Only people that got law firm offers from my class were:

Cousin started off at a small firm in Nottingham. Old white partners were bullies and he could not do anything about that. The white colleagues all got preferential treatment and got promoted. Only way he got up was that he had achievements to his name and could therefore jump to another firm as he represented value that way. It means that it is pretty goddamn difficult for an ethnic through and that a lot of the time it seems like a lot is against you even in your own office (politics).

Glouchester crown court and the "sheikh sisters?" Have you got any links to these incidents/cases?

Yes, you need to be literally twice as good as non-disadvantaged people.

It saddens to see an East-African Oxford educated guy working as a paralegal for nearly 2 years after graduation...

My advice: office politics, make connections early.

Come on dude you should use google. Type in sheikh sisters Gloucester and click on whatever you see. I'm using my phone.

A truly exceptional talent? At Eversheds? If that is true he must have been appalling at accounts, given the state of their PEP in recent years I wouldn't take partnership if you begged me.

And you've realised law firms recruit those who look and, more so, act like them. If you're EM and went to a major public school you'll be alright, but that's relatively rare.

A truly exceptional talent? At Eversheds? If that is true he must have been appalling at accounts, given the state of their PEP in recent years I wouldn't take partnership if you begged me.

And you've realised law firms recruit those who look and, more so, act like them. If you're EM and went to a major public school you'll be alright, but that's relatively rare.

He is actually the only ethnic minority individual I know as a partner at any law firm so that is pretty exceptional given the racism. That was his former firm before he jumped ship. He works for a US firm as a partner now. He is doing alright for himself, but he is a very isolated case. He went to a private school in the north west. I went to a state. I outperformed him academically and in terms of experiences at an equivalent age.

You cannot even deny that the racism is rampant. Try being an ethnic minority and saying that his achievements are appalling. Typical white toff **** who was fed with a silver spoon .

White people have it so much easier it is ****ing unreal. I know people with **** grades and **** experience with top class roles. Just because they are white and the right face for the company. I even know a white girl that worked as a teagirl/general cleaner in a US corporate law firm and she got the firm's partners to sponsor her through law school and was assured of a job at the end of it. I act nice with her but in reality I have very hateful thoughts towards her.
It's the bull**** like that which means I ultimately do not want to work in such an environment. White jobs for white people. And of course a few token ethnics to make things look above board.

I didn't say his achievement is appalling, said 'Sheds PEP is, which us true.

I wouldn't say it's even prejudice, it's more a significant bias in favour of middle class, white, heterosexual, often privately educated boys. You're not just up against it if you're EM, but also working class, gay or, for partnership, a girl.

The public school atmosphere of many law firms is disgraceful but it won't change any tow soon as no one will make them. The only people who could change this are clients and they're just the same.