Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is dedicated to recruiting the most talented employees, regardless of age, disability, religion or belief, and other protected characteristics. With 73% of our workforce female and 50% from an ethnic minority background, we are proud of our commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, and of having a workforce that best serves the diverse clients and communities that we assist.

As a signatory to the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter since 2016, we place great value in the unique talents of our workforce and appreciate that diversity of talent has a direct and meaningful contribution to the work we carry out. Our ongoing aim is to attract, recruit, and retain high-quality, diverse talent. This is achieved through our tailored Equality and Diversity Policy which encourages and promotes the recruitment of such talent.

Our recent diversity survey shows that of those that participated, 73% were female, 42% were aged under 35 and 50% were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME). In addition, 62% of the firm’s Directors and Board members are female and 60% are BAME. These results encapsulate our continued efforts to break the glass ceiling of the legal profession and create a more inclusive and diverse workplace and working culture.

Through our initiatives we are able to assist a wide range of individuals from many different backgrounds. By utilising the 60+ languages spoken by our staff we can assist in areas where access to justice is impeded by language barriers, enabling us to continue to fulfil our motto ‘we give people a voice’.

Our clients receive a tailored service where different customs, traditions, faiths, and languages are considered, with our lawyers able to provide a bespoke service to the individual that does not disadvantage them or hamper their chances of success on account of their background or practices.

The Duncan Lewis Pro Bono Committee protects the most vulnerable individuals by ensuring that those in need have access to legal advice and assistance. We collaborate with numerous charities and organisations, and participate and hold many pro bono clinics.

Our commitment to nurturing talent extends to inspiring the next generation of lawyers. Consequently, our Immigration team assists a clinic at King’s College London focused on providing law students with the opportunity to learn more about the legal profession in practice.

Our pledge to recruit talent from different backgrounds has been strengthened by our involvement in the government’s Kickstart Scheme, which provides funding to create new jobs for 16-24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. As a result of our early successes we have now began to retain a number of candidates full-time.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion continues to be recognised across the legal industry. Since 2015, we have been shortlisted for three consecutive years by the Law Society Excellence Awards for Diversity and Inclusion. In 2019 we were awarded the Access to Justice award and the Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Initiative award at the UK Legal Diversity Awards. Further in 2020, we were named the best firm for diversity by The Lawyer’s UK Top 200 and in 2021, won Outstanding Firm for Diversity and Inclusion at the Chambers Europe Awards.