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Upcoming Events

Haysmacintyre Diversity & Inclusion Series: "In conversation with Charlene Brown"

Feb 25, 5:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Haysmacintyre, 10 Queen St Place, London EC4R 1AG

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on race, gender, representation, and being an active BAME ally as Daniel Winterfeldt, founder and chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum, sits down with Charlene Brown, co-founder and director of Howlett Brown and prominent diversity & inclusion advocate.

BAME Network: "How to be an effective BAME ally"

Mar 03, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT

Diverse members of the legal profession face increased challenges at every stage of their careers. A key factor to their success is the support they receive from allies, mentors, and sponsors. Our panel includes BAME professionals and allies who will share their insights and experiences.

Launch of our Women's Network

Mar 10, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location is TBD

LGBT+ Network: “Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility: Focus on Trans and Non-Binary in the City“

Mar 18, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location is TBD

LGBT+ Network: "The Pink Glass Cliff: LGBT+ Leadership – The Next Great Challenge“

Jun 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 1 New Fetter Ln, Holborn, London EC4A 1AN, UK

BAME Network: Black History Month

Oct 07, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 41 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HF, UK

LGBT+ Network: Intersectionality – LGBT+ and BAME (A Celebration of Black History Month)

Oct 21, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, 110 Fetter Ln, Holborn, London EC4A 1AY

2020 Network Meetings and other Events

Time is TBD

Location is TBD

Our 2020 rota will begin appearing here over the next weeks. We will have monthly meetings of our BAME and LGBT+ Networks, bi-monthly meetings of our ENABLE (dis)Ability Network, plus meetings of our soon-to-be-launched Women's and Social Mobility Networks, as well as many other special events!

Past Events

jMosaic+ Speaker Series: Enhancing LGBTQ+ Diversity in Financial Services

Jefferies

Holiday Drinks Celebration (All Networks)

CMS London

LGBT+ Network: "World AIDS day"

RPC

Gender Neutral Drafting: Publication Launch And Seminar

Jones Day

BAME Network: "Barriers to BAME recruitment, retention, and advancement - Crowdsourcing solutions"

Weightmans

InterLaw Diversity Forum: Student Lab

BPP (London, Holborn Centre)

LGBT+ Network/BAME Network: "Intersectionality - LGBT+ and BAME"

Gowling WLG

BT's Black History Month Event: "In conversation with Sandie Okoro, General Counsel, World Bank"

BT Centre

Race & Ethnicity (BAME) Network: "Black History month: The next generation of black leaders"

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

ENABLE (dis)Ability Network: "Mental health awareness in the workplace"

Stephenson Harwood LLP

BAME Network: "A view from in-house: Employer best practice for recruitment, retention, and advancement of BAME talent"

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Summer Charity Drinks Celebration (Combined Networks)

Taylor Wessing LLP

Lavender Law: Finance Law Institute

Philadelphia

All Networks: Social Mobility and Intersectionality

Dechert LLP

Gender Equality Initiative (w/the Law Society): "Mini Hack-a-thon - Career Progression"

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Purple Reign Podcast Lauch at Parliament

House of Commons

LGBT+ Network: "LGBT+ and faith"

Shearman & Sterling

Gender Initiative/Race & Ethnicity (BAME) Network: "Intersectionality - BAME and Gender"

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Gender Initiative/LGBT+ Network: "Intersectionality - LGBT+ and Gender"

Cooley (UK) LLP

Race & Ethnicity (BAME) Network: "The Path to the Top - What does success look like and how do you get there?"

Milbank

LGBT+ Network: "How to be a trans* ally"

Allen & Overy LLP

ENABLE (dis)Ability Network: "Neurodiversity: Autism"

Macfarlanes

Race & Ethnicity (BAME) Network: "Level Up - Advancing your career" (Interactive skill building session)

Taylor Wessing LLP

Race & Ethnicity (BAME) Network: "How to be an effective BAME ally"

Reed Smith

10th Annual Winter Carnival to benefit the AKT and InterLaw Diversity Forum

The Club at The Ivy

LGBT+ Network: "Stonewall's 2020 Workplace Equality Index"

Pinsent Masons

ENABLE (Dis)ability Network: "Attracting, Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Employees with Disabilities"

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Holiday Drinks Celebration (Combined Networks)

Eversheds Sutherland

Gender Equality Initiative (w/ the Law Society): "Breakfast of Champions"

Weil Gotshal & Manges

LGBT+ Network/Gender Equality Initiative (w/the Law Society): A Conversation with Inga Beale, CEO, Lloyd's of London

Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Stonewall Global WEI and Global LGBT+ Best Practice & Engagement

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Race & Ethnicity Network: "The In-House Perspective: BAME Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement"

Macfarlanes LLP

LGBT+ Network: "LGBT+ Women at the Top (and How to Get There)"

Kingsley Napley LLP

The Diversity Ops Center: Delivering D&I in Global Corporate Legal Departments and Law Firms

Reed Smith

Race & Ethnicity Network: "Celebrating Black History Month"

Gowling WLG

LGBT+ Families: Adoption, Surrogacy, Marriage, and Divorce

Allen & Overy LLP

ENABLE (Dis)ability Network: "Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace"

Kingsley Napley LLP

10th Anniversary Summer Party and launch of the Gender Equality Initiative (All Networks)

Jones Day

"Next Level Mentoring: Using Technology to Make Mentoring Work" & Launch of InterLawConnect mentoring programme

Cooley

ENABLE (Dis)ability Network: "Accessibility and Technology - Supporting Your Employees"

TLT LLP

"Let's Talk About Social Mobility & Intersectionality"(Combined LGBT+/ Race & Ethnicity/Disability Networks)

Shearman & Sterling LLP

LGBT+ Network: "How to be an Effective LGBT+ Ally"

Slaughter and May

Diversity and Inclusion: A Professional Responsibility? (Evening Session)

Eversheds Sutherland

Diversity and Inclusion: A Professional Responsibility? (Afternoon Session)

Clifford Chance

"Everybody's Talking about Jamie" outing to benefit Diversity Role Models

Apollo Theatre

Race & Ethnicity Network: "BAME Women at the Top: Inspiring Stories"

CMS London

LGBT+ Network: "How to Launch, Maintain or Re-Launch a Successful LGBT+ Network"

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP

ENABLE Disability Network: "Employers Leading the Way in Supporting Disability"

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Race & Ethnicity Network: "How to Launch or Revitalise a BAME Network"

Norton Rose Fulbright

LGBT+ Network: "Trans* Insights and Conversations"

Taylor Wessing LLP

Race & Ethnicity Network: "How to be an Effective BAME Ally"

Eversheds Sutherland

LGBT+ Network: "Stonewall Work Equality Index 2019"

Kirkland & Ellis (International) LLP

PLEASE SEE ARCHIVES FOR OTHER PAST EVENTS

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