Evidence given to the Work and Pensions Select Committee recently shows that employers taking part in the Disability Confident jobs scheme are performing very poorly. The attached report makes for depressing reading: “with the current rate of progress it would take nearly 1,000 years to meet the government’s target of securing jobs for another one
Do any of our mentees or mentors use King’s Cross? If so we’d love you to help this A level student with a quick survey about whether the King’s Cross regeneration project has met its objective of promoting accessibility. It’s a very short survey that you can access here.
“Why are disabled people seemingly unexpected in the legal profession and what can we do to create a culture of inclusion and access?” These are the questions that the Cardiff University based “Legally Disabled?” research team are setting out to answer. The researchers held a series of focus groups around the UK with disabled legal
Readers will recall an earlier post about the research that DRILL (Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning) are working on, entitled “Legally Disabled”. The research will investigate and map out the negative and positive experiences, choices and views of disabled people working or seeking to work in the legal profession. The success of the project relies
City Disabilities would like to recruit a few solicitors/barristers/trainee lawyers who are on the autistic spectrum, to mentor junior lawyers and trainees/law students. If that’s you, and you are interested in becoming a mentor for us, please get in touch. The process is confidential and does not need to include your employer. Please share this
EmployAbility are currently advertising a number of internships, graduate roles and scholarships, with companies including Willis Towers Watson, KPMG, Bloomberg and Google. Some of the application deadlines are approaching, so don’t miss out! You can read more here: https://www.employ-ability.org.uk/internships
Our Trust Officer Liz Dawes wrote this piece about celebrating differences, and how we can all learn to do the same: It’s World Autism Awareness Week. So what should you be “aware” of? Well, autism is different for each person. But for my two children I’ll say this: Disability is a practical issue we solve
An excellent job opportunity has arisen at the law firm where our founder, Robert Hunter, is a partner. Click here for more details: http://www.emmlegal.com/news/civil-fraudsa/
EmployAbility are currently advertising some interesting internships and job opportunities at a variety of companies including Willis Towers Watson, Google and Bloomberg. Application deadlines are generally towards the middle and end of March. Visit their site for further details: Internships, Graduate Roles & Scholarships
The Judicial Appointments Commission is launching a recruitment drive for the post of Deputy District Judge on 1st March. There are 303 vacancies across England and Wales. Deputy District judges hear a wide variety of civil and family law cases, including: claims for damages and injunctions possession proceedings against mortgage borrowers and property tenants divorces