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Personally, I think it would be interesting to see how law firms are tackling micro-aggressions in the workplace. I have been faced with some racist and discriminatory comments (both do with my race and gender) but never felt I could report these small comments because they ‘were just said in a casual conversation’ and while not in the obvious racist kind of way, they still had racist or sexist undertones, which is still part of the larger problem.

It would be interesting to see a report on the types of micro-aggressions people faced in a law firm and how they are tackling them.

Has any black person been told that their hair is unprofessional? Has any Muslim been laughed at while telling their colleagues that they are fasting, because they do not understand why they have to starve themselves? Are there social and networking events that are not just centred around drinking culture?

Unlikely that an investigation of this kind would take place, but nevertheless, it still would be interesting to know the types of things law firms are explicitly doing to create a diverse and inclusive culture, and not just celebrating black history month with some posters, or Diwali with some food.