General Counselling: Sharon Thomas and Black Counsel Forum

With Joshua Blake and Sharon Thomas

At Montresor Legal, we are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and excellence within the legal profession. That's why we are thrilled to announce our latest General Counselling podcast episode featuring Sharon Thomas, a distinguished voice in the legal community, who founded Black Counsel Forum.

Ahead of the Black Counsel Forum 2023 on 30th September, we sat down with Sharon and talked all things about:

• The mission and impact of the up and coming BCF event
• Her journey through the law industry as a black lawyer
• The importance of recruitment to help drive inclusivity and equality within law firms and organisations

We are proud to collaborate with trailblazers like Sharon and the Black Counsel Forum to make lasting positive changes within the legal community. Check out the BCF website here for more information: https://www.blackcounselforum.com

Sharon Thomas is a dedicated advocate for advancing Black lawyers and is the founder of the Black Counsel Forum (BCF), a platform for lawyers to learn, share, and network with one another, fostering a community of support and empowerment. Across her 20-year legal career, she has held roles such as a Director at Accenture and Associate General Counsel – Europe at Genpact.

Hannah Oluseitan is a recruitment consultant at Montresor Legal, specialises in providing flexible legal resourcing across a range of industry sectors, placing candidates on an interim and contract basis. She is currently on secondment at Gowling WLG, supporting their offering of flexible resourcing for client secondments.

Joshua Blake is a Director at Montresor Legal and has worked within the legal recruitment industry for over 10 years. Josh leads Montresor Legal's Interim division covering contract, interim and fixed term roles, including their Fortunato Alternative Legal Services arm.

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