Sentences with phrase «social mobility initiative»

PRIME, the ground - breaking social mobility initiative launched by 23 major law firms earlier this month, looks set to be expanded to include the London offices of several leading US firms, with White & Case and Shearman & Sterling among those lining up to get involved.

Hogan Lovells» chairman Nicholas Cheffings is to succeed Allen & Overy (A&O) senior partner David Morley as chair of legal social mobility initiative Prime next year.

Discussions around this issue have resulted in schemes such as PRIME — a social mobility initiative launched by 23 major law firms in September last year, which will see participating firms provide an annual number of work experience placements to eligible students that is equivalent to 50 % of their trainee intake.

Allen & Overy (A&O) senior partner David Morley has been appointed to chair a new board set up to oversee social mobility initiative PRIME, as the scheme nears its one - year anniversary.

Clifford Chance (CC) has backed a study proposing a set of new social mobility initiatives for graduate recruitment in the legal industry, including a new university ranking system.

Clifford Chance (CC) has backed a study proposing a set of new social mobility initiatives for graduate recruitment in the legal profession, including a new university ranking system.

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«Promoting Conservative ideas such as aspiration, free enterprise and social mobility whilst engaging voters of all backgrounds is why Conservative Voice is an important new initiative,» Patel said.

Sixteen alumni returned to Parliament Hill School, Highgate Road, London, part of the LaSWAP sixth form consortium, under the initiative to encourage state student social mobility by enabling schools to harness the talent and expertise of former students.

The expansion of the RSC's office is another move away from the original Govian model, as are a range of other DfE programmes designed to remedy the weaknesses of the original design, such as the regional partnerships the department has set up to tackle low social mobility and school underperformance, through initiatives like the 12 opportunity areas.

The Legal Education Foundation (LEF)- the charitable arm spun out of last year's sale of the College of Law - has formally launched with a series of six grants to initiatives supporting pro bono, social mobility and access to justice.

Ashurst and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have become the latest law firms to sign up to use a new hiring initiative aimed at boosting social mobility.

A initiative set up by in - house and private practice lawyers to help drive social mobility in the legal sector has expanded its coverage to include Leeds and Birmingham.

Cheffings, who has taken over leadership of the PRIME work experience initiative, was speaking as part of a recent Legal Week roundtable on social mobility, in which leading players in the diversity movement discussed the issues that still need to be dealt with by the profession.

The Lawyer Workplace and Diversity Awards (formally The Lawyer HR Awards Shortlisted for: Best corporate responsibility initiative Excellence in the office environment HR team of the year Highly commended for: Most effective diversity programme - LGB Most effective diversity programme - social mobility