The Essence of Addleshaw Goddard: Our Culture

Ambition. Innovation. Together.

Culture shapes how we treat each other, our clients and our communities. Addleshaw Goddard is driven to consistently deliver the highest quality experiences and outcomes for everyone we support. Our clients and AG people past and present tell us that we're ambitious, supportive, and innovative. And when asked what makes us uniquely AG, they tell us we deliver excellence through true collaboration and by doing the right things in the right ways.

However, describing our culture only through a short list of words doesn't fully capture our essence. Our culture is authentic, living and breathing, written by our people and best told through their personal experiences. Below we bring our culture to life through the stories of our people – and if you choose to work with us, the next page of our story and our culture is yours to write.

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A few fast facts

300

700+

Top

9.4%

promotions

colleagues in DEI networks

50 Employer for Women

headcount increase

Globally in the last financial year

Our thriving colleague networks have been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting inclusive behaviours

Named as a "The Times Top 50 Employer for Women" 16 times 

Globally in the last 12 months

86%

350+

40+

50+

trainee retention

Women Completed "How To Flourish"

initiatives

Mental Health Champions

On average over the past 5 years

For over 10 years, 350 internal and external women have completed our female development programme

We have run over 40 external initiatives focussed on Unlocking Young Potential

Across our global network of offices

2018

Top

£2M+

Top

Co-Founded Mental Health Initiative

Employer For Social Mobility

Pro Bono Work Completed

15% Ecovardis Ratings

The Mindful Business Charter, an award-winning initiative to promote better health and wellbeing

Named a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility in the Social Mobility Foundation Employer Index (36th place in 2023)

Over £2,000,000 worth of pro bono work completed in 2022-23

Among the top 15% of over 130,000 companies assessed in the EcoVadis ratings (Siver accreditation in 2024)

300

700+

promotions

colleagues in DEI networks

Globally in the last financial year

Our thriving colleague networks have been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting inclusive behaviours

Top

9.4%

50 Employer for Women

headcount increase

Named as a "The Times Top 50 Employer for Women" 16 times 

Globally in the last 12 months

86%

350+

trainee retention

Women Completed "How To Flourish"

On average over the past 5 years

For over 10 years, 350 internal and external women have completed our female development programme

40+

50+

initiatives

Mental Health Champions

We have run over 40 external initiatives focussed on Unlocking Young Potential

Across our global network of offices

2018

Top

Co-Founded Mental Health Initiative

Employer For Social Mobility

The Mindful Business Charter, an award-winning initiative to promote better health and wellbeing

Named a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility in the Social Mobility Foundation Employer Index (36th place in 2023)

£2M+

Top

Pro Bono Work Completed

15% Ecovardis Ratings

Over £2,000,000 worth of pro bono work completed in 2022-23

Among the top 15% of over 130,000 companies assessed in the EcoVadis ratings (Siver accreditation in 2024)

Our accreditations

Financial Times - Best Employers UK
Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality
Disability Confident Employer logo
Living Wage Foundation logo
Top 75 Employer in the Social Mobility Foundation Index

Vacanices

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