As someone whose mother is a teaching assistant and whose father is "basically AWOL", Georgia Stores is a good person to ask about what is more likely to stop her becoming a high-flying corporate lawyer: being working class or being female. After a pause to consider her answer, this bright and personable sixth former at the Highbury Grove state school in north London says: "Class is a bigger barrier than being a woman. I think there has been progress on women, but the biggest barrier for someone like me is expectation." Stores is responding to questions after presenting to a group of fellow pupils and a lawyer at DLA Piper's City headquarters – part of a week-long programme of activities organised by the firm for the PRIME diversity initiative.
January 16, 2014 at 05:39 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The rise of the work placement has made it even more difficult for poorer youngsters to break into the legal profession. James Boxell attended a DLA Piper PRIME diversity week to see whether the scheme could help address the problem
As someone whose mother is a teaching assistant and whose father is “basically AWOL”, Georgia Stores is a good person to ask about what is more likely to stop her becoming a high-flying corporate lawyer: being working class or being female.
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