Akin

At Akin, we believe the various perspectives and experiences of our lawyers and business professionals help us achieve exceptional results for our clients and bring important insights into all aspects of the firm.

Leadership Commitment

Our chief inclusion officer (CIO) reports directly to the firm’s co-chairs and is responsible for leading our strategy and executing key initiatives. Led by a co-chair and CIO, the firmwide Opportunity & Inclusion (O&I) Council includes senior leaders from across the firm, as well as partners in charge of firmwide resource groups (FRGs) and office Opportunity & Inclusion Councils. The firmwide Council sets the tone from the top, setting priorities and providing guidance to ensure Akin is a model for an inclusive and collaborative workplace for everyone.

Firmwide Resource Groups

Open to all of our people, our FRGs are a natural extension of our commitment to the collegial and collaborative culture our founders envisioned long ago. Formed to encourage an ongoing dialogue of shared interests and concerns between our lawyers and business professionals, our FRGs are a place to forge tighter bonds with colleagues while sharing ideas for more creative and innovative ways to solve complex challenges. Our FRGs include:

• Women’s FRG
• Parents & Caregivers FRG
• Disability & Neurodiversity FRG
• First Generation/Social Mobility FRG
• Veterans FRG
• Asian FRG
• Black FRG
• LatinX FRG
• Middle Eastern & North African FRG
• Native American & Indigenous People FRG
• Out & Allied FRG.

Opportunity & Inclusion Councils

Akin has a firmwide O&I Council and local O&I Councils in each U.S. office, London and our Asia offices. Open to all regardless of background, Opportunity & Inclusion Councils offer lawyers and business professionals a chance to forge bonds, while sharing ideas for more creative and innovative ways to solve complex challenges.

Recruiting

Akin recruits exceptional talent at all levels. Our summer and year-round programs provide law students and aspiring lawyers immersive work experiences, mentorship and networking to build a foundation for the future.

Family Friendly Policies

At Akin , we support lawyers through policies and programs that enable them to effectively manage and integrate work, family, and other responsibilities. The firm has a Reduced Work Schedule Policy, which allows lawyers to work reduced schedules and remain on partnership track.

We also have an Agile Work Program that recognizes that agile work arrangements play an important role in providing excellent client service at the highest levels while also providing flexibility for our lawyers. We know that many of our lawyers have caregiving responsibilities so the firm has also partnered with Bright Horizons to offer back up care to support our lawyers and business professionals who are parents and caregivers.

Pro bono

Our lawyers defend human rights by representing asylum seekers, victims of trafficking and the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that assist them. Our pro bono matters include public interest litigation, legislative counselling, and poverty law and transactions, in each of Akin’s offices.