Ethnic minority and female students are still struggling to make their way into the UK's top law firms, comprehensive new research has found, despite attempts by commercial practices to tackle diversity. The annual Legal Week Intelligence Law Student Survey has found that while 25% of Legal Practice Course (LPC) students are from ethnic minorities, just 18% of training contracts are being taken by those from ethnic minority backgrounds.
April 16, 2008 at 11:44 PM
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Ethnic minority and female students are still struggling to make their way into the UK’s top law firms, comprehensive new research has found, despite attempts by commercial practices to tackle diversity.
The annual Legal Week Intelligence Law Student Survey has found that while 25% of Legal Practice Course (LPC) students are from ethnic minorities, just 18% of training contracts are being taken by those from ethnic minority backgrounds.
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