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The Directors of the company are responsible for the operation of this policy. Equally all members of staff have a responsibility to adhere to both its spirit and its principals. Any case of unlawful discrimination will be treated very seriously.
The company recognises its obligations under the legislation covering Equal Pay, Sex Discrimination, Race Relations, Disability Discrimination and Age Discrimination. The company also recognises that unlawful discrimination can take different forms – direct, indirect, victimisation or the failure to make reasonable adjustments to employment arrangements or premises.
Both in its internal relationships and in its external client work, First Counsel strives to ensure that all its staff act in a fair and reasonable manner, focusing solely on a person's ability to do a job and their skills and attributes. We are committed to do all we can in the areas of equal opportunities and diversity and to operate with honesty, integrity and consideration. We will show humility however if we are found wanting and are always willing to learn or change.
Established in 2003, our values underpin all we do and guide our behaviour. We are careful to ensure we keep true to them as the business grows. We believe in attracting the best talent from the widest pool possible in order to meet our clients' needs. We also believe in valuing and respecting all the people we come into contact with.
Our awareness of and activity in the area of diversity and inclusiveness has increased greatly over recent times and we are proud of this.
Specific actions we have taken as a business include:
• Re-launching a website/microsite called “Leap to Legal” which promotes the legal market to other sectors in an attempt to widen our pool of candidates.
• Contacting a number of organisations across the areas of disability, age, sexual orientation, ethnic background and gender to see if there are ways we can support these organisations in their work, whilst at the same time, reaching out to a wider group of people who we may be able to help. This led to our ongoing support and commitment to the Black Lawyers Directory (BLD).
• Contacting and meeting key clients to see what they do in this area and what they expect from us. This directly led us by client referral to a Diversity & Inclusiveness Consultancy which undertook an out of the office workshop for our staff.
• We also monitor the profiles of all the candidates we meet, collate this information quarterly and also cross reference this analyse with information on the background of the candidates we had founds jobs for
Saying all that we are eager to learn and keen to talk to anyone who has ideas on how we can further improve and enhance our focus in this area.
Diversity & Inclusiveness
Our Commitment to Equality of Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
First Counsel is committed to providing equal opportunity to everyone in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, deployment and any other condition of employment. We are clear that no-one should be unfairly disadvantaged at work or in any other disciplinary action on the grounds of age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance. It is the company's policy that anyone within the company concerned with making decisions should avoid unlawful discrimination in any form in their dealings with other employees.The Directors of the company are responsible for the operation of this policy. Equally all members of staff have a responsibility to adhere to both its spirit and its principals. Any case of unlawful discrimination will be treated very seriously.
The company recognises its obligations under the legislation covering Equal Pay, Sex Discrimination, Race Relations, Disability Discrimination and Age Discrimination. The company also recognises that unlawful discrimination can take different forms – direct, indirect, victimisation or the failure to make reasonable adjustments to employment arrangements or premises.
Both in its internal relationships and in its external client work, First Counsel strives to ensure that all its staff act in a fair and reasonable manner, focusing solely on a person's ability to do a job and their skills and attributes. We are committed to do all we can in the areas of equal opportunities and diversity and to operate with honesty, integrity and consideration. We will show humility however if we are found wanting and are always willing to learn or change.
Established in 2003, our values underpin all we do and guide our behaviour. We are careful to ensure we keep true to them as the business grows. We believe in attracting the best talent from the widest pool possible in order to meet our clients' needs. We also believe in valuing and respecting all the people we come into contact with.
Our awareness of and activity in the area of diversity and inclusiveness has increased greatly over recent times and we are proud of this.
Specific actions we have taken as a business include:
• Re-launching a website/microsite called “Leap to Legal” which promotes the legal market to other sectors in an attempt to widen our pool of candidates.
• Contacting a number of organisations across the areas of disability, age, sexual orientation, ethnic background and gender to see if there are ways we can support these organisations in their work, whilst at the same time, reaching out to a wider group of people who we may be able to help. This led to our ongoing support and commitment to the Black Lawyers Directory (BLD).
• Contacting and meeting key clients to see what they do in this area and what they expect from us. This directly led us by client referral to a Diversity & Inclusiveness Consultancy which undertook an out of the office workshop for our staff.
• We also monitor the profiles of all the candidates we meet, collate this information quarterly and also cross reference this analyse with information on the background of the candidates we had founds jobs for
Saying all that we are eager to learn and keen to talk to anyone who has ideas on how we can further improve and enhance our focus in this area.