Cassels is proud to announce that we have achieved Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-2025, recognizing the firm's commitment to inclusive leadership.
Mansfield Certification Plus, awarded by Diversity Lab, measures the structural changes and steps we have taken over the past year to ensure our paths to leadership – including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotions, appointments, and more – are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers. The "Plus" designation indicates that we've not only taken steps to increase inclusivity in leadership, but we've also made measured progress in doing so.
Mansfield is a year-long, structured process. To achieve our Plus designation, we voluntarily provided aggregate data to Diversity Lab to illustrate our progress and demonstrate the outcomes of our efforts to broaden talent pools and increase the visibility of our advancement processes. (No identifiable personal data is shared during the research process.)
Data shows that firms that remain committed and accountable to the Mansfield Certification process year-over-year are making substantial progress in creating inclusive talent practices and diversifying their leadership ranks.
We are proud to stand with the 200+ firms that have achieved Mansfield Certification to advance a core value in the legal profession: the belief that everyone should have a fair opportunity for career advancement. Like them, we believe that by making our workplace one where everyone can succeed, we better serve our clients and communities.
Cassels remains committed to taking measurable actions to ensure that our processes are – and remain – inclusive and transparent.