Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health and Wellbeing Action Plan

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Action Plan sets out our approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing, the progress we have made to date and how we plan to develop this work in the future.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Network

One outcome of the Action Plan was the creation of our Mental Health & Wellbeing Network, recognising the need for a representative voice to inform our approach, which focuses on how we can better support ourselves and one another.

Other initiatives include:

• Ran a UK-wide Wellbeing Survey and follow-up listening sessions to inform the development of our Wellbeing Strategy.
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders, who offer initial support through non-judgemental listening and signposting to further help where needed. Trainee supervisors and representatives across the Firm also receive mental health training, helping ensure support is available throughout the business.
• Calm & Connect, a quarterly initiative shaped by the Mental Health & Wellbeing Network, creates opportunities for colleagues to pause and connect during the working day through activities such as board games, craft sessions, origami and group walks.
• We mark Mental Health Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day through campaigns and activities that encourage openness, raise awareness, share information and promote the support available.
• Holding a Law Care webinar on the importance of balance and boundaries.
• A webinar on men’s mental health to mark International Men’s Day.
• Annually running the Green Ribbon appeal across UK offices.
• Offering a full suite of resources for support, including private medical insurance provision, virtual GP and a comprehensive employee assistance programme. We also have guidance on how to have conversations on mental health and access to mental health professionals.
• This is Me campaign – over the years we have produced videos of colleagues and Partners powerfully sharing their stories of experiences with mental health, both directly and indirectly, in the hope of engaging and empowering others to look after their own mental health and seek support where required.
• Signatories of the Mindful Business Charter.
• Corporate membership of WorkLife Central which provides resources on inclusion, wellbeing, careers, parenting and caring.
• Reverse mentoring programme to help our Firm to foster an inclusive culture by creating opportunities for people to share different perspectives, lived experiences and knowledge.
• We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, dependent on the requirements of the role.