Corporate responsibility

We do good work - In more ways than one

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP OTHERS

Our corporate responsibility helps us make a positive impact

While the law is what we 'do', there's much more to us than that. As people, and as a firm, we believe we have a responsibility to help those around us. This means making a positive difference in the local and wider community, supporting our people and enabling them to flourish, and minimising our environmental impact. This isn't just good business sense, it's good people sense too.

There are three elements to our corporate responsibility agenda:

  • Investing in our communities, through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable giving
  • Promoting diversity and inclusion among our people
  • Protecting the environment

And wrapping around all of these things is collaborative working – engaging with others to increase the impact we can have.



 

 

Corporate responsibility FAQs

 

3

days' of paid volunteering leave per year

 
 

£727,000

worth of pro bono hours 2016/17

50

hours of pro bono work count towards a fee earner's chargeable target

3,480

hours of pro bono 2016/17

 
 

How we help others

Mentor a leader

Mentor the Chief Executive of a charity, and help their organisation to thrive.

Mentor a student

Help GCSE and A-Level students to prepare for university study.

Give free advice

Provide pro bono legal advice on the judicial review process for a charity.

 

FIND OUT MORE

Find out how you can help us make a positive impact in our local and international communities.

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