Respect for each other
At Mills & Reeve, we recognise that people can differ from each other in a wide variety of ways while sharing much in common. At the top of our agenda is treating everyone with the same high levels of respect, being aware of the impact that our words and actions can have, and giving everyone the same opportunities to succeed.
Gender, race, age, sexuality, religion, disability – we take all these into account in our approach to diversity. However, we also believe that law firms need to be more inclusive when it comes to factors such as social background and family responsibilities.
Many people will belong to more than one of these groups and what really matters is people’s talents and abilities. We think our "infectious ambition" philosophy is strengthened by attracting a wide mix of individuals sharing their unique ideas, experience and knowledge.
We are focused on being open and acting with integrity when it comes to all our people management practices. Our firm is proactive in making the legal sector a place where talented people can achieve their ambitions without prejudice getting in their way.
Our approach
Diversity and inclusion is a serious issue for us and our approach is based on a set of basic principles. Our diversity and inclusion strategy and policy have been developed to support these principles.
Working together:
- There is no room for prejudice of any kind at our law firm
- We will hire for talent from every area of society
- Everyone should enjoy their experience of working at Mills & Reeve and feel free to speak up if something is wrong
- We will actively encourage our people to embrace diversity and inclusion, and actively support and help each other
- We will seek to accommodate the varying needs and requirements of everyone, treating them with the same high levels of respect
Strong relationships with suppliers and clients:
- We will always attempt to meet or exceed our clients' expectations when it comes to diversity and inclusion
- We will act with the same level of integrity with clients as we do internally with each other
- We will behave ethically and not turn a blind eye to prejudice for the sake of profit
Respect for the community:
- We will show respect for our communities and support local and national initiatives that encourage diversity and inclusion
- We will reach out to talented members of society who may feel that they are disenfranchised from the law
- We will work with other law firms and organisations in the legal business to promote diversity issues