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WHAT YOU’LL DO
CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our success as a world-class professional services business is built on a diverse and inclusive culture made up of high-performing teams and individuals. We are best able to serve our clients by attracting talent from every part of society.
RECOGNITION
NETWORKING GROUPS
We’re one of Stonewall’s Top Global Employers and a Top 100 Employer 2016
Our broad range of networks provide staff with an opportunity to strengthen their relationships with colleagues and clients through educational programmes, networking forums, speaker and panel events and workshops. Current networks includeWomen Lawyers, Women Trainee Lawyers, Women in Business Services, Multiculturalism, LGBT, Family, and Ability. InMarch 2013we set a 30%target for the promotion of women in our global partnership by 2019with an interim target of 25%by 2017. These targets are an important step in helping to create equal opportunities for bothmen andwomen aspiring to become partners. Gender targets are an important part of the firm’s overall approach to achieving greater gender diversity. We are a foundingmember of OnRamp – a programme that helps talented, experienced female lawyers return to private practice after a career break. Somewomenmay take a career break for personal reasons or family responsibilities, andOnRamp recognises the traditional challenges faced by female lawyers looking to return towork. OnRamp ‘fellows’ receive structured coaching and re-training to help support their return to practice. GENDER DIVERSITY
In 2016 we were named a Top 50 Employer for Women by The Times in partnership with Opportunity Now
We received the Transforming Cultures Award at the Gender Equality Awards 2016
Justin D'Agostino, Regional Head of Practice Dispute Resolution & Regional Managing Partner – Asia, was named LGBT Executive Sponsor of the Year 2016 at the Hong Kong LGBT Inclusion Awards
Sonya Leydecker, Chief Executive Officer, was named in City A.M.'s Power 100Women List
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