– In 2019 we launched the firm’s annual Vacation Scheme which offers students from diverse backgrounds the experience of working in a media law firm and to bring in the right people at the start of their careers. We have since offered permanent roles to four Vacation Scheme ‘graduates’.

– The establishment of a dedicated Recruitment Committee to continually assess, review and improve the firm’s recruitment activities, ensuring that access to and opportunity at Lee & Thompson is open and fair.

– The creation of the Anti-Racism Taskforce to question, discuss and challenge ourselves on an ongoing basis, training the team on issues such as Unconscious Bias and celebrating the influence of people of colour, particularly in the creative industries which are the focus of Lee & Thompson’s work, for instance celebrating non-white achievements that may often be overlooked, particularly outside of entertainment and in fields of science, business and technology for example.

– Developing & hosting The Music Agenda, a series of panel events at L&T addressing gender inequality in the music industry.

The Inclusion Network is led by Partner, Huw Morris. Huw is a founding member of The Law Society’s LGBT+ committee, a founding member of the Board of PrideAM (the LGBT+ network for the advertising and marketing industry), a founding member of the Advisory Board of The Telegraph Diversity & Inclusion Conference, an ambassador for Stonewall and a trustee of anti-bullying and youth wellbeing charity Ditch The Label. In 2018, 2019 and 2020 Huw was honoured in the OUTstanding Top 100 list of LGBT+ executives.