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Solicitor Jacqui Rhule-Dagher tells PinkNews how her experiences as a Black lesbian woman have shaped her experiences as a top lawyer.

Who won Women And Diversity Awards - and why

Daniel Ajuh is an associate in the Litigation team in Squire Patton Boggs' Manchester office. He qualified in September 2022 after training with the firm. As part of his training, he completed a secondment at an international food and drink business. 

Just 90 of more than 13,000 partners at major law firms in England and Wales are Black

UK Diversity Legal Awards shine a spotlight on some of the most talented lawyers in the business

UK Diversity Legal Awards celebrates the achievers

11 January 2021 Proprietor of Beaumonde Law Practice in Harrow When young, I wanted to be a doctor like my parents. However, I decided to become a journalist. My parents disapproved so we compromised on law. I completed my LLB at Bristol Polytechnic. I then went to the College of Law. I did a conveyancing seat at a Bromley firm, and then a mixture of wills, civil and criminal litigation at a Watford firm. I clerked Crown court hearings and carried out repossession hearings. I qualified in 199...

The author of last year’s hard-hitting independent review of the Windrush immigration scandal heads the list of solicitors recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours. Wendy Williams, admitted in 1991, receives the CBE for public service. She is currently HM Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services for 13 forces across the Midlands, Wales and south-west England. Her review of the Windrush affair accused ministers and officials of failing to acknowledge the suffering of people wrongl...

By Jemma Slingo2020-12-17T10:30:00+00:00 Traditional training contracts can be ‘insurmountable obstacles’ for less advantaged graduates, who are pushed out by those with ‘insider knowledge’, a solicitor has told the regulator’s training conference. Cordella Bart-Stewart, director of the Black Solicitors Network, said she was ‘confident’ that Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) has the potential to improve diversity and social mobility. Speaking at the SRA’s annual SQE conference,...