'We shouldn't be frightened of targets and quotas' - black partners on the career barriers facing BAME lawyers
Black lawyers at firms including DLA, Linklaters and Ashurst on why ethnic minorities are so underrepresented at the top end of the UK legal profession
November 15, 2017 at 06:20 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
Sandra Wallace never imagined she could make partner, let alone reach a leadership position at a top law firm.
"Being a lawyer and getting onto the executive board of a global law firm seemed inconceivable for a person from my background. My father was a painter and decorator and my mother was a housekeeper."
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