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<blockquote data-quote="I.Like.UFOs.Not.PFOs" data-source="post: 74230" data-attributes="member: 9554">One thing that I value is how firms actually perceive diversity and inclusion. I think someone mentioned before that law firms are ultimately businesses and they are not promoting diversity and inclusion purely out of the goodness of their hearts.However, I always find that firms which are able to recognise the benefits of diversity, are&nbsp; much more appealing than those who promote diversity only because they think it is the right thing to do (as in they are only doing it because of social pressure, and their efforts feel performative).This contrasts firms that for example, recognise that having a diverse group of employees is extremely valuable in facilitating a wide range of perspectives and to promote innovation.Whilst intentions are important and it is significant for firms to understand that being more inclusive is the right thing to do, I don’t want to feel like I’m only being hired because they need a token representative of a minority group (as Jessica mentioned). I want to be recognised for the value and ideas that I can bring to the table.So I guess for me, it is important that firms not only understand the value of diversity on a social level, but for them to actually want to hire diverse people because they recognise that they can bring different ideas/experiences/thoughts to the firm. Not really sure where I’m going with this now but just wanted to express something that I’ve been feeling- I hope this makes sense 😂</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I.Like.UFOs.Not.PFOs, post: 74230, member: 9554"] One thing that I value is how firms actually perceive diversity and inclusion. I think someone mentioned before that law firms are ultimately businesses and they are not promoting diversity and inclusion purely out of the goodness of their hearts. However, I always find that firms which are able to recognise the benefits of diversity, are much more appealing than those who promote diversity only because they think it is the right thing to do (as in they are only doing it because of social pressure, and their efforts feel performative). This contrasts firms that for example, recognise that having a diverse group of employees is extremely valuable in facilitating a wide range of perspectives and to promote innovation. Whilst intentions are important and it is significant for firms to understand that being more inclusive is the right thing to do, I don’t want to feel like I’m only being hired because they need a token representative of a minority group (as Jessica mentioned). I want to be recognised for the value and ideas that I can bring to the table. So I guess for me, it is important that firms not only understand the value of diversity on a social level, but for them to actually want to hire diverse people because they recognise that they can bring different ideas/experiences/thoughts to the firm. Not really sure where I’m going with this now but just wanted to express something that I’ve been feeling- I hope this makes sense 😂 [/QUOTE]

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