Search our website... OUR EXPERTISE OUR PEOPLE WHERE WE WORK CAREERS YOU ARE HERE Home About us Diversity and Inclusion DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEADING FOR INCLUSION SHARE Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Email Print “At Herbert Smith Freehills, we don’t expect our people to be or think the same – indeed, diversity and inclusion drive our success and the innovative solutions we deliver with our clients. That’s why fostering an inclusive culture where our people can be themselves, contribute their perspectives and perform roles which are meaningful and aligned to our shared values is a core business priority” – Justin D’Agostino, CEO. A COMMUNITY OF BELONGING – EXPLORE OUR DIVERSITY NETWORKS Creating a sense of community and belonging is an important role for our diversity networks, which exist across the firm, including for gender, LGBT+, ethnicity and cultural diversity, family and carer responsibility, disability, mental health and veterans and armed forces & social mobility. Our networks offer mentoring and networking opportunities, advocate for changes in policy, collaborate with our clients and encourage allies to take a stand for others. They lie at the very heart of Leading for Inclusion. EXPLORE MORE ABOUT OUR NETWORKS HERE Our vision is to be the leading global law firm for diversity and inclusion. From bold and ambitious targets to drive gender diversity across our leadership and launching market-leading parental policies in Asia; to improving ethnic minority representation across our offices and developing a truly global approach to mental health and wellbeing and leadership on LGBT+ advocacy. Our vision is ambitious and global. We recognise the power of diversity and inclusion to drive innovation, collaboration and business outcomes. By enabling our people to be their unique selves every day - we are Leading for Inclusion. OUR STRATEGY ETHNICITY GENDER TARGETS LGBT+ DISABILITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING RECOGNITION We monitor our progress by participating in market benchmarks, and benchmark ourselves against industry best practice. We are proud of the following achievements: Financial Times Most Innovative International Law Firm in Asia Pacific 2019 Financial Times Award for Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion 2019. 'Community Business DIAN Decade Awards for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Asia 2018' Stonewall Top 100 Employers (2009 - 2018) Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index Silver Tier employer (2018) Social Mobility Employer Index, Top 50 (2017-2018) The Times Top 50 Employers for Women (2015 - 2017) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality - Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency [a statutory government agency] (2016- 2017) GradAustralia &The Australian Top 100 Graduate Employer, number one Legal Sector Recruiter (2015 - 2017) Lawyers Weekly Employer of Choice Survey - number one “attraction firm” for potential employees (2015 - 2017) Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Outside Counsel Diversity Award (2017) Stonewall Global Employers for LGBT inclusion (2015 - 2017) Working with Pride Index – Gold Ranking (2017) Community Business Hong Kong LGBT + Inclusion Index since 2015, achieved Gold Standard in 2019 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE OUR DIVERSITY NETWORKS FEATURED NEWS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OPEN FOR BUSINESS FINDS THAT LGBT+ INCLUSION IMPROVES GLOBAL BUSINESS AND COUNTRY COMPETITIVENESS First-of-its-kind report studies the experiences of LGBT+ people working abroad Read more 4TH SEPTEMBER 2020 OUR 10 ACTIONS FOR CHANGE ON ETHNIC DIVERSITY Herbert Smith Freehills is taking action to improve ethnic diversity across the firm. Read more 1ST OCTOBER 2020 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS LAUNCHES ‘REFLECTIONS OF A COMMUNITY’ TO MARK BLACK HISTORY MONTH Herbert Smith Freehills has published a collection of thoughts and expressions from internal and external... Read more 24TH JULY 2019 LEGAL COMMUNITY DIVERSITY AWARDS In June this year, our Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Danielle Kelly presented a... Read more KEY CONTACTS If you have any questions, or would like to know how this might affect your business, phone, or email these key contacts. JUSTIN D'AGOSTINO, MH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PARTNER, HONG KONG +852 21014010 Email Read more DANIELLE KELLY DIRECTOR OF CULTURE & INCLUSION, SYDNEY +61 2 9322 4448 Email Read more ABOUT US NEWS CAREERS SUBSCRIBE TO LATEST THINKING BLOGS COVID-19 – MEETINGS AND EVENTS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PRO BONO AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ALUMNI ALUMNI NETWORK TERMS DATA ROOMS CONTACT US STAY CONNECTED Twitter LinkedIn YouTube © HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS LLP 2021 Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement Site Map Accessibility Legal and Regulatory Privacy Policy Report Fraud Whistleblowing Cookie Control