Jul

10

Friday

Opening Doors and Removing Glass Ceilings - Widening Participation in the Legal Professions

9.00am

Conferences

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Conference convened by the Centre for the Study of Professional Legal Practice.

Programme (subject to amendment)

9.00am		Registration and coffee
9.30am	Keynote	Keynote Speaker Paul Johnston, Director of the Secretariat, Social Mobility & Child Poverty Commission
10.00am	Session 1	Raising Aspirations to Law: School to Higher Education Insights from research and practice into factors affecting aspiration to HE Speakers include Dr Claire Crawford, Associate Professor University of Warwick; Lacara Barnes-Rowe, Outreach Co-ordinator, Inner Temple; Richard Watso, IntoUniversity.org; and Danielle Russo, Widening Participation Outreach Manager, City University London
10.45am		Coffee break
11.15am	Session 2	Progression in Law Careers: What’s the Problem? Identifying closed doors, glass ceilings and what holds them in place. Academics, practitioners and regulators debate the issues Speakers include Dr Louise Ashley, Royal Holloway College, University of London and Cass Business School, City University London; representatives of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board; Sophie Bragg, Women in Law London and Daniel Sternberg, Chair of the Young Barristers’ Association.
12.15pm	Session 3	Bringing Outsiders in: Work Experience, Training Contracts, Pupillages & Apprenticeships Practitioners, regulators and others present and discuss initiatives for widening participation in law firms and at the Bar Speakers include Richard Chere, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard and representative of PRIME; Julie Brannan, Director of Education and Training, Solicitors Regulation Authority; Sarah Langton, Head of Resourcing, Clifford Chance; Cordella Bart-Stewart, Chair Black Solicitors’ Network; Laura Holland, Qualifications Development Manager, CILEx; Lacara Barnes-Rowe, Outreach Co-ordinator, Inner Temple; and Christa Richmond, Director of Education Services, Middle Temple

1.15pm		Lunch break
2.30pm	Session 4	Solving the Problems: Initiatives for Reaching and Shattering the Glass Ceiling Leaders of the legal services sector explore initiatives to assure progression to partner/QC status Speakers include Justine Delroy, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard; Arron Slocombe, Partner, Baker MacKenzie; Claire Johnston, Director General, Government Legal Department; Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, Chairman-Elect Bar Council; Patricia Robertson QC, Vice Chair, Bar Standards Board; and Russell Wallman, Chief Executive QC Appointments Secretariat
3.30pm		Tea break
4.00pm	Session 5	Widening Participation in the Judiciary Research, practice and success? Analysis by key stakeholders Speakers include Martin Forde QC, Judicial Appointments Commission; Mrs Justice Cox, UK Association of Women Judges; and Professor Lisa Webley, Westminster University
5.00pm		Conference Plenary & Closing
5.30pm		Drinks reception