2005/6 CSR Report - Freshfields

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people
Alumni
As part of our emphasis on teamwork, it
is essential for us to maintain close
contact with people that used to work
with us. We need to build on our efforts
so far to stay in touch with alumni and
organise alumni functions.
Promoting diversity
As an equal opportunities employer, we
treat individuals equally and with the
same attention, courtesy and respect
regardless of their racial group, colour,
ethnic or national origin, nationality,
religion or belief, gender, sexual
orientation, disability or marital status.
London learning and development
attendees 2004-05
Course category
Development programmes 651
Induction events 149
Skills workshops 454
Attendees
The firm’s equal opportunities policy
applies to all applicants, lawyers and
business services staff. It also applies to
all daily interactions within the work
environment and in other work-related
settings such as business trips and
business-related social events.
We were the first City law firm to
support the Global Graduates Diversity
in Law scheme to help minorities enter
the legal profession: we provide
sponsorship, host open days and take
part in training programmes. We also
took part in the ‘Legal Chances –
ethnic minorities into City law firms’
programme in 2004.
We were one of the first law firms in
the City of London to have a female
partner. However, just 14 per cent of
our partners are female. We will be
addressing this by, for example,
introducing a mentoring scheme for
female associates. 49 per cent of our
trainees over the last four years have
been female.
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