About us - Corporate social responsibility - Diversity

Continued commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity in the workplace

Developing the Firm's diversity strategy/programme to foster an inclusive culture and to enhance support and opportunities for those groups who are less represented than others.

• Bristows has a Diversity Committee responsible for championing diversity in all aspects of its business.
• The Committee is actively considering practical ways to promote and advance Bristows' Diversity Policy in its recruitment processes and its treatment of staff.
• The Committee is involved in the review of Bristows' policies and procedures to ensure that they remain appropriate, relevant and compliant.
• The Committee aims to develop a programme for providing information about careers in law firms to schoolchildren in ethnically mixed areas of London.
• Bristows aims to develop its diversity strategy in part by linking into various professional networks with relevant agendas.
• Bristows has a long track record of supporting and encouraging female lawyers and staff.  Around two thirds of our staff including a third of our partners are female.