Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Championing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is fundamental to our internal culture and practices at Chambers. Beyond our own organisation, we’re also dedicated to enhancing equity and inclusivity within the legal profession as a whole.
Our dedicated DEI manager works with law firms and clients to highlight positive action and share best practice. Through our programme of research, insights, awards and events, we’re firmly committed to helping level the playing field.
Our DEI strategy has three distinct elements that work together in harmony.
Our DEI manager works with the business to ensure DEI considerations are at the heart of processes, practices, products and services. This includes internal training, bespoke initiatives to support our colleagues, collaboration across the business and sustainability advice.
We’re driving and celebrating DEI excellence in law firms, barristers’ chambers and in-house legal teams. Since 2012, our awards have celebrated best practice and inclusivity trailblazers in many different parts of the world, highlighting pro bono, sustainability and DEI success stories.
Our colleagues have the opportunity to join Chambers' INSPIRE committee, an influential group that educates and empowers colleagues. By acting as a focus group for DEI-related policies and working with key stakeholders, the team helps foster an inclusive culture where every employee belongs.
The Chambers DEI programme was founded more than a decade ago to shine a spotlight on the best efforts across our industry. Since then, we have continued to innovate, grow and lead the market in prioritising DEI within our research.
We were delighted by the reaction of the market when we requested DEI-related information and sought to include a greater range of diverse perspectives as part of our overall submissions process.
The results of these efforts have been significant: over the last five years we have seen a growth in the average percentage of ranked women included across all guides from 24% to 30%. We reaffirm our commitment to continually improving in this area and consistently seek innovative methods to improve the gender balance of our rankings.
We also continue to spotlight the best of DEI, pro bono and sustainability work in the global legal industry through our Awards programme, which is currently run in Latin America, Brazil, Asia-Pacific and the Greater China Region, Europe and the UK Bar jurisdictions.
Chambers’ commitment is strong within own organisation, where both our dedicated DEI team and our colleague-led INSPIRE committee has grown from strength to strength.
We look forward to continuing to collaborate with you on this global inclusion journey.
Tim Noble, Chief Executive Officer
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