In the UK, we focus on five key areas that matter to us and where we believe we can truly make a difference as a business. In order to make a deeper, long-lasting impact, we link these areas together and nurture long-term partnerships with both national and local organisations.
Community
We build long-term relationships with charities and community organisations promoting inclusion and the arts, including the Roundhouse Trust, Future First and Opening Doors London. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference by fundraising, mentoring students or using your paid volunteering days each year to give back to your community.
Pro bono
Our trainees provide vital access to justice via regular legal advice clinics, which also help you develop new and unique skills.
The impact of our responsible business programme is increased by a focus on pro bono clients aligned to inclusion, the arts and sustainability.
Sustainability
Our climate is in crisis. We must act now to cut greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. ‘Acting sustainably, together’ outlines our journey to becoming net zero by 2030. Our people, teamwork and clients are fundamental to achieving our goal. We’re advocating for the use of technology to accelerate decarbonisation. Stage one is to be carbon neutral in our operations by 2023.
Inclusion
We embrace individuality and bring diverse teams together, creating an inclusive work environment we’re proud of. We each have a responsibility to shape our culture, and our trainees are involved in the committees of all our inclusion networks. Our inclusion priories are: gender balance, racial equality, LGBT+ inclusion, social mobility, and mental and physical wellbeing.
Balance in business
Gender balance is one of our strategic inclusion priorities. Our goal is to achieve better gender balance in our partnership and in leadership roles across the firm. Our Gender Plan seeks to optimise talent retention, promote modern working practices and enhance our clients’ experience. Like all strategically important projects, our UK executive board reviews progress to ensure we’re achieving our goals.
The arts
Creative thinking is at the heart of our culture and we see the arts as an important instrument of change. Our partnerships with the National Portrait Gallery and The Roundhouse are just two examples of this. We’ve sponsored the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize since 2008, and all the initiatives we support are truly memorable.
Joining our Arts Society will ensure you’ll be immersed in the arts in all its forms.
Cultural diversity network
Racism and racial injustice have no place in our world. Increasing the representation of people from minority ethnic groups at Taylor Wessing is our second strategic inclusion priority. We all play a crucial role in making progress and we launched our dedicated
Race and Ethnicity strategy in 2020. Our Cultural Diversity Network creates a safe space to learn from each other and celebrate our different cultures.
Wellbeing network
Maintaining a positive approach to physical and mental wellbeing is of huge importance to us. Central to this is a commitment to reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and disabilities. Our network helps to raise awareness of visible and invisible disabilities, creating an accessible and safe working environment and promotes wellbeing initiatives as a way of preventing the onset of physical and mental health conditions.
