Equality, diversity, and inclusion

Napthens is committed to equality and diversity, both in employment and in the provision of legal services to our clients.

Our equality and diversity policy provides the foundation for a fair and just working environment for our employees. We provide opportunities for people to start, develop and progress a legal career and a respectful and quality service for our clients.

We recognise, support and encourage diversity amongst our people. It is firmly our belief that diverse experiences and backgrounds help us to deliver our range of services and aid our clients in their needs.

We work collaboratively to encourage shared ideas, perspectives and interactions with each other, and in turn with our clients, in order to foster mutual respect.

Diversity across our group is made up of a variety of characteristics, including (but not limited to) gender, age, religious beliefs and ethnicity, as well as physical and psychological differentiators.

Napthens has an EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) committee, made up of a variety of colleagues who come together to promote information around a number of areas including neurodiversity, ethnicity, gender and disability.

The committee is continually growing in strength, to help play a key role in ensuring our work environment is somewhere that everyone feels comfortable, happy and informed.

In this way we truly adopt different ways of thinking and working that allow us to best serve our equally diverse range of clients and matters.

For our People 

We recognise, support and encourage diversity amongst our people. It is firmly our belief that a range of diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds help us to deliver our range of services to assist our clients.

We work collaboratively to encourage shared ideas, perspectives and interactions with each other and in turn with our clients to foster mutual respect.

Diversity in Napthens is made up of a variety of characteristics, including (but not limited to) gender, age, religious beliefs and ethnicity, as well as physical and psychological differentiators.

In this way we truly adopt different ways of thinking and working that allow us to best serve our equally diverse range of clients and matters.

Our Equality and Diversity data can be seen here.

Our Gender Pay Gap report can be viewed here.

Social Mobility

Our Opening Doors programme is dedicated to introducing underprivileged and overlooked groups to a career in law. We work with schools, colleges and universities to deliver workshops and recruit based on principles of equal opportunity.

Click here to explore our Opening Doors social mobility programme in more detail.

Our commitment to ESG

We’re proud to announce the publication of our very first ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) report – a significant milestone in our journey towards becoming a more sustainable, inclusive and accountable business.

What is an ESG Report?
An ESG report is a transparent account of how we operate responsibly across three key areas:

• Environmental – how we reduce our carbon footprint and embed sustainability into our operations.
• Social – how we support our people, clients and communities through inclusive policies, outreach programmes and partnerships.
• Governance – how we uphold ethical standards, compliance and stakeholder accountability.

This report sets out our current position and the values that guide us. It’s a baseline – but it’s built on a strong foundation. We’ve already done a huge amount of work in this space, from our #OpeningDoors initiative and EDI calendar to our partnership with the NSPCC and our internal sustainability pledges. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, and this report allows us to reflect, measure and build on that progress.

Our ESG report can be viewed here.