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Our inclusive culture

We forge an inclusive, collaborative culture where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are recognised and valued.


Where performing to your highest ability, unlocks equal access to opportunities to thrive and deliver for our clients and each other.


If you invest in our success, we’ll invest in yours. We’ll empower you to take charge of your development and drive your performance.


We support personal and professional growth through our long-term people and talent strategies, and learning and development.

Our inclusive communities

We support our inclusive communities within the firm through our affinity networks, mental health champions, mentoring and other initiatives that are open to all and celebrate the diversity of talent and experience of the people that make up our global firm.

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Accelerate>>>

Our global gender parity group, Accelerate>>>, is committed to taking bold actions to accelerate the pace of change towards gender parity and drive forward an inclusive and diverse culture. It's about all of us contributing to a culture where everybody has the opportunity to succeed.

REACH

REACH

The REACH Network is the firm’s network for advancing race equality and celebrating heritage. In doing so, we aim to increase understanding of the value of our cultural differences and achieve equality of opportunity for all so that at all levels, the firm will reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of its employees.

Arcus

Arcus

Arcus is Clifford Chance's global LGBT network open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans+, Intersex, Queer and diverse people and their Allies. Arcus aims to encourage an inclusive and integrated culture within Clifford Chance that gives colleagues the choice to be open and out, with a strong belief that it is such a culture that allows everyone to develop to their maximum potential.

Enable

Enable

Our Enable network focuses on supporting colleagues living with a disability or a neurodiverse condition. We raise awareness, provide guidance and highlight the support available within Clifford Chance, as well as provide a safe space to engage and network. We work with our Inclusion team to identify barriers and to drive change within the firm to ensure our colleagues can work and thrive at Clifford Chance.

Mental Health Champions

Mental Health Champions

Our global Mental Health Champion network plays an active role in promoting positive well-being and mental health in our firm. All Champions are trained in Mental Health First Aid, equipped to have confidential and non-judgemental conversations, organise key awareness events across the firm and promote healthy working behaviours to help our bright minds continue to thrive.

RISE

RISE

Our social mobility network, Rise focusses on creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect, where everyone has equal access to opportunities to succeed regardless of their background.

In addition to our Global Affinity Networks, we have interest groups including the Armed Forces Network, and the faith groups (CC Islamic Community, CC Christian Fellowship, CC Jewish Society, and CC Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist Society.)

Our commitments

Halo code

Halo code


Clifford Chance is proud to be a signatory to the Halo Code in the UK to protect Black colleagues who come to work with natural and protective Afro hairstyles.

Race Fairness Commitment

We are committed to building a working environment that is equitable and values people of all ethnic backgrounds. There is zero tolerance for racism.


In line with our commitments to race equity, Clifford Chance is one of the five founding member law firms of the Recruitment Agency Race Fairness Commitment (RFC). As part of our commitment to the RFC, our recruitment team works with external agencies to maximise opportunities for Black and Ethnic Minority candidates at all career stages through a range of measures such as: creating ethnically diverse candidate pools, exploring contextual backgrounds and experiences of Black and Ethnic Minority candidates, and providing factual feedback.

Sunflower Scheme in the UK


Clifford Chance is a member of the Sunflower Scheme in the UK for Non-Apparent Disabilities. With 80% of disabilities, conditions or chronic illnesses not visibly apparent, colleagues and visitors to our Clifford Chance UK offices can voluntarily wear the Sunflower logo (via a lanyard or pin) to discreetly signify that they might do things differently, need extra support, or just more time.

Sunflower Scheme in the UK
The Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant


We welcome applications from former members of the Armed Forces, regular and reserve, and their families.


In 2017, Clifford Chance was the first Magic Circle law firm to sign the Armed Forces Covenant and, in 2021, received the Gold award in the Ministry of Defence's Employer Recognition Scheme. Our Armed Forces Network in London supports ex-military, reservists and those with friends and family with military connections. We collaborate with other organisations that support veterans and we are working with law firms across London to create a legal industry network to share ideas and to attract talent to the sector. If you are a reservist, or thinking about becoming a reservist, we will support you.

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