Mathys & Squire LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

Diversity/Community

At Mathys & Squire we take diversity and corporate social responsibility very seriously.
We are proud to be an employer of choice, and our workplace is diverse, inclusive and welcoming. Our staff come from a wide range of nationalities, educational backgrounds and cultural heritages. A third of our partners are female while part time and flexible working is common across the firm. We offer enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay.

Our recruitment process reaches out to a wide range of universities and our interview style is designed to allow individuals to relax and perform to their best ability. We maintain a best practice, supportive environment where all our staff can develop and reach their full potential. We are active members of IP Inclusive, a profession-wide initiative committed to making the IP profession more inclusive. Our Social Committee works hard to ensure our events calendar appeals to all ages and accommodates a range of different interests and tastes. We have run Unconscious Bias training for our partners and Diversity training for both staff and partners.  

We are also heavily committed to giving back to our local communities. In London, we work closely with St James’ Church of England Primary School in Bermondsey, working on initiatives such as National Science Week and the annual competition to design the Mathys & Squire Christmas card. Each Christmas, the London office also supports the Southwark Council Children at Risk team by providing presents for children within their care. Our ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2019 is Guide Dogs.

We are also committed to monitoring our environmental policies and carbon footprint. In this regard, we are proud to be ISO 14001 accredited, which focuses on environmental management and recognises that, as a firm, we are committed to improving our environmental performance through efficient use of resources, a reduction of waste and lessening our carbon footprint. In support of the environment more generally, we are partnered with Trees for Life, a UK-charity that works to protect the Caledonian Forest in Scotland.

Diversity

As a firm committed to diversity and equality, Mathys & Squire actively supports the diverse make-up of its members and staff. To this end, the firm has appropriate policies and procedures in place across recruitment; training and professional development; reward and remuneration, to foster a working environment that supports this goal. Mathys & Squire’s policies, which are monitored and regularly reviewed by the management board, are free of discrimination on the grounds of race (including colour, nationality and ethnic origin), disability, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion and/or belief. Mathys & Squire is proud to be an employer of choice, and promote a workplace that is diverse, inclusive and welcoming. Staff come from a wide range of nationalities, educational backgrounds and cultural heritages.

The firm’s recruitment process reaches out to a wide range of universities, while the interview style adopted across all teams throughout the hiring process is designed to allow individuals to relax and perform to their best ability. Maintaining a best practice, supportive environment where all Mathys & Squire staff can develop and reach their full potential is paramount.

An active member of IP Inclusive, an organisation committed to making the IP profession more inclusive, Mathys & Squire is part of the high-level ‘think tank’ devoted to improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the industry. This project brings together senior and managing partners to share ideas and best practices across numerous IP firms. The collaboration underlines the patent and trade mark professions’ commitment to create genuine, lasting changes to working practices and cultures. As part of this commitment, HR partner Alan MacDougall is proud to have signed IP Inclusive pledge.

Client Testimonials

CLIENT:
COMPANY/FIRM: Reinhold Cohn & Partners
TESTIMONIAL: “The entire team at Mathys & Squire is very professional, welcoming and very patient. We pose some difficult issues sometimes and we always get a prompt, detailed response which enables us to take a final decision with the client. We are very pleased both professionally and administratively.”

CLIENT:
COMPANY/FIRM: BorgWarner
TESTIMONIAL: “I’ve worked with Mathys & Squire for the last 15 years. They mostly deal with our patent work and some design registration. I’m impressed with the way they deal with all our patent office issues. On a personal level, they are easy to work with and, when we write new patents, they make the process straightforward and painless.”

CLIENT:
COMPANY/FIRM: Moderna
TESTIMONIAL: “I have not found any scientific area of focus where [the] team aren’t comfortable. The Mathys & Squire team do excellent legal work for us and are always on the lookout for information that will help further our understanding of European legal issues.”

CLIENT:
COMPANY/FIRM: Rotolight
TESTIMONIAL: “If intellectual property is or could be important to your business, and you want to be assured of the best possible advice, then look no further than Mathys & Squire and Dani Kramer in particular, you will be hard pressed to find any better.”