Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We take ED&I seriously. By driving our inclusive culture, we support you to thrive and achieve your full potential. Because we want our people to bring their best selves to work, so they can do the best work of their lives and deliver the best results for our clients.
Our ED&I Committee
Our ED&I Committee is made up of passionate colleagues from across all levels and areas of our business. The Committee drives our ED&I Action Plan, which focusses on raising awareness and making a difference across all aspects of diversity. Supporting colleagues of all genders and backgrounds to feel included and fulfil their potential. Find out more in our recent Diversity survey.
Our commitments & principles
We will foster an open, inclusive, and diverse culture, where we embrace and value the differences in our people, our clients, and the communities we serve.
- We will celebrate, champion and promote equality, diversity and inclusion, educating and raising awareness amongst our people.
- Our leadership will champion and drive equality, diversity and inclusion, setting the standard and empowering all colleagues to foster a truly inclusive culture.
- We will develop a diverse workforce at all levels of our organisation, reflecting the diverse communities we serve in both our people and practices.
- We will shape and embed our values to build a culture of openness, non-bias, trust and support.
- We will embed fair and best practice into our behaviours, processes and decision making at all levels of the firm.
- We are committed to being transparent and accountable, with the ED&I Committee promoting positive change within the firm and provide a voice for all colleagues.
Supporting diverse talent
Strengthening and increasing diversity in our talent pipelines will help us to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and will make us a great place to work. We have a range of established internal mentoring schemes, including our Thrive Mentoring Programme and working closely with Inspire Law Global and WCLEN to increase our talent pipelines.
We set ourselves the target of at least 40% of our partnership being female by 2025, and we’ve smashed that target, with our female partners representing 48% today. This milestone demonstrates the progress we’ve made in building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We were pleased to see a further decrease in our Gender Pay Gap this year, particularly when we include equity partners in our analysis.
We continue empowering colleagues and supporting gender diversity by offering flexible hybrid working, family friendly and wellbeing policies ensuring colleagues feel supported at each stage of their life and career.
We’ve also achieved Level 2 Disability Confident Employer status, a government-backed accreditation that recognises our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities. As a Level 2 employer, we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive, offering support and adjustments to employees with disabilities.
You can find out more about our commitments to creating a diverse and inclusive culture in our ESG Report.
