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Sam Mercer

@SamMercer_CSR

Head of Equality and Diversity @thebarcouncil. Interested in CSR, workplace, equality, international development and generally making the world a bit better.

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Joined October 2012
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Celebrating 6 February 2018 and #100years since first votes for women. Just a year later Sex Disqual. (Removal) Act allowed women to qualify as lawyers & to make a start on helping to enforce the rights for which they could now vote #100years #womeninlaw @first100years
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It's getting busy at the @thebarcouncil Pupillage Fair at #ULawMoorgate. It's open until 4pm. #PupillageFair2017
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After a morning of touring the @UKSupremeCourt & #OldBailey, the students arrive @HonSocGraysInn for lunch
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Celebrating #PrideinLondon Got a Pride story to tell? Share it with us: [email protected] #AllAreEqualUnderTheLaw #LegalPride
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The muscle behind the glitter - Barrister Simon Robinson from @FivePaper tells his #Pridestory #LondonPride2017 #PrideInLondon What's yours?
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2017 research finds 45% of UK companies have a clearly defined #wellbeing strategy in place compared to 30% in 2016. ow.ly/jWWv30c1Rgc
Workplace wellbeing strategies linked to HR goals are on the rise

Workplace wellbeing strategies linked to HR goals are on the rise

Higher numbers of employers have adopted workplace wellbeing strategies in the past year than in previous years and they are relating them to HR objectives,

personneltoday.com
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EachOther@EachOtherUK8 Apr 2017
As if being a wife murdering tyrant wasn't enough, Henry VIII is now putting our rights at risk! 👑 Please share this video explaining how.
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Biggest #bmtfinal @thebarcouncil @citizenship this year and standards as high as ever
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See what leading women barristers have to say ahead of International Women's Day #IWD2017 #BeBoldForChange #payitforward
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AWB@WomenBarristers24 Jan 2017
We have 13 barristers ready to advise students at our #Pupillage Advice Clinic this evening. Looking forward to meeting the applicants!
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Bar leaders on Wellbeing in the profession bit.ly/2iNZVwJ Check our Youtube channel for more: bit.ly/1HhM4qw teapawt.net/LWillicombe/status/822…
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Wellbeing at the Bar - Leaders' film youtu.be/JKRITXIXdlk - well said @thebarcouncil
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BREAKING NEWS: We've been shortlisted in 3 Association Excellence Awards 2017 categories @AssocAwards #GCNAEA associationexcellenceawards.…
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Brexit case prompts lawyers to create citizenship lessons - bbc.co.uk/news/education-387…
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Are #judges enemies of the people? #SupremeCourt #Article50 @citizenship #schools barcouncil.org.uk/media-cent…
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Next week is NationalProBonoWeek #NPBW2016, recognising pro bono contribution of #Lawyers #wedoprobono @TheLawSociety @CILExLawyers
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National Pro Bono week is here! 5 reasons to celebrate Pro Bono work this week. #NPBW2016 #WeDoProBono
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Chairman launches #wellbeing portal. @thebarcouncil working with @ibc_org @InnsOfCourt circuits & SBA #bcybc16
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Challenge for profession is to allow most talented from all backgrounds to succeed @ the bar. Chair #BCYBC16
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JJ!@JJ_brum15 Oct 2016
Moving words from @YoungBarristers chair about the dreadful impact stresses of the job can have and the importance of wellbeing #BCYBC16
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Young barristers vulnerable, but not alone. "Stand firm in the face of difficulty" #BCYBC16 @thebarcouncil @barstandards @YoungBarristers
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