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January 12, 2021

What does it mean to be a BAME lawyer in 2021?

41 minutes

Rachel Welch-Phillips is an associate in Bird & Bird’s international aviation group. Rachel founded Bird & Bird’s BAME network, Embrace, while she was a second-year trainee at the firm, and her superb work on this front saw her win the Future Leader Chambers Diversity & Inclusion award in the category of minority lawyers in private practice. We caught up with Rachel to discuss the current state of racial and ethnic diversity in the legal industry, as well as some of the recent issues that have impacted this area of D&I.

Topics discussed:

The legal industry’s response to Black Lives Matter

The legacy of Black History Month

The origins and use of the term ‘BAME’

The vast benefits of an intersectional approach to diversity and inclusion

Relevant links:

https://www.twobirds.com/en/community/corporate-responsibility/diversity-and-inclusion/embrace

https://www.twobirds.com/en/our-lawyers/r/rachel-welch-phillips

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