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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.

“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...

Impact story: Stephenson Harwood's Black Talent Programme

Stephenson Harwood set out to increase representation of Black and ethnic minority colleagues across the firm. Discover how its Black Talent Programme made an impact...

“We’ve got change at our fingertips”: a conversation on navigating the legal profession as a black woman

Angela and Mary met to discuss their differing experiences as black women in the profession. Join us in celebrating Black History Month 2023: ‘Saluting our...

Saluting our Sisters: celebrating Black History Month 2023

Join us in celebrating the contribution of black women to the legal profession and wider society as we embrace this year’s Black History Month theme:...

Black History Month: Legal profession celebrates influential Black women lawyers

Solicitors in England and Wales will celebrate Black History Month (1 October) by embracing the ’Saluting our Sisters’ theme, which highlights the role Black women...

“I had the audacity to persevere and believe in myself”

Meet Joan Scott. She’s an in-house commercial lawyer, who was nominated for our Legal Heroes awards for her equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work in...

“I couldn’t see career progression, so I made my own opportunities”

Sarah Khan-Bashir describes her journey into law, overcoming rejection and under-representation. Now, she heads up a successful family law firm and raises awareness about marriage...

Opening up; stress, pressure and mental ill-health in private practice

Managing your mental health in a demanding work environment can be incredibly challenging. For Mental Health Awareness Week, three solicitors open up about their experiences...

Over 100 years before the judiciary reflects the Black population in our society

New analysis by the Law Society reveals it will take over a century before Black people are properly represented within the judiciary.

“I’ve been mistaken for other Black people who look and sound nothing like me”

Jacqui Rhule-Dagher shares her experience as a Black woman in law, why intersectionality is the key to inclusion and her advice for aspiring solicitors.

“I was expected to become a secretary”

Meet Shama Gupta, a senior associate and diversity and inclusion ambassador at Freeths.

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