Discrimination in the legal profession Discrimination in the legal profession Discrimination can be described as an illegal and unfair treatment of individuals based on their gender or race. Discrimination may occur in many places including workplaces, schools or even in a social place. When it comes to the legal profession, failure to hire or harass a person is considered discriminatory. Some examples include: establishing terms for employment or promotion in sexual matters, creating a hostile workplace, and making recurring acts and statements based on security factors that contribute to an uncomfortable and hostile workplace. Discrimination in the legal profession exists and majorly gives injustices to women. Examples of discrimination and hatred in law schools are readily apparent: theoretical racial ideas; test questions that morph into homophobic jokes; graffiti in toilets; skits at various concerts; and a lack of physical accessibility. Identifying these racial situations is not difficult. Subtle racist practices that are extremely harmful and difficult to detect include: the belief that students identified by race or disability are accepted through a planned affirmative action program; the belief that students admitted to special programs are academically inferior; and the belief that students admitted to special programs are academically inferior. In the work of the law, women's voices aren't taken into account and aren't taken into account very much at all. In some people's minds, being a woman is good because it makes you care for others and be peaceful. But it's also a good thing because it makes you care for the poor and underprivileged or know how important social protest is. Some people have said that women's unique experiences could change the fundamental principles of our legal system, as well as the system of the enemy. They say that women's lives are based on consensus, negotiation, context, and negotiation values. Evidence suggests that women are more likely than men to hold lower- and lower-paid professions in the legal field. (Testy and Elizabeth, 2021), a Toronto-based law firm did a survey in which they discovered that women were three times more likely than men to hold lower-level legal employment. When statistics are adjusted to account that women have been summoned to the Conference on average more recently than men, women continue to have a slightly higher chance of holding lower official positions, even though men have a slightly higher chance of holding lower official positions. Nevertheless, according to a 1984 survey of Alberta lawyers, there was no statistically significant difference between the ratio of men and women working in organizations of varied sizes. In conclusion, there is an overwhelming amount of evidence of prejudice in the legal profession. The judiciary's responsibility is to respond to the growing evidence of prejudice by developing ways to decrease and eliminate discriminati ...

1. Discrimination in the legal profession
Discrimination in the legal profession
Discrimination can be described as an illegal and unfair
treatment of individuals based on their gender or race.
Discrimination may occur in many places including workplaces,
schools or even in a social place. When it comes to the legal
profession, failure to hire or harass a person is considered
discriminatory. Some examples include: establishing terms for
employment or promotion in sexual matters, creating a hostile

2. workplace, and making recurring acts and statements based on
security factors that contribute to an uncomfortable and hostile
workplace. Discrimination in the legal profession exists and
majorly gives injustices to women.
Examples of discrimination and hatred in law schools are
readily apparent: theoretical racial ideas; test questions that
morph into homophobic jokes; graffiti in toilets; skits at various
concerts; and a lack of physical accessibility. Identifying these
racial situations is not difficult. Subtle racist practices that are
extremely harmful and difficult to detect include: the belief that
students identified by race or disability are accepted through a
planned affirmative action program; the belief that students
admitted to special programs are academically inferior; and the
belief that students admitted to special programs are
academically inferior.
In the work of the law, women's voices aren't taken into account
and aren't taken into account very much at all. In some people's
minds, being a woman is good because it makes you care for
others and be peaceful. But it's also a good thing because it
makes you care for the poor and underprivileged or know how
important social protest is. Some people have said that women's
unique experiences could change the fundamental principles of
our legal system, as well as the system of the enemy. They say
that women's lives are based on consensus, negotiation, context,
and negotiation values.
Evidence suggests that women are more likely than men to hold
lower- and lower-paid professions in the legal field. (Testy and
Elizabeth, 2021), a Toronto-based law firm did a survey in
which they discovered that women were three times more likely
than men to hold lower-level legal employment. When statistics
are adjusted to account that women have been summoned to the
Conference on average more recently than men, women continue
to have a slightly higher chance of holding lower official
positions, even though men have a slightly higher chance of
holding lower official positions. Nevertheless, according to a
1984 survey of Alberta lawyers, there was no statistically

3. significant difference between the ratio of men and women
working in organizations of varied sizes.
In conclusion, there is an overwhelming amount of evidence of
prejudice in the legal profession. The judiciary's responsibility
is to respond to the growing evidence of prejudice by
developing ways to decrease and eliminate discrimination in the
sector, as evidenced by the case law. The professional job of
non-discrimination will be a critical component of any such
strategy's implementation. The professional work can be
accomplished by defining existing rules in Canadian
professional codes of conduct and embracing specific non-
discrimination clauses in professional codes of conduct.
References
Testy, K., & Elizabeth, J. B. (2021). Reflections on a New
Study that Examines Discrimination and Bias Reported by
Lawyers: Comment on Blanck, Hyseni, and Altunkol Wise’s
National Study of the Legal Profession. American Journal of
Law & Medicine, 47(1), 91-99.
https://doi.org/10.1017/amj.2021.6
topic - Does discrimination in the legal professions give rise to
specific social injustices? You
may concentrate on either the legal or paralegal profession or
compare and contrast both. Your
discussion should address the following issues:
Submit a 5-6-page essay on your approved selected topic (not
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quote statistics. All sources must be cited in-text and a separate
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Include in your Capstone Essay discussion:
The Institution that perpetuates the injustice
The minority group most affected by the injustice
The negative outcomes or personal consequences suffered by
those who are targeted
The cost/s of this injustice to society (financial, loss of human
capital/resources)
Solution
s or alternatives to the problem/s that you have identified: new
policies, legislation,
social movements, public opinion
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mention content or a source
from at least one Justice Studies course related to your topic
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and double spacing.
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