Diversity

Less than half of organisations actively considered diversity and inclusion (D&I) when designing their hybrid working policies, with the real impact of hybrid working on D&I in the workplace set to take a number of years to fully understand, a survey by Matheson suggests. The law firm survey

Diversity at board or C-suite level in the aviation industry has declined in recent years, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has found. Just 17 per cent of those surveyed by the law firm report that the percentage of employees at C-suite or board level that identify as female, or as a member

The Belfast office of UK law firm TLT has been recognised with the Silver Diversity Mark on its first round of application, two years after it was first awarded the Bronze Diversity Mark. The Diversity Mark accreditation is a mark of progress that allows organisations to demonstrate to their own peo

Northern Ireland solicitors, trainees, legal executives, legal analysts and paralegals have been invited to take part in a new equality and diversity survey. The survey, being conducted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland's human rights and equality group, aims to provide a snapshot of the solici

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver mark from the Irish Centre for Diversity in recognition of its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Investors in Diversity equality, diversity and inclusion accreditation mark programme is run

Ronan Daly Jermyn has launched new scholarships aimed at supporting Black, Asian or minority ethnic law students at University College Cork. The Ronan Daly Jermyn Diversity Scholarship will provide successful students a scholarship of €5,000 as well as a work placement or internship with RDJ.

Matheson has shared its "diversity and inclusion journey" with Irish business leaders at the National Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Chairperson Tara Doyle spoke at the conference's first session – “Diversity & Inclusion in Action” – alongside representatives from AM

Matheson, in association with Trinity College Dublin (TCD), has named law student Niall Brennan as the 2020 winner of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship. The scholarship is open to second-year undergraduate law students at TCD who are either on the Higher Education Access Route (HE

Solicitor firms have been invited to sign up to the Law Society of Ireland's new Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) charter. Signing the charter is a public commitment from a firm to "taking the necessary steps to promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion in your workplace and in

Senior leaders from national and international businesses and organisations shared insights on building inclusive workplaces at a conference hosted by Matheson in association with Trinity College Dublin.

Arthur Cox was recognised as the best Irish firm for women in business law at the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019.

The Law Society of Ireland has launched a new Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the Society and the solicitors’ profession. The Task Force comprises 16 members from various minority, disability, LGBT+ and socio-economic backgrou