Our culture

If you're looking for a practice that's different - you've found it.

Our unique culture in the Canadian offices can be illustrated by three defining factors:

  • One Team Culture means seamless client service from a fully-integrated firm that works as a whole, rather than separate offices or practice groups.
  • Clients are clients of the firm and not clients of any individual lawyer. While an individual lawyer will be responsible for the key client relationship, each client is served by practitioners best suited to their particular needs.
  • Decision-making by consensus means that executive decisions have solid support of the entire partnership.

 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are essential elements of our culture. We strive to create an equitable, inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work and realize their career potential.  

Through our commitment to providing equal opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, we are the first Canadian firm to publish diversity data to the public; collected and shared from voluntary demographic data.  

However, it’s not just about meeting targets — more importantly, we care about people feeling welcome and having the opportunity to achieve their best. From students to associates, business services to partners, our strategy supports creating an inclusive workplace community. 

Our strategy includes building a culture that integrates action and accountability, both culturally and institutionally, utilizing inclusive leadership capability, supporting diverse talent, and encouraging everyone to be part of discussions and decisions that focus on diversity and inclusion. 

In our firm, we have five active national networks working to achieve our goals of DEI.  These networks are open to all firm members and include:

  • Pride - LGBTQI+ and Allies network
  • WiN - Women in Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Origins - supporting Black, Indigenous and racialized colleagues, to create learning opportunities and relationship building, and to advance key initiatives
  • Indigenous Relations Network - driving our Indigenous reconciliation via the Progressive Aboriginal Relations certification
  • Breathe - promoting good mental health and a healthier workplace by providing a forum for self-expression and support and reducing stigma

But we didn’t stop there, we are actively involved with organizations representing and supporting diverse communities with educational, entrepreneurship, pro bono and career initiatives, including:  

  • Avenue Undergraduate Internship program
  • Black Law Students' Association of Canada
  • Black Future Lawyers
  • BlackNorth Initiative
  • Black Female Lawyers Network
  • Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
  • Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
  • Indspire
  • Muslim Law Students' Association
  • South Asian Bar Association
  • Pride at Work
  • Dear Everybody pledge

Find out more about our strategy, targets and actions we are taking to increase diversity and create inclusive culture.