Spotlight on RISE
RISE (Race Inclusion Support & Education) has made significant strides in raising awareness of the perspectives, experiences and challenges faced by under-represented ethnic groups at Fieldfisher. This has been carried out through a series of internal and client events; a reverse mentoring scheme; sharing experiences; discussions of topical events; anti-bias training sessions and outreach programmes.
The core purposes of RISE are to create a forum that supports, celebrates and values individuals from under-represented ethnicities; develops, nurtures and grows the diverse talent pool at Fieldfisher; shares, communicates and educates on issues relating to culture, race and religion; and helps to create a diverse, welcoming and inclusive workplace.
We hosted a Law Society Black History Month event for the UK legal sector. To celebrate this year's theme, 'Saluting our Sisters', we facilitated a panel discussion with four incredible black women working in law to discuss their contributions to the legal industry, challenges they have faced and how they've navigated the legal world.
We developed an internal Q&A series with employees across the firm to learn more their upbringing, career journeys and perspective on work and life.
In collaboration with our women's network, we invited Anita Asante, first team football coach at Bristol City and former England international, to speak to us on International Women's Day 2023 about her life as a black female professional athlete.
We held a series of shared experiences and lunch and learns to mark several religious festivals throughout the year across our offices.
There have been many highlights over the past year. One was black history month where we hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the Law society. We had four incredible black women working in law share their experiences in the legal world. I am proud to be a part of RISE as the networks play important role within our communities and the firm's culture.
Sonal Patel Oliva
Director, Franchising, Advertising and Commercial
We facilitated short interviews with inspiring individuals outside of Fieldfisher.
Key activities from the last year include:
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