Our global priority areas
To help us focus and measure our efforts in DEI, we have prioritised six strands of diversity globally.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is the pulse of our firm, running through our global business strategy and firmly embedded in our culture and values. We are committed to using our position as a global business to create fairer systems and a more inclusive culture within our firm and beyond.
We know our differences make us a better and stronger law firm. Our mission is to use the power of our diversity to make a positive contribution to our clients, our communities and each other.
We take a global approach to delivering meaningful progress across our six priority focus areas, empowering our local teams to drive actions that make sense in a local context. That way, change is meaningful, sustainable and has impact.
We will continue to hold ourselves accountable to our commitments and targets, and to be transparent about our progress, celebrating what we’ve achieved together and being open about the challenges we still face on our journey.
To help us focus and measure our efforts in DEI, we have prioritised six strands of diversity globally.
*Click through the wheel to navigate the strands.
We are committed to creating an environment in which women are able to progress and where all genders feel supported in balancing their responsibilities inside and outside of the workplace.
We seek to do this by:
We want our firm to reflect the races, ethnicities, cultures and nationalities that exist in the communities in which we operate.
Our Race Action Plan, launched in 2020, set out our commitments, actions and targets to become an anti-racist firm and to improve the representation of Black and underrepresented minority ethnic lawyers and Business Team members at all levels in our firm.
Since then we have made meaningful progress, including rolling out global anti-racism training to all our people, setting up a sponsorship programme for our Black and minority ethnic talent in the US and UK, and introducing a billable credit and recognition for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) contribution.
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We strive to be a place where personal background, social identity and socio-economic circumstances are not barriers to success. We are honoured to be recognised by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a leading employer for advancing social mobility in the UK.
A few of the ways in which we actively advance social mobility include:
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The world of work is continually changing and for our workplace, this means that people of different age groups and life stages will work together and require different working arrangements and support over their careers.
Our work in this space highlights the many different experiences of our people, and reflects our commitmemnt to Equity. A few examples include:
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Our goal is to create an environment of inclusion and belonging for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Inclusion is at the heart of our culture. We aim to be a safe space where our LGBTQIA+ colleagues can bring their whole self to work and achieve their full potential. Our aim is to highlight the many different experiences of our LGBTQIA+ colleagues and our work in this space includes:
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We want to be a firm that recognises, harnesses and celebrates the unique talents and abilities of people living with disabilities. As members of the Valuable 500, we are committed to living by our values every day to foster an open and inclusive workplace for all colleagues with diverse abilities to ensure they have the adjustments and support they need to thrive.
Our work in this space reflects our commitment to Equity. A few examples include:
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"I want Linklaters to stand out as the law firm with the best minds in the business. A place where talented people are given every opportunity to succeed. With diverse voices around every table to help us anticipate opportunities, come up with creative solutions to problems and make good decisions.”
new partners elected in 2024 identify as minority ethnic (UK & US)
“I rate [Linklaters’] commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives as very strong.
They have made a real commitment to this space.” Chambers UK 2023, client feedback