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Louise Woods Partner, CCL
are committed to sustaining our focus on diversity and, in particular, the retention of our diverse lawyers and to do so we must ensure our initiatives permeate our structure, policies, and programmes. As a trainee in London you have access to, and the opportunity to be involved in, the majority of our programming. We have an active Diversity Council you could join who are responsible for the running of our annual diversity focused events, our Schools outreach mentoring programme (launching in the autumn of 2020) and our book club which is focused on thought provoking texts designed to educate and promote frank and honest discussions with colleagues. I also co-chair the Women’s Initiative in London which works to create and sustain a variety of programmes that support the recruitment and retention of our women lawyers, nurture their development, and promote their advancement to all levels of leadership within the Firm. The initiative benefits all of our lawyers as the programming includes business development training, mentoring programs, and family- friendly initiatives. Other V&E diversity initiatives include our LGBTQ+ alliance and our new parent mentoring programme which have both seen a rise in members in our London office. We are determined to continue our efforts with our entry level recruitment. Our participation in diversity-focused career fairs and recruiting programmes allows us to identify top notch legal talent. We hope you too will make the time in your schedules to attend and look forward to meeting you, even if only in a virtual forum this year!
V&E Diversity Council Office
Lead, Co-Chair of London Women’s Initiative and CCL Talent Lead
At V&E, our inclusion
commitment starts with our Chairman, Mark Kelly and
Managing Partner, Scott Wolfe, who oversee our firm-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives. I am one of the Partners who hold an office lead role for a number of the firm’s diversity initiatives to ensure participation and progress in London, as I believe strongly in the work we are doing in the effort to achieve equality — inclusive of diverse interests, backgrounds, perspectives, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, and physical ability. We recognise that being a more diverse firm with a truly inclusive culture will help drive our long-term success, both in retaining our top talent and in serving our clients’ needs. We have made most progress in London with our entry level trainee recruitment over recent years, and we want our partnership to one day look like our incoming trainee cohorts, but that is not achievable overnight. We
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