Apply now!Diversity at RPC
Diversity, inclusion and engagement is taken seriously at RPC. The firm is committed to ensuring that their employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. They don’t see diversity and inclusion as a box ticking exercise, and recognise that uncomfortable conversations are vital for meaningful change.
RPC has eight work streams, providing community and support for those from underrepresented backgrounds. Their eight work streams are: Belief (faith), Enable (disability), Ethnicity, Families, Gender, LGBT+, Mental Health and Social Mobility. Each stream provides a safe space for individuals to socialise, network, and organise both internal and external events. The firm even spotlights one stream every six months, to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those within the community. In addition to this, key events held throughout the year include: school mentoring, Mental Health Awareness week, Pride celebrations, celebrating Black History Month and quarterly allies training.
The firm partners with a range of external organisations to bolster their diversity efforts. Since 2015, RPC have used Rare’s contextualised recruitment system, which provides social mobility metrics surrounding candidates achievements. Applications are also reviewed blindly, to avoid bias. The firm also works with Aspiring Solicitors, an organisation working to increase diversity within the legal profession, and is a corporate sponsor of SEO, an organisation helping disadvantaged students secure graduate jobs. Other organisations the firm work with include: Business Disability Forum, Stonewall, 10,000 Black Interns and the 93% club.
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