#10000BlackInterns initiative
The Times (£) looks at the #10000BlackInterns initiative, speaking to Dorcas Baah who took part in the intern scheme at the Law Society and has gone on to secure a job as an executive support officer here.
“It has been a life-changing and empowering experience for me,” she said, adding: “I would encourage anyone eligible to apply and make the most of this incredible opportunity.”
Celebrating the Law Society’s first Asian, first Muslim president
The Times Brief reports President Lubna Shuja’s inauguration last week.
World Menopause Day
African Voice discusses World Menopause Day.
Law Society of England and Wales president Lubna Shuja said: “The menopause affects a large proportion of our members, whether first hand, through relationships, friendships or in the workplace.
“That is why the Law Society has produced menopause guidance to help individuals and firms access the support they need.”
Social mobility
Today’s Conveyancer and Today’s Wills and Probate both report on social mobility in the solicitor profession.
Immediate past Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “Social mobility is a deeply personal issue to me. I was brought up in a single-parent household on a council estate and I found I didn’t have the connections that others may have had to get their foot in the door when starting out.
“I kept persevering and eventually qualified as a solicitor in 2002, having found a training contract at a local firm in Buckinghamshire.
“That’s why I am so proud of the work the Law Society has done over the past year on social mobility.”
Criminal courts backlog
Isle of Wight County Press covers the criminal court backlogs,.
Immediate past Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “The criminal justice system has been devastated by years of underfunding and cuts and there are not enough judges, barristers and solicitors to cover all the cases.”
Going Dutch
The Times (£) looks at an Anglo-Dutch exchange programme for young lawyers, noting Dame Fiona Woolf, who was president of the Law Society of England and Wales in 2006, took part in the exchange when she was a junior lawyer.
Also worth a read:
- Braverman’s resignation letter – BBC
- Call for standardised client information – Legal Futures & Gazette
- Continued growth predicted for City law firms – Times (£)
- Allen and Overy appoints a global ambassador for diversity – Gazette