Freshfields Claims They 'Met' Diversity Goals After Scrubbing DEI Information From Their Site - Above the Law
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Freshfields established significant diversity targets, including 20% racially or ethnically diverse new partners and 30% in senior staff. However, the firm has since retired its U.S. diversity goals, claiming they were met, while actual data indicates they are behind. Inquiries into their DEI claims revealed a lack of current information, with much of the data removed from their website. As the five-year diversity plan nears its 2026 deadline, doubts grow about Freshfields' ongoing commitment to diversity amidst a changing political landscape.
Freshfields set ambitious diversity goals like aiming for at least 20 percent of new partners to be racially or ethnically diverse and 30 percent of their senior business staff in the same categories.
Despite previous commitments, Freshfields has retired its U.S. diversity targets, claiming they had been met or exceeded, while actual 2024 data shows the firm is behind.
The firm’s response to inquiries about its DEI targets has been dodgy, with claims of not having up-to-date information and data scrubbed from their website.
The firm’s five-year diversity plan has a deadline of 2026, but skepticism arises over their commitment to advancing diversity goals under the current administration.
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