The legal sector’s recruitment processes “systematically advantage” applicants from more privileged backgrounds, thwarting recent efforts to widen access to the profession, a new government report has concluded.
The research by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission reveals that magic circle firms Clifford Chance (CC), Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May each hired around 40% of their trainees from fee-paying schools.
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