{"id":14939,"date":"2021-12-17T13:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/?post_type=ambassador&p=14939"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:58:18","slug":"sophie-p","status":"publish","type":"ambassador","link":"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/sophie-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie P"},"content":{"rendered":"
I made the leap into law following a science undergrad degree and several years navigating the working world.<\/p>\n
Being considered “neurodiverse” I applied for open evenings\/vacation schemes at several firms that championed diversity, wanting to work at a firm that appreciated me for\u00a0 who I was without having to pretend to be something I wasn’t for the remainder of my career. However, during various interactions with said firms I soon realised that some firms were better champions than others. (Not all champions are created equally!) I applied to RPC because I had heard how great\/friendly the people were. During my assessment day I noticed many posters around the building promoting various diversity-orientated initiatives and events. I discussed how positive this was to see during the interview stage of my assessment – it was clear the firm really cared about diversity beyond the “two ticks” checkbox approach favoured by some other City firms.<\/p>\n
Law firms that don’t value diversity are missing out on brilliant minds, novel ways of thinking and refreshing perspectives. Increasing diversity within the profession is essential and there is still a long way to go, but hopefully together we can help it move in the right direction!<\/p>\n
To quote Emma West, “Law is an interesting and rewarding career that should be open to all.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14940,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n