Our gender network is committed to driving sustainable gender balance and advancing gender equity across the firm.

Open to colleagues of all gender identities, the network works to create an equitable and inclusive culture within the firm by building education, awareness and allyship in relation to gender-related matters. This includes supporting the firm’s International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day campaigns, while recognising that true gender equity extends beyond focusing on one gender and acknowledging that individuals of all genders face unique challenges and barriers.

Working alongside the Working families network and the firm’s DEI and wider People team, the network played an active role in driving significant policy change, including the enhancement and equalisation of the firm’s paternity, co-parent, and co-adopter leave policies. Those who can use this policy are now entitled to take up to 26 weeks of paid paternity, co-parent or adoption leave.

Our working families network supports colleagues in achieving a fulfilling career alongside their family and care commitments. Open to all colleagues who are parents or carers, and those who wish to support others as an ally, the network’s ambition is to ensure that all parents and carers at the firm, regardless of gender or relationship status, feel equally supported.

The network provides a safe space to share information, encouragement and practical advice, as well as raising awareness of caring responsibilities. This includes working alongside the Gender network to support the firm’s International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day events.

Working alongside the Gender network and the firm’s DEI and wider People team, the network played an active role in driving significant policy change, including the enhancement and equalisation of the firm’s paternity, co-parent, and co-adopter leave policies. Those who can use this policy are now entitled to take up to 26 weeks of paid paternity, co-parent or adoption leave.

Our Pride (LGBTQ+) network provides a safe space for any colleagues who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual+ and their allies. All colleagues are welcome, however they identify, and the network provides a respectful and open space to talk about their experiences, challenges, and aspirations.

Our Pride network plays an important role in creating an inclusive and supportive environment for LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies. The network raises awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, rights, and experiences within the workplace, helping to educate colleagues on the importance of respecting all sexual orientations and gender identities. This includes observing key events such as LGBTQ+ History Month, Pride Month, Lesbian Visibility Week and Transgender Day of Visibility.

As a founding partner of the East Midlands LGBTQ+ Alliance Network, our Pride network works with local businesses, organisations, and community groups to create meaningful change beyond the firm.

Our REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) brings together colleagues from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and their allies to foster a sense of belonging, share lived experiences and champion cultural competency. The network plays an important role in fostering increased understanding and allyship, celebrating and raising awareness of key cultural, religious, and heritage moments, and has been invaluable in providing actionable feedback to help shape key policies, processes and initiatives.

Working alongside the firm’s DEI and recruitment teams, the network has supported the firm’s award winning REACH mentoring programme, providing mentoring and support to students.

Our Disability and conditions network provides a welcoming and supportive community, which is open to colleagues with disabilities and long-term health conditions, and their allies, to share experiences and seek support. The network also works to educate colleagues across the firm around the challenges faced by those with disabilities and health conditions, and advocates for change both internally and externally to improve the lives of those living with disabilities and health conditions. This includes supporting activity across the firm for Disability History Month and volunteering to provide peer support to colleagues.

Our neurodiversity group, which sits within the Disability and conditions network, also provides a safe space for colleagues to share experiences in relation to neurodiversity and support one another. Alongside the network, this group aims to raise awareness, foster understanding, and champion inclusion for neurodivergent colleagues across the firm.

Working alongside the firm’s DEI team, the network has supported the firm’s outstanding achievements, namely achieving Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) accreditation.

Our social mobility network works to build awareness about social mobility, break down socio-economic barriers, and advocate for a more equitable profession. This includes supporting activity across the firm for National Social Mobility Day.

The network is open to all colleagues – those from a lower socio-economic background and those who want to support as an ally.

Working alongside the firm’s social mobility team, the network has supported the firm’s outstanding achievements: first place overall in The Social Mobility Foundation’s Employer Index 2025 for the fourth time in five years, and top-ranked law firm for social mobility for the fifth consecutive year.