The Judicial College is responsible for training all Judges. District Judge Obodai, who sits in Manchester as one of the foremost business and property judges, is the course director responsible for Civil Training and Deputy District Judge Induction Courses. One of the modules is on injunctions and committals (i.e. being sent to prison when someone…
If you missed this event, it was supercharged with inspiration and guidance on the root causes of Imposter Syndrome and how to solve it. If you wish to watch this event recording or share it with your friends and colleagues, it is now available! Click here to watch on YouTube. At the end of Caroline’s main talk, she set…
Listen here! For this special episode of Talking Law, you’ll hear from Paulette Mastin, counsel in the Capital Markets practice at Linklaters in London, where she advises corporate trustees, other service providers and companies on a wide variety of capital market transactions, including Islamic finance. She is also the chair of the Black Solicitors Network….
BSN Grassroots’ ‘Insider: Law Practice Areas’ series showcases legal professionals who have developed their practices across a range of areas, including crime, restructuring and insolvency, immigration and asylum, commercial litigation, family and banking and finance. This series is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the range of practice areas available to train, qualify and…
Jane Malcolm Executive Director, External and Corporate Affairs and Sian Hughes Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager, discuss the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) recent report on diversity monitoring of people in their enforcement processes, “Upholding Professional Standards”. Hosted by CORDELLA BART-STEWART OBE, during this event Jane and Sian discuss and answer questions from BSN and its…
BSN is delighted to offer a second summer legal internship this summer with leading professional services/consulting firm, Accenture. This opportunity is a four-week paid internship within Accenture’s legal function. Accenture Legal is home to experienced lawyers and legal professionals working in the areas of IP/Technology, transactional, litigation, ethics & compliance and a host of other practice areas. We invite our members who are aspirational…
Following this successful event, we are sharing snippets of the advice given by our fantastic panellists: What is a tech lawyer? Fluid, dynamic and always changing Not narrowly defined Can be regulatory, can be implementary Do you need a tech background? No! Specialist backgrounds can be very useful but are not essential Nicolette’s background prior…
BSN is delighted to be collaborating with leading professional services/consulting firm, Accenture, to offer exciting opportunities to BSN student members to undertake a summer internship programme within its legal team! We invite our members who are aspirational legal professionals – 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students and postgraduate students enrolled on the Legal Practice Course or the Graduate Diploma in Law to apply for an internship…
Dear members and colleagues You will have seen or heard about the Government commissioned report published on 31 March by the Commission for Race and Ethnic Disparities which was formed in response to the BLM protests. The inaccuracies and omissions in this report and its negative impact on the race equality agenda have been ventilated…
Share this news on LinkedIn Congratulations, Stephanie Boyce! As Stephanie takes up the role of President of the Law Society of England and Wales, the first of African Caribbean descent, the Black Solicitors Network wish to seize the opportunity to congratulate The Law Society for walking the talk in leading the profession in the field…
