Some 14 law firms have been ranked highly in an index of employers who boost social mobility. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner came fourth in the Top 50 Social Mobility Employer Index, run by the Social Mobility Foundation, the Social Mobility Commission and the City of London Corporation. Also featured are Baker McKenzie, Linklaters, Herbert Smith Freehills, Freeths, Clifford Chance, Eversheds Sutherland, Hogan Lovells, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons, HFW, Slaughter and May, Mayer Brown International and Dentons. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple also appears. Alan Milburn, former chair of the Commission, said: 'There is a mood for change in the nation.’
12 July 2018
Firms come top in social mobility
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