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As a firm, we strive to build stronger connections, better practices, healthier communities, and brighter futures for all. We remain committed to these intentions, exploring the best ways to expand and improve upon our annual efforts. In 2022, our lawyers and allied professionals provided a solid foundation on which we will continue to build. While impossible to detail every contribution, this publication summarizes our efforts in COMMUNITY SERVICE, PRO BONO, SUSTAINABILITY, and DIVERSITY.
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The spirit of our annual
Global Day of Service is in giving back to the communities where we live and work.
Our firm believes in providing pro bono service to those who otherwise could not afford such services.
With more than 45 offices across five continents, our global growth is matched by a sustainable business model.
Our Management Committee regards global diversity and inclusion as a top priority and key value.
Community
Pro Bono
Sustainability
Diversity
Core Values
Our Diversity Committee and Pro Bono Committee launched this joint initiative in 2020 to promote unity and equal justice. The program has a particular focus on voting rights, criminal justice reform, and equal justice for Indigenous people.
Fighting for Equal Justice
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum awarded us with a Gold Standard Certification for a tenth time, recognizing the high levels of success by the firm’s women as partners and leaders.
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has frequently named our firm a “Top Performer.” In 2022, the LCLD also bestowed us with its Compass Award to recognize our active participation in all of its programs.
For the 12th consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign awarded us a 100% score in its 2022 Corporate Equality Index, and named the firm a “Top Place to Work” for LGBTQ+ equality.
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In 2022, it’s POWER OF GIVING BACK included
Sustainability
Our carbon footprint isn’t the only way we are effecting change. In 2022, we expanded our thought leadership in this area, launching a new podcast and publication.
Diversity
We foster diverse leaders* who support inclusivity at every level of our organization.
US Management Committee members are diverse
US Practice
Area Leaders
are diverse
US Office
Managing Partners are diverse
* K&L Gates recognizes women, racially/ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+,
differently abled, and veteran-status personnel as diverse. Local laws prevent
us from collecting diversity information in regions outside of the United States.
