Leading international law firm Taylor Wessing has announced it has joined the NOTICED network, a collaboration of top law firms across the UK to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal industry. Nic Patmore, NOTICED Steering Group member, commented: “This is another fantastic addition to the NOTICED roster. We look forward to working with Taylor...Read More

NOTICED member firm Mayer Brown’s Fusion Network hosted ‘DiverCity: A conversation about opportunity’ on 14 June. We heard from a highly-esteemed panel comprising Stephanie Boyce, President of the Law Society of England and Wales, Matt Powell, CEO of refugee employment agency Breaking Barriers and Esi Eshun OBE, Director of Legal and Compliance at UK Export...Read More

Thanks to all who attended the NOTICED networking event last week Thursday 19 May 2022, which took place at Hogan Lovells International’s London office (Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FG). It was great to see so many people in person and to catch up over drinks and canapés following the events of the last...Read More

NOTICED is pleased to announce that Bristows has joined our network of leading law firms to promote diversity in the legal profession in the UK.  “We are delighted that Bristows has joined the network” said Nic Patmore, from the NOTICED Steering Committee. “Based on our discussions, Bristows has shown a willingness to get involved in...Read More

We are pleased to announce that Sid Shukla, one of NOTICED’s co-founders and current Co-Chairs, has been elected to the partnership at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF). Sid is a Corporate M&A lawyer at HSF, and was instrumental in setting up Noticed in 2013; he has also been heavily involved in the development of the network...Read More

NOTICED is pleased to announce that Bird & Bird, an internationally renowned firm, has joined our network of leading law firms to promote diversity in the legal profession in the UK.   “We are really pleased that Bird & Bird has joined the network” said Nic Patmore, from the NOTICED Steering Committee. “From our initial discussions,...Read More

Check out the latest podcast from one of our member firms, Herbert Smith Freehills, in which Christine Young, Dave Palmer and Abigail Foster discuss the current state of play with UK Ethnicity Pay Reporting, and what employers should be doing to prepare for mandatory reporting, should it become law. For further information, please contact: Siddhartha Shukla:Tel: +44...Read More

NOTICED is delighted to announce that Jenner & Block, an internationally renowned firm for dispute resolution and investigations, has joined our network of leading UK law firms to promote diversity in the legal profession.  “We are excited to have Jenner & Block join the roster of member firms,” said Nic Patmore, from the NOTICED Steering...Read More

We welcome our next generation of aspirational lawyers and partners from ethnic minority backgrounds to this virtual “speed networking” event, where you can hear from mentors across the legal sector sharing their career journeys, advice and guidance on achieving career goals. Whether it be about applications, promotions, business development or approaching networking, we hope to...Read More

NOTICED is delighted to welcome Covington and Macfarlanes to the network. The addition of Covington and Macfarlanes follows the recent addition of Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Slaughter & May, Freeths, Forsters, DAC Beachcroft and Walker Morris to NOTICED’s membership earlier in the summer.  NOTICED Co-Chair Sid Shukla, and Steering Committee member Nic Patmore jointly commented: “It is great to...Read More