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All I want for Christmas: An inclusive Scottish Legal Profession
In our series of articles, we discuss topical issues facing the legal industry and the wider world, all through the lens of diversity,...
Dec 18, 20247 min read


Leadership Insights: Powerful Parity - Promoting Participation and Progress In the world of sports
In our series of articles, we discuss topical issues facing the legal industry and the wider world, all through the lens of diversity,...
Aug 26, 202417 min read

Leadership Insights: Female Leadership
Read insights from our founder Naeema Sajid, in celebration of the Diversity+ third birthday!
May 10, 202411 min read


Leadership Insights: Game Changers - Legal Dynamics Shaping the World of Sports
In our series of articles, we discuss topical issues facing the legal industry all through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion...
Mar 26, 20246 min read


Leadership Insights: Inclusion week 2023
In a series of articles, we discuss topical issues facing industry leaders, all through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion (D,E...
Sep 28, 20235 min read

Leadership Insights:Inclusion week 2023
In a series of articles, we discuss topical issues facing industry leaders, all through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion (D,E...
Sep 27, 20238 min read


The Power of legal work Experience
As the significance of legal vacation schemes for those from underrepresented backgrounds increases, one participant tells of her experience
Aug 2, 20235 min read


Life in the Law – Diversity and burnout
Written by Elizabeth Rimmer, Lawcare Lawcare Perpectives LawCare is the mental wellbeing charity for the legal profession. We offer free,...
Nov 21, 20226 min read


Women in Law - An Appeal
This article was first published in the Law Society of Scotland's Journal on the 14th February 2022. In 2017, I first heard the story of...
Feb 18, 20224 min read


A Conversation with...Lubna Shuja Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales
Sitting down with Lubna Shuja, the Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales, I immediately feel like I am chatting to an...
Apr 16, 20218 min read


A Conversation with ...Usman Tariq
I look at my SEMLA WhatsApp group chat and the last message from Usman is a photo of his 3-year-old son, Hasan, standing tall on top of...
Apr 2, 20218 min read


A Conversation with ....Iain Smith
“It’s been well over 30 years since I started University in Edinburgh. Tonight, I am nervous to go back, in many ways but also chuffed...
Mar 12, 20217 min read


A conversation with...Amanda Millar
I’m nervous about this interview. When I think of Amanda I think of a confident, outspoken, independent, strong-minded lawyer, the type...
Mar 5, 20218 min read

A Conversation with...Safeena Rashid, Advocate
While others were spending Valentine’s Day frantically searching for a last-minute card or overpriced flowers, I had the absolute delight...
Feb 26, 20219 min read


A Conversation with ... Angela Grahame QC
It’s a cold Friday afternoon in lockdown and I have the immense pleasure of spending it with Angela Grahame QC, via our newly found...
Feb 19, 20216 min read
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