Clifford Chance

In our firm

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

We recognise that a true diversity of talent and experience is an essential ingredient in our success. To be the global law firm of choice in this area we need to be the leaders in this area.

With our clients

Our combined expertise around risk, employment, change strategy and pro bono provides our clients with world class strategic advice on inclusion.

In the world

Our goal is to use our expertise to help realise our values on inclusion across society. We believe that for our values to be real we must be prepared to use our skills to champion and deliver them.

Achieving Mansfield certification in the US and UK, 2024

Clifford Chance has achieved Mansfield certification in the United States for the eighth consecutive year, and in the United Kingdom for the third year.

Mansfield is a year-long certification process designed with a focus on ensuring that all qualifying talent at participating law firms have a fair and equal opportunity to be considered for advancement into leadership roles. 

A collaborative approach to inclusion

Integral to our values, at Clifford Chance we believe being inclusive is the right thing to do and is what our clients demand. Our commitment to the issue is recognised by some significant clients and during FY24 we worked alongside Amazon, HSBC, and many other banks and corporates, as well as financial investor clients, on initiatives that further our shared inclusion agendas.

Supporting the General Counsel for Diversity & Inclusion

GCD&I draws together leading General Counsel to promote inclusion and diversity. With more than 130 signatories from across the business spectrum, GCD&I has developed a series of consistent metrics designed to measure and report on diversity. The next steps include driving their adoption, thereby enabling in-house and law firm legal teams to be more representative.