Mansfield Rule
Dechert has achieved Mansfield “Plus” Certification for 2024. Dechert has also achieved Mansfield Certified Plus status in the UK.
Dechert’s culture is centered on the following five key values:
- Excellence: we practice at the forefront of the legal profession and solve our clients’ most intractable problems.
- Stewardship: we are all accountable not just to ourselves, but also to each other and the firm as a whole.
- Diversity and Inclusion: we create a workplace that values the contributions, backgrounds, and perspectives of all of our Dechert colleagues to further our culture and our community, as further set forth below.
- Collaboration: we prioritize working collectively for the benefit of our clients, rather than our solo practices.
- Innovation: we develop and apply new and techniques and technologies to further our practices and operations and seek efficiencies for our clients’ benefit and our professional development.
Diversity and Inclusion at Dechert
At Dechert we believe that uniting lawyers and business professionals from different backgrounds and perspectives is a key component in delivering exceptional service for our clients and our community. In our view, building an inclusive community starts with a commitment to investing in all talent to foster growth and success, by providing support, mentorship, and opportunities for all.
With these values, we strive to:
- Empower our colleagues with knowledge about each other’s diverse backgrounds to enhance our interconnection.
- Leverage our differences by developing collaborative solutions that better serve our clients’ complex needs, through maintaining an inclusive workplace that welcomes colleagues from different backgrounds and encouraging a broad range of perspectives.
- Ensure that everyone within the firm has the support needed to advance their professional development, including access to growth opportunities.
- Be an industry leader by consistently demonstrating our commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession.
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Affinity Groups
Open to all Dechert personnel, Dechert’s 11 affinity groups and committees build community and promote an inclusive culture within the firm. These groups support the development and retention of members of Dechert's community while also educating our colleagues about various backgrounds.
Our affinity groups drive positive change by creating programs to enhance professional and business development. The groups have undertaken initiatives that include mentoring circles, seminars and workshops available to all Dechert colleagues, as well as community advocacy and pro bono efforts. Each group is led by one or more partners committed to fostering a culture of understanding and belonging.
What Makes Us a Great Place to Work
We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work. We are currently the only AmLaw 100 law firm ranked “Elite” across all six categories (Most Satisfied Associates, Career Development, Retention, Benefits and Quality of Life, Best Firms for Pro Bono, Best Firms for Diversity) on the Chamber’s Associate Survey.
We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration are key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, and create an environment where they can thrive professionally and personally. We have been publicly recognized by multiple organizations for being a great place to work for women, LGBTQ+ and parents.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Dechert LLP supports diversity and inclusion and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination. The Firm prohibits unlawful discrimination in any term or condition of employment against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair type/texture or protective hairstyle), color, creed, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, uniformed service (including military status, or current or former membership or service in the U.S. Armed Forces or a state military unit, or veteran status), reproductive health decisions (including as related to accessing personal information about such decision-making without the employee’s written consent), or any other characteristic protected by law.
UK Gender Pay Gap Report
To read our UK Gender Pay Gap Report, please visit our Legal Notices.