Diversity

Government lawyers should reflect the society they serve, Susanna McGibbon, Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary to the Government Legal Department, writes in this week’s NLJ.

Government lawyers must reflect the society they serve: Susanna McGibbon explains how this can be achieved by integrating principles of fairness & inclusion at every stage

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Windrush, the generation of people who responded to the government’s invitation to come from the Caribbean to post-war Britain between 1948 and 1971. In this week’s NLJ, Pauline Campbell pays tribute to some of the many people who came to the UK, pre-Windrush and as part of the Windrush Generation.

On the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Windrush, Pauline Campbell reflects on West Indians’ contributions to the British war effort, to society & to the country

The legal profession will be hosting events, discussions and celebrations on LGBTQ+ history, experience and ongoing discrimination around the world to mark Pride this month.

CILEX lawyers with at least seven years’ experience will be eligible to become recorders, judges of the Upper Tribunal and deputy judges of the Upper Tribunal, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.

Senior litigation lawyer Pauline Campbell, writing in this week’s NLJ, sets out some of her personal experience of diversity and access after 17 years in the legal profession. 

Pauline Campbell questions the rate of progress on diversity & access across the legal profession

A video artwork, titled Appearance, which highlights the role of female judges, will feature as part of a major art exhibition at Modern Art Oxford (25 March–2 July). 

The London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAB) has invited Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) professionals to participate in their latest survey.