The Profession
Welcome to the area devoted to information to assist the
profession in discharging its duties under the equality and
diversity legislation.
Guidance directly for the profession will be published in this
area.
If you need general or background information about the
following areas, please use the links below:
What are equality and
diversity?
What are the
protected characteristics?
What
is discrimination?
Ensuring fairness, creating opportunities, 2009
This is a practical guide for firms. It covers how
firms can improve practice, broaden skills and develop new business
by understanding the needs of different clients and staff.
The guide is designed to support solicitors in understanding why
diversity is important and a central element of building a
sustainable and profitable business.
The Society regards the promotion of equality and diversity as
central to the development of a modern profession. This guide
includes handy tips and case studies that show how other firms have
tackled common challenges. It is designed to be useful to firms of
all sizes and those working in every sector.
Download the
guidance.
The research carried out to prepare and support this guide is
also available. Please see the link on the right hand side of the
page.