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Diversity Access Scheme awards scholarships to aspiring solicitors

Our Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) has awarded 14 talented aspiring solicitors the sought-after scholarship to help them qualify.

Impact story: how Moore Barlow’s holistic approach to partners’ contribution spotlights D&I

Following a merger in 2020, Moore Barlow set about establishing a new culture, taking the best from both legacy firms.

Legal Services Board publishes research into diversity of the profession

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published research on the systemic barriers to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the legal profession, alongside a...

“There was a hierarchy, and I was at the bottom”: Salma Maqsood on life as a hijabi Muslim lawyer

Meet Salma Maqsood, a partner at Thrings. Growing up, Salma didn’t see solicitors who looked like her. Now her portrait hangs in the Law Society...

Project Rise grows as the profession adopts part-time training

The latest firm to sign up to a cross-profession scheme initiated by our Disabled Solicitors Network is Hill Dickinson, meaning more part-time solicitor training will...

South Asian Heritage Month: profession encouraged to get involved

The Law Society of England and Wales encourages solicitors to connect with colleagues during South Asian Heritage Month, as we celebrate the richness and diversity...

SRA business plan and budget 2024/25 consultation – Law Society response

We’ve responded to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) consultation on its business plan and budget for 2024/25. Read our full response.

Reflecting on the impact of section 28 and the fight for LGBTQ+ equality

Jonathan Wheeler, Law Society Council member for LGBT+ Solicitors, explores the impact of section 28 on the legal profession, the progress made by LGBTQ+ solicitors...

#10000BlackInterns: new interns join the Law Society

Eleven interns have started their six-week paid internship at the Law Society of England and Wales, as part of the Society’s continued participation in the...

Report shines light on ethnic group attainment gap in legal professional assessments

The University of Exeter has published its report* on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) into the causes of different levels of attainment for...

“I went to university with the reading age of a 10-year-old”

Gary Steel describes how he left school at age 14 with no qualifications and eventually became a social welfare lawyer, never taking no for an...

Law Society publishes guidance to support disabled people in the workplace

To coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Law Society of England and Wales has published guidance to support disabled people in the workplace by...

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