CMS UK LLP’s Valuable 500 Commitment Statement:
CMS is a modern, progressive, dynamic and supportive law firm. Our commitment to a culture of trust and respect for all our colleagues, clients and the global and local communities we operate in, sits at the heart of our business. Diversity & Inclusion is critical, including our commitment to support disabled employees at every level in the firm.
We commit to increasing our efforts in disability inclusion in line with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goal 2030 and leaving no one behind; by:
- Creating an empowering, inclusive and enabling environment for all of our disabled employees and clients;
- Driving innovative global campaigns and ways to create global awareness of all disabilities (visible or invisible) for our staff and clients;
- Expanding and continuing to promote our pioneering, employee- led CMS ENABLE (Disabilities & Wellbeing) Network to more offices globally. We are proud that CMS is a well-known leader in the global legal sector, establishing its employee-led disability network in 2014, consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
- Conducting regular reviews of our disability inclusion policies and accessibility of our services; and
- Collaborating with the Valuable 500 fellow change-makers and clients in leveraging the rights of people with disabilities with respect, compassion and dignity using our future-facing innovative legal services.
