Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)

At Weightmans we are not just passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion. DE&I principles fully support our purpose See the Possibility, which is core to our success and our ambitions as a modern and diverse firm, where the richness of walks of life and perspectives can support our clients and stakeholders at best. 

We strive to be an inclusive  workplace where all our people can be themselves and thrive: we recognise that DE&I strongly links to wellbeing and sense of belonging, and this in turn feeds into career satisfaction and staff morale, supporting performance, innovation, and service delivery. 

Find out more about our #SimplyMe campaign and how DE&I powers our purpose.

Our journey is ever evolving, and we are committed to continue to attract, retain and develop diverse talent, and be an organisation where all our people can develop and fulfil their potential irrespective of their background, identity or start in life.

Visit our careers site to browse vacancies at our firm, and explore our Life at Weightmans page for insights into our culture, responsible business commitments and much more.

Our DE&I Strands of focus and commitment to equal opportunities

In recognition of longstanding societal barriers and historical under-representation in the legal sector, we concentrate our DE&I work on four strands of focus:

• Gender

• LGBTQ+

• Race, ethnicity and cultural heritage (REACH)

• Disability and neurodiversity

We work collaboratively and take an intersectional approach, as we acknowledge that multiple layers of individual identities and life experiences compound differently across groups and people.

We have several DE&I Champions across our sites and for each strand, we have leads, networks and affinity groups who support awareness raising, engagement and allyship.

We also have a dedicated programme of work on Social Mobility, which cuts across all strands and supports our purpose and DE&I commitments. Visit our early careers and lateral hires pages for more information.

Our strategic approach to DE&I

To harness our progress and fully embed DE&I in our ethos and ways of working, we have developed a comprehensive DE&I Roadmap which provides a holistic framework that ties into our firm’s values and strategic priorities.

The Roadmap sets out Weightmans’ DE&I commitments across four inter-related pillars. These consider employee lifecycle and employee experience, capacity building and role modelling, and key responsible business practices which make DE&I a core component of our wider ESG and CSR strategy.

Key Performance Indicators such as diversity targets and other quantitative and qualitative measures, shape our work across pillars and strands of focus, and help us monitor and report progress and positive impact.

View our DE&I Roadmap and 2025-28 Diversity Targets.

Partnerships and memberships

We are proud signatories to the Mindful Business Charterand the Women in Law Pledge to support healthy and sustainable work practices and enhance opportunities for women in the legal profession.

We are members of the Legal Neurodiversity Network, and we also work with a wide range of special-interest organisations which support inclusion and equal opportunities for different disadvantaged groups.