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Freshfields aims to recruit 20% of junior lawyers from poorer backgrounds

Magic Circle law firm seeks to increase the social diversity of its junior lawyers

Social mobility is a hot topic in the City of London Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images
Social mobility is a hot topic in the City of London Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a new social mobility strategy in an effort to boost diversity among its junior lawyers. 

The Magic Circle firm said on 9 September that it will aim to recruit at least 20% of its trainee lawyers from lower socio-economic backgrounds in its 2024–26 recruitment cycles.

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