Posts of the day

"Aren't we just in danger of partitioning the profession by setting up so many smaller sub-groups? Black solicitors, LGBT solicitors, women solicitors, differently-abled solicitors, left-handed solicitors, celibate solicitors, northern solicitors, Welsh solicitors…. The fact that we're all trying to level the playing field becomes meaningless if special interest groups claim to be the only ones who can represent the opinions of people who have only one other characteristic in common with one another. I find the implication rather patronising that my interests (as a woman) could only be represented by another woman" – Black Solicitors Network set for London debut

"Freshfields lawyers, though perfectly nice, are almost comically plummy, the sort of people who wear rugby shirts and double-cuffed pink shirts at the weekend. I ended up next to Freshfields lawyers at a dinner and they spent all night talking about Oxford colleges and private clubs in London – Career Clinic: The magic secrets


Facing the questions

In a groundbreaking new initiative, Legal Week is offering readers the chance to put their recruitment questions to Norton Rose graduate recruitment partner Sam Eastwood, with the answers broadcast in an interview that will be available on legalweek.com. Get involved and post your questions at Career Clinic Video Q&A: Norton Rose.