Firm: Allen & Overy

D&I:

D&I Stats:

Diversity Stats%
Percentage of Female Partners29
Percentage of Female Associates51
Percentage of Female Trainees58
Percentage of LGBT+ Partners6
Percentage of LGBT+ Associates8
Percentage of LGBT+ Trainees9
Percentage of Asian Partners5
Percentage of Asian Associates20
Percentage of Asian Trainees31
Percentage of Black Partners2
Percentage of Black Associates3
Percentage of Black Trainees6
Percentage of Other Ethnic Minority Partners6
Percentage of Other Ethnic Minority Associates6
Percentage of Other Ethnic Minority Trainees12
Percentage of Disabled Partners 5
Percentage of Disabled Associates 5
Percentage of Disabled Trainees9

Diversity Targets and Analysis:

  • Gender – Allen & Overy set a seven-year target in 2013 to hit 20% female partnership by 2020 which it achieved in its May 2020 promotions cycle. 
  • Ethnicity – The targets are: 15% ethnic minority partners by 2025, 25% ethnic minority lawyers and support staff by 2025, 35% ethnic minority trainees, including 10% black trainees, each year and equalised retention rates for trainees lawyers, in particular retaining more black associates.
  • Stay Gap – A&O’s ethnicity Stay Gap analysis, carried out by Pirical, found that black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers leave the firm seven months earlier than their white colleagues and that black lawyers leave two years and five months earlier than their white counterparts.  The firm has committed to publishing its updated ethnicity Stay Gap every year. 

Staff Networks and Internal D&I Initiatives:

  • A&Out
  • Gender Equality Network
  • Race & Ethnicity Network (which includes South Asian Affinity Group, Society of East Asian Lawyers and Black Lawyers Affinity Group).
  • AccessAbility Network (which includes carers and a Neurodiversity peer support group)
  • Social Mobility Network
  • Families Network
  • Faith Groups
  • A&O REACH Mentoring

External D&I Corporate Memberships & Initiatives:

Awards & Recognition:

  • The Times Top 50 Employers for Women
  • Listed in the 2023 Stonewall Top Global Employer for LGBTQ+ list.
  • #7 in the 2023 Social Mobility Employer Index
  • Social Mobility Employer of the year at The Student Social Mobility Awards by upReach
  • Investing in Ethnicity Top 10 Outstanding Employer

Careers & Opportunities:

Inclusive Recruitment:

  • They use a Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) into their recruitment process.

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