Credit: uthawut/Adobe Stock The State of Social Mobility at the UK's Elite Law Firms, 2022
In-depth research shows the firms with the highest proportion of state-school educated lawyers and partners, with campaigners saying the industry is still taking far too narrow a view of 'talent'.
September 07, 2022 at 05:46 AM
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The U.K. commercial legal industry's top ranks and most recent trainee intakes still hail mainly from private school and professional socio-economic backgrounds, according to fresh social mobility research that shows little progress is being made by the largest firms.
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