Diversity

Our team represents a diverse blend of backgrounds, personal circumstances, and personalities, which contribute to the diversity and creativity of the solutions we provide. 

We see this as a crucial strength that allows us to serve our clients better and cultivate a supportive and enjoyable work environment. By combining unique life experiences, diverse perspectives, and varied thinking and approaches, we all grow and deliver greater value to our clients and one another.

For Ashfords, building an inclusive workplace comes from championing equality, diversity and inclusion. It means:

• creating an environment where every individual feels valued, respected and able to contribute fully,
• embedding inclusive practices into recruitment, learning and development, leadership behaviours and everyday interactions,
• living our values and recognising and celebrating differences. Actively removing barriers that may prevent people from thriving,
• being curious and open to new approaches,
• ensuring fairness and equity in opportunities, processes and decision making.

Our activities to improve diversity and inclusion at the firm include:

• We have a number of internal inclusion and network groups across the firm providing an opportunity for people to come together, help shape engagement, raise awareness and lead associated educational initiatives with all our people to help deliver an inclusive and supportive environment at Ashfords.
• Pathways to law: as a firm our ambition is to make careers in the legal sector more accessible through our apprenticeship schemes and work experience programmes, and through our partnerships with the Social Mobility Foundation, the Bristol Future Talent Partnership and with the University of Exeter and the Sutton Trust.
• Monitoring and review: We track our progress through our annual gender pay gap and diversity reporting and use the findings to inform future strategies and actions to improve performance.