Sentences with phrase «ethnic minority lawyers»

Although «the vast majority (87 %) of law firms participating in the study reported that they currently have a mentoring or associate integration program,» most law firms that participated in the study did not offer specialty mentoring programs specifically designed for women or ethnic minority lawyers.

Rachel created and led MoFo's first annual summit for women in - house counsel and MoFo's Odyssey program, which provides mentors for female and ethnic minority lawyers.

Not exact matches

During his tenure, embassy officials «advanced American values» by meeting with religious leaders and human rights lawyers and visiting Tibetan and Uighur ethnic minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang, Locke said.

Yet persistent and credible reporting on human rights violations continue, particularly in the areas of repression of political dissent, harassment of lawyers and human rights advocates, and suppression of religion and ethnic minority cultures.

«When they cut legal aid,» she says, «a lot of lawyers - particularly black and ethnic minority women lawyers - could no longer survive on the money we were earning because we were getting paid peanuts.

I want to be a lawyer and help ethnic and sexual minorities.

Recent diversity figures from the Judicial Appointments (JAC) show there is a serious problem with the appointment of black and minority ethnic lawyers to the bench and underline the need for targeted support and training, the Bar Council has said.

A host of leading UK law firms are weighing up introducing ethnic diversity targets for the first time, as addressing the dearth of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) lawyers rises up the agenda.

Black lawyers at firms including DLA, Linklaters and Ashurst on why ethnic minorities are so underrepresented at the top end of the UK legal profession

The latest silk round saw a record number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) lawyers appointed as QCs, with success rates for BAME candidates rising on last year and bettering the equivalent rate for white applicants.

Too often, the focus is on how law firms are aiming to boost inclusivity for women, LGBT lawyers or black and ethnic minorities.

Christopher Stephens, chairman of the JAC, said: «Women are applying and being selected in increasing numbers; black and minority ethnic lawyers are applying in larger numbers and are doing well in entry - level posts and solicitors are performing better in entry and middle ranking posts.

The principal mission of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.

Minority Law Journal released its annual Diversity Scorecard, which ranks law firms based on the ethnic diversity of their lawyers.

Establishment lawyers felt the entrepreneurial up - and - comers were demeaning the profession and degrading the reputation of lawyers by transforming the practice of law into a business industry that admitted ethnic minorities and others who lacked rank and class.

This story may not represent all the unique experiences of ethnic minorities who want to work in the legal sector, however, numerous prospective lawyers and law students of colour likely hold similar sentiments.

The measure of «trust in lawyers» fell from 47 % to 43 % and was strikingly low in some ethnic minority groups (such as Pakistani people (26 %)-RRB-.