As part of this year’s Black History Month events at City Hall, the Greater London Authority will be screening the Black-led production of King Lear on Friday 14 October 2016. This film, which was commissioned by The Space (Arts Council and the BBC funded) and the British Council as part of Shakespeare Lives, stars Don…
The Law Society will be running a number of events this Autumn and would welcome your help in promoting them to your members. Below is a list of the events with links September BME speed networking event The second BAME networking event brings together junior lawyers with senior lawyers from private practise and in…
Suzy Lamplugh Trust seeking trustee with legal background Suzy Lamplugh Trust is looking to strengthen its board of trustees. If you have knowledge of law (preferably contract, tort and criminal) and recent experience of practice in at least some of those areas, and would like to contribute to the work of the leading personal safety charity, we would…
On 27 September 2016, the Law Society is hosting a speed networking event aimed at black and minority ethnic solicitors. The aim of this event is to bring BAME solicitors, working in law firms, together with senior BAME solicitors working in corporate in-house departments and city law firms to network. For more details click the…
Click the link below to download the BSN Mentoring Application form. BSN – Mentoring Application Form
On Tuesday 26 July 2016, BSN City Group launched its Creating Pathways through Mentoring and Sponsorship programme at an event hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. This followed a successful pilot programme in 2014/2015, aimed at providing mid-level BME lawyers with access to insights and perspectives on professional development from outside their organisations…
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON THURSDAY 19 th May 2016 LINKLATERS LLP ONE SILK STREET, LONDON EC2Y 8HQ 6.30PM TO RECEIVE THE REPORTS OF THE CHAIR, TREASURER AND FOR THE ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS RSVP enquiries@blacksolicitorsnetwork.co.uk
As discussed, we now wish to set up a management committee to move our organisation forward. This first committee meeting will be at 6pm on Monday the 18th April 2016 at Kenworthy Chambers Arlington House, Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AJ. This meeting will be for anyone interested in joining the management committee. Like most voluntary…
The finalists of the 2015 UK Diversity Legal Awards (judged categories) are: Company or Team Awards: Recruitment/Attracting Talent: Freshfields Hogan Lovells Linklaters Retention/Talent Management: Winner to be announced on the night Individual Awards: BSN Rising Star: Rashida Abdulai (Associate, Hogan Lovells) Shaunée James (Associate, Reed Smith) Diversity Champion: Sundeep Bhatia, Solicitor, Beaumonde Law Practice Sophie…
Law Society President Jonathan Smithers and high court judge, the Honourable Mr Justice Dingemans, will be the keynote speakers and guests of honour at the 2015 UK Diversity Legal Awards presentation dinner. This prestigious black-tie event will take place on the 24th November at the Grange Tower Hill Hotel in London. Presenting the awards this…
