Similarly to other magic circle firms, Freshfields has a reputation for long working hours.
Corporate Social Responsibility
In 2006 Freshfields was the first major international law firm to produce an externally audited corporate social responsibility report. The firm has won a number of awards including CSR Firm of the Year 2007 at the Legal Business Awards and the Law Society of England and Wales’ Excellence in Social Responsibility Award 2007.
The firm is Certified CarbonNeutral® across all its offices. The firm has a CSR website which covers People and Diversity; Climate Change and the Environment; and Community and Pro Bono Legal Advice.
Workplace Diversity
Freshfields runs a number of programmes designed to attract applicants from non-traditional backgrounds, including Target Chances, Pure Potential and the Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law initiative. Since 2001, graduates from over 60 universities worldwide have started training contracts in the firm's London office. The firm welcomes applications from talented non-law graduates and those changing career.
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