Freshfields has recently taken down diversity-related content from its website, modifying its DEI approach by replacing the term ‘diversity’ with ‘culture’. The firm has also phased out its previously set diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) targets for the U.S., claiming that it has “met or currently exceeded” these benchmarks.
The adjustments come amid scrutiny from a Trump-directed letter which named Freshfields among 20 law firms expressing “concern” over practices potentially causing “unlawful disparate treatment” based on various protected characteristics like sex and race. This reassessment reflects broader changes seen in Big Law’s DEI strategies over recent weeks. Read more about this development on Law.com.