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November 1 2023

Inclusivity in the legal profession: Practical advice for your team

Industry Insights

Mary Bonsor

Mary Bonsor

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Inclusion is everything. Studies have repeatedly shown that higher workplace inclusion directly contributes to increased productivity, wellbeing, and staff retention. Flex Legal are proud of the reputation we have built in this space, and now want to share our insights with the wider legal industry.

We’ve sought direct input from participants in our award winning social-mobility scheme, Flex Trainee, and distilled them into actionable lessons you can apply to your own legal team. We hope that by sharing this information you will join us in our mission to make the industry we love more inclusive.

Inclusivity in the legal profession: Spread of printed pages from the report

What is included in the report?

  • 10 practical, actionable tips for boosting inclusion in your legal workplace.
  • Direct insights from socially-mobile trainee solicitors.
  • Two comprehensive case studies on how FTSE100 organisations have partnered with Flex to make the industry more diverse and inclusive.
  • Breakdowns of how solicitor qualification is changing, and why it matters.
  • Cutting-edge thinking from the forefront of D&I in the legal profession.

Working in law was a pipe dream for me as I had no clear access to the profession. Social mobility is all about whether companies understand the backgrounds of the people who work with them, and are open to their experiences and perspectives.

Parisha Dabasia, Flex Trainee