About this event

21 November 2024
1:30pm - 7pm
Reed Smith, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose St, London, EC2A 2EW

Aspiring Solicitors and Reed Smith are pleased to be delivering AS Culture on 21 November 2024, celebrating ethnic, religious and cultural diversity within the legal profession.

This event will allow attendees to build their confidence, network, and knowledge, when applying to law firms.

You will have the opportunity to meet other AS Members and hear from diverse legal professionals, building a sense of community with your peers and role models. Panel sessions will discuss how far the profession has come, how to overcome the obstacles faced by these communities and measures being implemented to maintain the progress made. Speakers will also share practice advice to build your skills.

Event Agenda

13:30 – 14:00pm: Attendee arrival and registration
14:00 – 14:15pm: AS and Reed Smith introductory speeches
14:15 – 15:15pm: Navigating the Application Process
15:15 – 15:25pm: Break
15:25 – 16:25pm: Senior panel
16:25 – 16:45pm: Break
16:45 – 17:15pm: Reed Smith Multicultural Network
17:15 – 17:20pm: Break
17:20 – 17:50pm: Success Stories
17:50 – 18:00pm: AS and Reed Smith closing speeches
18:00 – 19:00pm: Networking and canapés

 

Eligibility

Please note all AS events are for those who are from an under-represented group in the legal profession and this event focuses on those who are from ethnic, cultural and religious minority groups. To attend this event, you must:

  • Be in any year of study at undergraduate or postgraduate level or be a graduate
  • Want to pursue a legal career at a commercial law firm
  • Be ethnically (being from a Black, Asian or another ethnic minority background), culturally and/or religiously diverse

Further information

Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed (more information to follow).

Please note, a second AS Culture event is being delivered by Dechert this October. You can apply to attend both, but you may only be able to attend one due to demand.

Sign up deadline

The deadline to apply is Wednesday 18 September 2024. However, we encourage you to get your applications in as soon as possible to avoid any disappointment if we reach capacity and close applications earlier than expected.

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From the panellists, I have understood law firms are now more accommodating to their people’s religious beliefs which fosters a more inclusive environment.
I have attended a number of events and this event at Reed Smith was different from all of the others. They are very focused on inclusion and diversity, compared to many other firms and it gives me, the confidence of being able to secure a place a Reed Smith as a trainee.
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