Yes I was going to say this. Asian representation will be higher at the top firms also.no, this is absolutely nothing new. I am happy to provide you with some data. This data is from 2018 so it is worth looking at the diversity data at the time. This is from diversityuk.org "In 2018 about 13.8% of the UK population was from a minority ethnic background"
In the year 2018 these are some examples of some firms and the percentage of their trainees from Ethnic Minority backgrounds:
Allen & Overy 26%
Clifford Chance 38%
HSF 26%
Latham 33%
White & Case 23%
Linklaters 31%
Overall in 2018 the % of trainees from ethnic minorities in US city firms was 21% and in UK city firms was 20%
This is an "Overrepresentation" in proportion to the population
Again, I do not disagree that there is a problem at partnership level, but the denial of the data is frustrating.
I would also remark that diversity has likely improved from 2018 but more recent data is not so readily available.
Source: https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/where-to-start/newsletter/law-firm-diversity-201819
We all know Asian families are very strict with education which leads to Asians outperforming their non-Asian peers.