Tools

Our equality tools will help you achieve practical, concrete results in your workplace.

Equality and Diversity Guide

A resource manual for successful law firms and legal organizations. Based on consultations with 200 local equity stakeholders across the country and large law firms, it will assist and enhance your efforts to promote equity and diversity within the legal profession – including in law schools, government departments, regulatory bodies and voluntary associations. It can help you take leadership, develop implementation plans and measure your growth over time. Also see the accompanying Facilitator’s Guide entitled “It’s About Respect.”

Tips for Firms and Member Organizations Seeking to Promote Inclusion and Diversity

Lists specific tips for implementing diversity, and works hand-in-hand with the Equality and Diversity Guide and accompanying Facilitator’s Guide.

Measuring Diversity in Law Firms: A Critical Tool for Achieving High Performance

This practice self-assessment tool provides significant guidance for lawyers and firms on diversity, inclusion and equality-related best practices. It will help firms profit from new sources of legal work in opening markets around the world, and respond to growing demands from clients that their lawyers embrace the same values of diversity and inclusion as they do. See benchmarking sources and a short video addressing the Guide.

Equality of Women in the Legal Profession

A comprehensive teaching manual containing practical suggestions for conducting educational sessions for lawyers, with substantive background information for session leaders.

PracticeLink: Work-Life Resources

A one-stop site with articles related to work-life balance, including diversity.