As part of its positive action strategy, the Law Society is running two free workshops – judicial appointments: interview training for solicitors. The course is aimed at Black and Asian solicitors who are currently under represented in the judiciary The workshops will equip attendees with the skills to help enhance your application and interview performance….

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The Bar Council, the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) are proud to announce the second Minority Lawyers’ Seminar.

THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED, APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its response to the 12-week consultation on changes to the education and training regulations. The consultation was launched in December 2013 and closed on 25 February. It represents the first stage of the SRA’s Training for Tomorrow programme and…

In both the UK and the US, lawyers who are BMEs are significantly underrepresented in the legal profession. In the UK, we see significant numbers of BME law and bar school students but low numbers receiving pupillages and training contracts. In the US, the numbers of Black and African American law students have increased slightly…

The BSN Annual General Meeting 2014 will take place on Thursday 24th April 2014 at Linklaters LLP. When Thursday, 24th April 2014 at 6.30pm Agenda 1. Chairs welcome and report 2. Council members report 3. Executive Directors report 4. Treasurers Report 5. Election of  Directors 6. Any other business Where Linklaters, 1 Silk St, London…

The JAC has been asked to run a selection exercise to recommend

After a short break, the BSN Events team is pleased to announce