Mark Blois tells us about his 25-year career as a nationally acclaimed lawyer specialising in education law, recently being included in the 2021 Disability Power
Category: Shared Stories
Only 22% of autistic adults in the UK are in any kind of employment according to 2021 ONS data, the lowest rate for any disability classification.
Every month, the Law Society asks a member of one of our diversity and inclusion (D&I) networks to share their story. Read Rhian Hooton’s story
Neurodiversity Celebration Week is the perfect time to acknowledge and recognise the many strengths and talents that come from thinking and perceiving the world differently.
Making reasonable adjustments at recruitment and employment stages can be invaluable for all disabled candidates, but what do these adjustments look like for neurodivergent people?
Director and trainer at Diverse Matters and vice chair of the Law Society’s Lawyers with Disabilities network, Yasmin Sheikh, shares her experience of suddenly becoming
For Disability History Month, the Law Society interviewed Senior Leader – Wendy Hardaker CB. Wendy qualified as a solicitor in 1997 having joined the Government
Harriet Quiney is neurodivergent and a partner at DWF In this article for the Law Gazette she talks us through her legal life, her experiences
To mark Disability History Month, Yasmin Sheikh, director and trainer at Diverse Matters and vice chair of the Law Society’s Lawyers with Disabilities network, shares
Sanjay Harish Solanki is a family solicitor at Penmans Solicitors. In this Law Society Gazette article, he shares his experience of working in the law.