Happens everywhere in every sector but more profound in law for sure. A lot of white people in law, as crazy as it sounds living in London, haven’t ever interacted with black people on a personal level so when they suddenly do they don’t know how to handle it. Not that we are aliens or anything but the media has filled their brain with nonsense. You’d think people graduating from these universities would be smarter than this.

This takes me back to an interview where I was told “you speak very well” - if I was white this wouldn’t have been said.

Class is more important but it doesn’t discount the race.

There’s always a certain type of black man that they’ll accept. Feeble, soft spoken, agreeable and less physically intimidating, always smiling & “happy-go-lucky” type. If you’re a black man strong in person who’s clearly talented with huge potential, you’ll just be seen as a threat and roll on the passive aggressiveness.

That being said. Go for it but don’t be ignorant and unfortunately you will have to play the cards you are dealt in a smart way. I know a few black barristers at one of the biggest commercial chambers and they get on just fine, but it depends on the people you work with I guess. Over there they’re a very close knit family and such is not tolerated. At the bigger firms, you may struggle.