Bold. Distinctive. Inclusive.
Our vision for Hogan Lovells is to make a meaningful positive impact in our firm, within our communities and on society more broadly, and to establish ourselves as one of the market leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion.
Reflecting this, delivering on our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion is one of the five key strategic priorities of the firm, on a par with putting clients at the center of everything we do and enhancing profitability. We are actively creating an inclusive workplace where each of our people can thrive, by mitigating unconscious bias and actively creating opportunities for and supporting our colleagues. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion makes us a better law firm and helps us to deliver the best experience for our clients, attract and retain the best talent, and drive innovation.
We have a separate DEI function which reports direct to the firm’s CEO. Our global team of diversity professionals works with our global DEI Committee comprising partners from around the world to deliver on these commitments using a strategy focused on:
These are the five pillars of our global DEI strategy:
Accountability
We hold ourselves accountable with ambitious, attainable metrics by identifying external and internal goals to guide our progress, and by educating and inspiring all of our people to make meaningful investments in their colleagues.
Processes
Institutional change is our focus as we implement work allocation and other processes to ensure work and pitch opportunities are equally allocated to underrepresented lawyers.
Recruitment & retention
We want the best and brightest talent at all levels, and will take a holistic approach to get there from briefing our recruiters on our expectations for diversity to providing billable credit hours for DEI activities to providing mentoring and sponsorship.
Culture
Individuals are the bedrock of our culture. We make available training on bias and inclusive leadership and empower allyship to ensure everyone feels they belong and can contribute as their authentic selves.
Clients
Providing excellent client service is what we do at Hogan Lovells. We enhance that service through partnering with our clients on mutually beneficial DEI initiatives and providing consulting services to strengthen their DEI initiatives.
Our focus areas
We prioritize cultivating an inclusive environment for all of our people. While gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+ and disability are the four diversity strands that comprise our efforts globally, our regional initiatives support additional diversity strands including age and social mobility.
Focus area
Gender
We are a leader for women, being the first global law firm to publish goals for women partners and women in management and to have a global agile working policy that is widely available.
Focus area
Race and Ethnicity
Our aim is to reflect our clients and communities. We have published a goal of 15% racial/ethnic minority partners by 2025, and established initiatives to support our racial/ethnic minority colleagues throughout the employee lifecycle.
Focus area
LGBTQ+
We are deeply committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion globally as advocates and innovators. We aim high, with a published goal of 4% LGBTQ+ partners by 2025, with robust programs implemented to help us get there.
Focus area
Disability
Building on our longstanding commitment to disability inclusion, we have elevated disability as a global priority diversity focus. We are proud signatories to The Valuable 500 making commitments to ability inclusion.
Latest News
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells receives Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification Plus for exceeding key diversity and inclusion standards
Washington, D.C., 14 September 2021 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce it has achieved Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification Plus status for 2021, demonstrating the firm’s ability to deliver on its commitments to diversity and inclusion.
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Hogan Lovells wins Excellency Award by Intel D&I China Outside Counsel Program 2021
Beijing, 14 September 2021 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Intel D&I China Outside Counsel Program 2021 has recognized the firm for its Excellency Award. The award is given based on outstanding and sustained contributions to...
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Hogan Lovells one of only four firms to receive U.S. and UK WILEF Gold Standard recognition
Washington, D.C.,/London, 19 July 2021 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells has been awarded Gold Standard Certification in the U.S. and in the UK by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), one of only four firms to receive the accolade across both regions and...
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Hogan Lovells participates in Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification and joins pilot UK program
Washington D.C./London, 7 July 2021 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the firm is participating in Mansfield Certification 5.0 for 2021, and has also joined Mansfield’s expanding program for a UK pilot with more than 10 leading firms.
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Diversity data sharing at Hogan Lovells in the UK
In 2019, Hogan Lovells ran a Self-ID campaign to encourage our people to share their diversity data in our new online self-service people system.
Awards and Rankings
Hogan Lovells named in Top 75 Social Mobility Employer Index for third consecutive year
Hogan Lovells has today been ranked as one of the Top 75 employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2019 for the third consecutive year.
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Hogan Lovells named in Top 30 Working Families employer index
Hogan Lovells has today been ranked as one of the UK's Top 30 family-friendly employers by work-life balance charity, Working Families.
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Wellbeing at Hogan Lovells in the UK
We aim to be a firm where our people and clients benefit from a thriving workplace culture.
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Hogan Lovells receives Mansfield Rule 2.0 certification for exceeding key diversity and inclusion standards
Washington, D.C., 3 September 2019 – International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that one year after committing to the Mansfield Rule 2.0, the firm has achieved "Mansfield Certification Plus" for 2019.
Awards and Rankings
Hogan Lovells Is Included in Working Mother's "Best Law Firms for Women" List for Eighth Year in a Row
Washington, D.C., 16 July 2019 – For the eighth consecutive year, Hogan Lovells has been named one of the "Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother.
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Hogan Lovells achieves first Gold Standard in UK from Women in Law Empowerment Forum, seventh in succession for U.S.
Washington D.C. and London, 18 June 2019 – Hogan Lovells announced today the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) has awarded the firm with its Gold Standard in the U.S. for the seventh year in succession. The firm also received the Gold Standard in the UK...
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Hogan Lovells Recognized as The Most Inclusive Firm for Minority Lawyers by Chambers
Washington D.C., 7 June 2019 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that the firm received the inaugural award for “The Most Inclusive Firm for Minority Lawyers” at Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: USA 2019. The award...
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Eight years straight: Hogan Lovells a UK Top 50 Employer for Women
For the eighth consecutive year, The Times has recognised Hogan Lovells as one of the UK’s Top 50 Employers for Women.
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Hogan Lovells named among Yale Law's Top Ten Firms for Gender Equality
Washington, D.C., 16 March 2019 – Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected as a Yale Law Women's Top Ten Firm for Gender Equity for 2019.
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Hogan Lovells 2018 Gender Pay Report
Gender pay reporting legislation requires UK employers with 250 or more employees to publish statutory calculations every year showing the pay gap between their male and female employees. Hogan Lovells 2018 gender pay gap data refers to all employees on the payroll of...
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Hogan Lovells shows support for LGBT+ students as founding partner of The Goldman Sachs Legal Insight Programme
London, 29 March 2019 - Hogan Lovells is proud to be a founding partner of The Goldman Sachs Legal Insight Programme, a collaboration between top firms in various sectors, working together to broaden access to careers in the City of London for LGBT+ talent.
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Could this be the catalyst that sees more women in senior roles?
London, 28 March 2019 – The Reignite Academy, which began as a pilot last year to help “career break” lawyers return to City careers, gathers momentum as nine more firms become members.
Awards and Rankings
Hogan Lovells wins TMT Deal of the Year and Asian Diversity Initiative of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2019
On 21 March 2019, at the 2019 Asia Legal Awards ceremony held in Hong Kong, Hogan Lovells received two awards:
- TMT Deal of the Year: Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart
- Asian Diversity Initiative of the Year: Pride+
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U.S. Diversity and Inclusion at Hogan Lovells
Diverse teams deliver better results for clients. We know this both instinctively and through the day-to-day experience we have working with each other and our clients. The breadth of perspective, thinking, and difference of viewpoints that you get with a diverse team...
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Hogan Lovells has made the top 40 of the Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2019 Workplace Equality Index
Coming in at no. 34, Hogan Lovells ranks in the Stonewall Top 100 Employers for the 9th consecutive year. The recognition reflects the firm's continued commitment to greater inclusivity in the workplace for people of all gender and sexual orientations.
