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High fees discriminates against black lawyers
- 10th November 2009
The Law Society has warned that rising university costs will make it harder for aspiring black lawyers from less prosperous backgrounds to enter the legal profession. The warning came at the close of a Black History Month event at the end of October.
Law Society Council Member for Minority Ethnic Concerns and Chair of the Law Society Group Equality and Diversity Committee, Nwabueze Nwokolo said: “The solicitors' profession continues to attract [black minority and ethnic (BME)] student lawyers despite the high cost of the academic, conversion and practice aspects of training to be a solicitor. It was easier in the past when grants were available from one's local authority, even for the post-university stage.”
Black History Month was started in 1926 and is an annual celebration and remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African people.
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