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Research project

Diversity in the legal profession in England and Wales

  • Value: £46,000

Description

(Sommerlad, H. Webley, L, Duff, L. Muzio, D. and Tomlinson, J) funded by the Legal Services Board. 2010, £46,000. This qualitative study of 77 white women and BME law students, graduates, solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals including diversity managers was designed to explore experience of recruitment, culture and perceived informal barriers to progression within the profession.