Our diversity principles

The partners and the firm are committed to creating and maintaining an environment of mutual respect and esteem for all our people, where everyone feels included regardless of gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, religion or belief, culture, impairment, background or life experiences. We wish to reflect the diversity of our clients and society at large.

The firm acknowledges that its aspirations and ambitions can only be achieved through a proactive and positive approach to diversity and inclusion, which is understood and promoted by our people internally and externally.

To deliver the best experience for our people and the best service to our clients we must recruit from the widest talent pools, ensure that all feel at ease in the workplace, and that all are able to achieve their maximum potential through appropriate development and support. We must to all we can to retain our top talent. 

We will consult externally with clients, with other organisations in the legal sector and with diversity organisations who can help us identify best practice, what our priorities should be in the short term, and how we can become a market leader in diversity initiatives in our sector in the longer term.  

We will set challenging yet realistic goals, measure our progress towards them, and be open about the results.

The Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter

We are founding signatories of the Law Society of England and Wales's Diversity and Inclusion Charter, initiated by the Society of Asian Lawyers and BT. The Charter commits us to developing and implementing best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion - as employers, as providers of legal services, as purchasers of goods and services and in our wider role in society.