Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We are committed to developing an increasingly diverse, inclusive and supportive culture where everyone can be themselves, feel valued, and that they can thrive and belong.

Our Firm strategy focuses on creating an inclusive and equitable work environment that enables diversity of thought to drive commercial outcomes for our clients, and where everyone is encouraged and supported to bring their whole selves to work.

This commitment is driven from the top by our dedicated taskforce established by our Advisory Council to lead on the Firm’s DEI strategy. The taskforce is made up of senior leaders from across the business and is co-Chaired by our Managing and Senior Partners. We also have a dedicated DEI team and active employee-led DEI Networks which focus on specific strands of DEI.

The key areas of focus of our DEI Strategy are:

• Gender
• Race, ethnicity, belief & religion
• LGBTQ+
• Social mobility
• Disability & neurodiversity
• Mental health & wellbeing
• Working parents & carers.

These areas of focus also reflect our employee-led DEI Networks, which act as representative voices to the Firm to inform our approach and offer mutual support and ways to come together with colleagues from across the Firm to raise awareness, learn and celebrate diversity.

We have an ‘Action Plan’ for each area, outlining what we have done to date in this area, our goals for the future, and practical steps we are taking to achieve these goals. Our plans are informed by the views and experiences of colleagues and approved and commended by our dedicated taskforce of senior leaders.

We aim to take a collaborative approach to ensure that our strategy takes into account intersectionality whenever possible.