination

SRA fund established through fines levied on Kaplan, the official SQE provider

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Winners announced at UK Women and Diversity in Law Awards

Women of the Year Charlotte Proudman and Monica Feria-Tinta among those honoured

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IBA announces next phase of its gender equality project

Second stage of the 50:50 by 2030 study will include a global survey of women lawyers

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