Buddle Findlay is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial and public law firms, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
A lot of the initiatives for D&I seem superficial. There also isn't a lot of intersectionality - everything is quite sanitised and white-centric.
I am in the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and we have an active and serious focus on improving and promoting D&I within the firm and have made great progress, even within the short time I have been here.
Retention is good.
We have a dedicated Diversity and Inclusion Committee for each office, and an overarching D&I group that provides action on things such as graduate recruitment, remuneration, child care, parental leave, submissions on reforms, etc