Equality and Diversity Statement
Goldsmith Williams is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all of its employees and job applicants equally.  Goldsmith Williams values the diverse nature of its staff and is committed to actively encourage  and promote equal opportunities and eradicate discrimination.
The Company takes all reasonable steps to employ, train and promote employees on the basis of their experience, abilities and qualifications without regard to race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, marital or civil partnership status or disability. The Company also takes all reasonable steps to provide a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity and that is free of harassment based upon an employee’s race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, marital or civil partnership status or disability. The Company will not condone any form of harassment, whether engaged in by employees or by outside third parties who do business with the Company, such as clients, customers, contractors and suppliers.

Policies
Goldsmith Williams is committed to equality in employment and has policies to support and reinforce this.  These policies are subject to regular review to ensure that we continue to use best practice.  Recruitment and selection procedures are also monitored to ensure that they are fair and are best practice.

Aims
It is Goldsmith Williams’ aim to create a culture among staff where equality and diversity is central to all activities, and that all are parties are actively involved in the development and application of our policies and procedures.

Implementation and Monitoring
In implementing its equality and diversity policy, Goldsmith Williams will comply with Rule 6 of the Solicitors Code of Conduct and with current and future anti-discrimination legislation.
The policy will be monitored periodically by the practice to evaluate its effectiveness and make any changes as required.  The policy will be updated to comply with changes in legislation and regulation.
Each new starter with the company will receive a copy of this policy.