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<blockquote data-quote="Oroma" data-source="post: 74207" data-attributes="member: 8898"><p>Not to toot their horn but if anyone is black I actually recommend Kennedys and this is because I have previous experience with the firm and I’ve just finished my AC/Associate interview for a 2022 TC. This is my first cycle and my priority with choice was a firm I was sure I will be able to show up as myself everyday as I wasn’t going to compromise that for any reason.&nbsp; I’ve genuinely never felt so seen, heard and comfortable to confidently show up as my genuine self especially in a predominantly non-black space. Many firms talk diversity but in all honesty it is mostly perfunctory. I’m a dark-skinned black woman from Nigeria and the scenes are usually daunting because I know how many firms may try to sell diversity for the records but still expect candidates to tone down the blackness and conform to white standards of professionalism and co. Also, it’s one thing for firms to recruit black people to save face and its&nbsp; another thing to allow black people fill up the “important spaces” or go up the ranks. yeah, I genuinely think it is not harsh to be skeptical about applying to law firms that there are no black people in fact, it is right but see for yourself first, explore the firms culture instead of concluding based off what you see online.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Oroma, post: 74207, member: 8898"] Not to toot their horn but if anyone is black I actually recommend Kennedys and this is because I have previous experience with the firm and I’ve just finished my AC/Associate interview for a 2022 TC. This is my first cycle and my priority with choice was a firm I was sure I will be able to show up as myself everyday as I wasn’t going to compromise that for any reason. I’ve genuinely never felt so seen, heard and comfortable to confidently show up as my genuine self especially in a predominantly non-black space. Many firms talk diversity but in all honesty it is mostly perfunctory. I’m a dark-skinned black woman from Nigeria and the scenes are usually daunting because I know how many firms may try to sell diversity for the records but still expect candidates to tone down the blackness and conform to white standards of professionalism and co. Also, it’s one thing for firms to recruit black people to save face and its another thing to allow black people fill up the “important spaces” or go up the ranks. yeah, I genuinely think it is not harsh to be skeptical about applying to law firms that there are no black people in fact, it is right but see for yourself first, explore the firms culture instead of concluding based off what you see online. [/QUOTE]

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