Rupa Mooker

Rupa is an employment lawyer and a strong advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion within the legal profession. Her role as Director of People & Development at a Scottish law firm ignited a particular interest in mental health and wellbeing, increasing representation of individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds, and improving socio-economic diversity within workplaces. Rupa has recently joined the team at Ashurst to continue in her pursuit of equality as their Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging Manager, driving policy both locally and globally.

She sits on the Law Society of Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Committee, the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyer’s Association (SEMLA) Committee and the Scotland National Advisory committee for Action for Children. Rupa is also a BBC Scotland contributor, an award-winning radio presenter, an events host, and volunteers at her local Gurdwara, advising young people on employability and career matters.