Social
We seek to take responsibility for addressing social issues such as imbalances in gender, ethnicity and diversity and inclusion within our firm. As an organisation, we strive to always do more to achieve better social standards and effect real social change.
We produce an annual diversity and inclusion report which includes our gender pay gap figures. To read the latest report click here.
Promoting social mobility in partnership with upReach.
We partner with social mobility charity upReach to provide students from disadvantaged backgrounds with support in starting a career in the legal sector. This includes our open day where we provide students with an insight into the work that we do such as talks from members of the firm, legal training exercises and presentations.
Our lawyers also provide regular mentoring, which includes providing first-hand insight into how a law firm operates, interview practice via video calls, reviewing CVs and assisting with training contract applications.
City Century
We are supporting the CityCentury solicitor apprentice initiative to increase the number of solicitor apprentices entering the legal industry. We aim to employ our first cohort next year as we take collective responsibility to provide better access to the legal sector.
Reverse mentoring
Our Reverse Mentoring Programme is one of a series of actions we have taken across our firm to increase awareness of the experiences of our lawyers and aspiring lawyers from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Our Partnership Board members have been mentored by volunteers from ethnic minority backgrounds across our firm to learn from one another’s experiences and consider the ways in which they can better support minority lawyers and staff both in our firm and in the wider profession.
Gender and ethnicity pay gaps
We report on a voluntary basis to our staff on our gender pay gap and our ethnicity pay gap to track our progress over time and have a measurable system and ensure the diversity of thought at all levels at the firm. We will also be expanding the reach of our diversity and inclusion training over the coming year.
Other firm activities
We have a regular calendar of diversity and inclusion events, workshops and talks to increase awareness and promote a culture of equality and understanding throughout the firm. Equally, our Charity Committee hosts fundraising events throughout the year with employees choosing one charity per year to support. This year’s charity is Refuge which supports victims of domestic abuse.
