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Charles Russell is an equal opportunities employer and is
committed to establishing effective policies designed to ensure
the development and promotion of equal opportunities for all.
These policies and practices apply to external recruitment,
internal appointments, terms of employment, conditions of
service and opportunities for training and promotion. The
Practice aims to ensure that no present or prospective employees
suffer discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation,
marital status, nationality, colour, race, ethnic origin,
religion, age or disability, or of any other condition or
requirement which cannot be shown to be justified.
The Practice is also committed to a programme of action designed
to make this policy effective. This includes an ongoing review
of our selection criteria and procedures to ensure that individuals
are treated on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills
and abilities and that no one is in any way disadvantaged
due to membership of a minority group.
As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity we continue
to participate in various initiatives, in particular with
Global Graduates and the Black Solicitors Network ("BSN").
The BSN recently launched their Diversity League Tables following
a survey of the top 100 law firms. Charles Russell was one
of the fifty three firms to participate and set out below
are the Charles Russell statistics and BSN ranking against
the other fifty two firms.
| |
Partners |
Associates/
Solicitors
|
Trainees |
Paralegals |
| Male |
73
|
60
|
11
|
6
|
| Female |
20
|
82
|
17
|
18
|
| Female BSN ranking out of
53 |
24th
|
20th
|
21st
|
18th
|
| i |
|
|
|
|
| Asian |
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
| Black |
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
| Mixed |
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
| White |
91
|
131
|
24
|
19
|
| Chinese or other |
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
| Unknown |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
| Ethnic Minority BSN ranking out of 53 |
27th
|
28th
|
6th
|
14th
|
| Overall, Charles Russell ranked 13th
out of 53. |
In addition, the BSN also acknowledged the value of examining
the demographic composition of firms outside the top 100 and
a further 28 firms participated making a total of 81 firms.
In this category overall Charles Russell ranked 17th out of
81.
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