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Does Justice Discriminate? Large Law Firms Show Astonishing Lack of Diversity

ByROTA

New research by Bolt Burdon Kemp in conjunction with expert Chikere Igbokwe revealed how diverse and inclusive the legal industry is, with highlights including: 

  • The percentage of Asian lawyers and Black lawyers – and Asian partners and Black partners – drop as the firms get bigger
  • 30% of the 2019 student body for studying law was from an ethnic minority whilst only 19% of lawyers in 2019 were from ethnic minority backgrounds 
  • Only 3% of lawyers say they consider themselves to be disabled in comparison to 19% of the UK's working population.
  • Only 3% of lawyers identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, in comparison to 7% of the UK identifying as LGB.
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November 2020 ROTA Policy E-Newsletter

ByROTA

Read the latest November edition of our Policy E-Newsletter now available HERE.  This month’s newsletter coincides with Black History Month and fittingly there have been a number of important reports which look at elements of race equality in Britain. Our Policy E-Newsletters are full of information about our work, our partners/supporters and what is happening around the sector in relation to race…

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ROTA’s statement on the 2020 A-Level Results

ByROTA

Ever since GCSEs and A levels were cancelled due to the Corona virus lockdown, concerns have been raised about the fairness of replacing them with teacher predicted grades. Pupils from certain race and ethnicities are often given underpredicted grades for ‘A’ Levels, and since April, ROTA along with other race equality organisations such as Runnymede…

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Covid19 Relief Art

ByROTA

We at ROTA are proud to support Art & Co. – the world’s largest online auction to raise funds to help those affected by the coronavirus contagion, run out of London. The auction closes on June 27, 7pm. 42 artists have joined seven charities to fight the seen and unseen effects of the coronavirus: domestic…

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CORE writes to Health Secretary to address the recent review into the racial disproportionality of COVID-19 deaths

ByROTA

CORE have written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock to address the recent review by Public Health England into the racial disproportionality of COVID-19 deaths. They argue that the government-commissioned report tells us what we already know – that BAME individuals and their communities are more likely to die from COVID-19. However, what CORE finds disappointing, is that the report contains no…