https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ethnic-minority-lawyers--3416173enNewsCopyright The Law Societyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0aade88c6ca03a9ab904ddc5fc5080c4.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ethnic-minority-lawyers--3416173Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:11:38 +0000The Law SocietyThe Law Societyfeeds@spreaker.comThis podcast series looks at themes of interest to black and minority ethnic (BAME) solicitors. Members of our Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division share their thoughts and opinions on a range of topical issues.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-history-month-to-lift-as-we-climb--46974618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46974618Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:03:08 +0000The Law SocietyI. Stephanie Boyce, the first Black president of the Law Society of England and Wales, and Inez Brown, the first Black president of Birmingham Law Society, join us for an inspirational, candid and insightful discussion to mark Black History Month 2021.2877cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-conversation-with-i-stephanie-boyce-a-time-for-change--44219298
Speakers
I. Stephanie Boyce
I. Stephanie Boyce took office as deputy vice-president, became vice-president in 2020 and has recently been appointed president of the Law Society of England and Wales in March 2021.

Susanta Banerjee
Susanta Banerjee is a director at SKB Legal, and a member of the Ethnic Minority Lawyers division.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44219298Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:44:57 +0000The Law SocietyIn this podcast, our Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division ask the newly appointed Law Society president, I. Stephanie Boyce about her career journey, her ambitions for her presidency and her aspirations for diversity and inclusion within the profession....
Speakers
I. Stephanie Boyce
I. Stephanie Boyce took office as deputy vice-president, became vice-president in 2020 and has recently been appointed president of the Law Society of England and Wales in March 2021.

Susanta Banerjee
Susanta Banerjee is a director at SKB Legal, and a member of the Ethnic Minority Lawyers division.]]>1489cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/accessing-the-profession-the-value-of-diversity--43946190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43946190Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:24:21 +0000The Law SocietyIn this podcast, we invite two of our new social mobility ambassadors and an awardee of our Diversity Access Scheme to discuss the value of diverse routes to reaching a career in law.2363access,diversity,inclusion,mental-health,solicitors,well-beingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-time-to-talk-the-wellbeing-gap-for-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-solicitors--43262760https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43262760Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:36:19 +0000The Law SocietyUmar Kankiya and Elizabeth Rimmer discuss the challenges faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in talking openly about their mental health and the specific challenges faced by these groups in the context of wellbeing.1726cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-bame-problematic--41258659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41258659Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:54:48 +0000The Law Society1536cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-fish-in-a-small-pond-taking-the-next-step-up-susanta-banerjee-and-michael-situ--21643143https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21643143Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:40:41 +0000The Law Society1087cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-case-for-black-history-month-in-conversation-with-hhj-barbara-mensah--19230859
The theme for the event is “Past, present and future” and we’re delighted to interview in this podcast HH Judge Barbara Mensah who was a guest speaker at the very first Black History Month event in 2009.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19230859Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:09:42 +0000The Law SocietyIn the build up to Black History Month, we hear the thoughts of one of the speakers at our Black History Month inspiration evening on 4 October. The theme for the event is “Past, present and future” and we’re delighted to interview in this podcast HH...
The theme for the event is “Past, present and future” and we’re delighted to interview in this podcast HH Judge Barbara Mensah who was a guest speaker at the very first Black History Month event in 2009.]]>945cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/register-our-marriage-campaign-pioneering-for-equality-for-faith-marriages--18957697https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18957697Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:21:50 +0000The Law SocietyJerry Garvey sat down with Siddique Patel to discuss the Register Our Marriage campaign, which encourages couples to legally register their faith marriages.1123cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/practical-tips-on-becoming-a-partner-how-difficult-is-it-to-obtain-partnership-leena-savjani--17567871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17567871Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:54:07 +0000The Law SocietyLeena Savjani, partner at Irwin Mitchell, talks about her journey to partnership and explores whether there is room at the top for BAME lawyers.1547cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-benefits-of-role-modelling-leena-savjani--17567854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17567854Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:52:49 +0000The Law SocietyLeena Savjani, partner at Irwin Mitchell, draws attention to the importance of role models in aspiring and inspiring BAME people to achieve their goals.976cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/practical-tips-on-becoming-a-partner-how-difficult-is-it-to-obtain-partnership-marcia-longdon--17392209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17392209Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:57:20 +0000The Law SocietyMarcia Longdon, partner at Kingsley Napley LLP, talks about her journey to partnership and explores whether there is room at the top for BAME lawyers.1412cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-important-to-celebrate-diversity-in-the-legal-calendar--17391950https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17391950Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:14:09 +0000The Law SocietyBAME lawyers make up 16.5% of practising solicitors. One way of highlighting the positive contribution ethnic minority lawyers make to the profession is through celebrating diversity in the legal calendar.972cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bringing-your-whole-self-to-work-through-the-lens-of-a-bame-woman-lawyer-part-2--17391811https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17391811Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:57:02 +0000The Law SocietyFitting into a new workplace culture can be challenging. That challenge is magnified if you are from a different ethnic background. Marcia Longdon, partner at Kingsley Napley LLP, looks at what it means to be authentic and what firms can do to create...1431cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bringing-your-whole-self-to-work-through-the-lens-of-a-bame-woman-lawyer-part-1--17391791https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17391791Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:55:04 +0000The Law SocietyFitting into a new workplace culture can be challenging. That challenge is magnified if you are from a different ethnic background. Ruihua Wang, in-house counsel at TradeWeb, explores why BAME women have different experiences to their white women peers.696cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-benefits-of-role-modelling-umar-kankiya--17309843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17309843Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:08:10 +0000The Law SocietyUmar Kankiya, head of mental health at Sternberg Reed, draws attention to the importance of role models in aspiring and inspiring BAME people to achieve their goals.801cleanfull