Advancing gender balance within our core sectors15 April 2024
We Further Women, WFW’s global women’s initiative, is dedicated to furthering gender balance in our firm and the sectors in which we operate.
Difference is our strength
In a rapidly changing world, attracting, retaining, and developing the very best talent is a priority for international law firms such as ours.
Our focus is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the firm through promoting the values of teamwork, inclusivity, collaboration, and transparency. We want to create clear career paths and opportunities for all by ensuring our people have the chance to develop, express their views and ideas, have the opportunity to grow and see their careers fulfilled within the firm.
We truly value our diverse workforce. Encouraging diversity of thought and drawing on different perspectives means that we can provide innovative solutions to our clients’ most complex matters.
For this reason, we’re working hard to develop a diverse pipeline of talent and we are taking action through our Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategy to help us achieve this.
You can find out more about the steps we’re taking in the stories included at the bottom of this page, as well as reading our London Office Diversity & Inclusion Statistics 2023 and our latest UK Pay Gap Report. You can also read our Pay Gap Reports for 2022 and 2021.
Celebrating difference
Our D&I Networks help us raise awareness of different backgrounds and perspectives and work with the firm to help us further develop our inclusive working environment. Each of them offers the opportunity to meet new people from across our offices and organise a range of events and activities throughout the year, which are open to all.
Further information:
Diversity and Inclusion News
Celebrating Black History Month – Saluting our Sisters27 October 2023
In recognition of this theme, MOSAIC, WFW’s Ethnic & Racial Diversity Network, marked the occasion by showcasing the stories of leading black women from the world of business and law.
Proud to be an Ally22 August 2023
Visible and active allyship can have a transformative affect on LGBT+ people at work, which is why it is a key area of focus for PROUD. Since launching their ‘How to be an effective LGBT+ Ally’ guide in 2021, the network has organised a range of activities to help colleagues learn from the experiences of LGBT+ people and share simple steps that people can take to show their support.
Constructing a diverse workforce – How we can work together to plug the diversity gap in the construction sector31 October 2022
In this article we consider the benefits of a diverse workforce and how the construction industry can plug the diversity gap.
Supporting Working Families13 October 2022
We want to develop an environment where working parents can develop their career and also feel supported in balancing their role with family commitments.
Widening our pool of talent13 October 2022
Proactively taking steps to widen the pool of talent from which we recruit is a key focus of our D&I Strategy.