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Dentons Canada

  
Dentons Canada LLP
Dentons Canada employees volunteering at a playground rebuild project
Dentons Canada employees volunteering at a playground rebuild project
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2013:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors   (Feb 18, 2013)

Some of the reasons why Dentons Canada LLP was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2013:
  • established a national diversity and inclusion committee in 2006 to manage the development of diversity programs and initiatives -- each office also has a designated diversity lead to support initiatives on a locally
  • provides pro-bono legal services to Pride at Work Canada, a non-profit corporation that provides support to LGBT professionals in the Canadian workplace, and participates in events organized by "Out On Bay Street"
  • manages the "Vault Women's Initiative" to provide female employees with a forum for casual and formal interaction -- also offers workshops in which women in senior roles answer questions and present on topics of interest
  • the Toronto office organizes "Women Partners' Lunches" to help female partners connect on a regular basis and the Calgary office hosts "Women Associate's Lunches" three times per year to provide younger employees with an opportunity to meet informally and discuss personal and professional matters
  • the firm is also a member of various community organizations that support the professional advancement of female employees, including Catalyst, the Women's Business Network and the Women's Executive Network, to name a few
  • requires all employees and partners to complete diversity and inclusiveness training and is planning e-learning diversity courses for the future
  • the Calgary office participates in the Law Society of Alberta's Aboriginal summer student program, hiring two students per year -- if the term is completed satisfactorily, an offer of full-time employment usually follows
  • in association with the Black Business and Professional Association, manages a national scholarship program for students who are interested in pursuing legal studies
  • in partnership with the University of British Columbia, published a study of diversity and inclusion matters within the legal industry, entitled "Diversity in the Law: Arguments and Perspectives"

 Background Information

Major Canadian hiring locations: Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC. Percentage of employees who are women: 66.45%. Of managers: 71.64%. Average age of all employees: 45. Full-time employees in Canada: 1,437. Full-time at this location: 445. Full-time worldwide: 2,500. Part-time employees in Canada: 112.

Score on The Equity Continuum by TWI Inc.: 2.69
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©2013 Mediacorp Canada Inc. All rights reserved. Used by Eluta with permission. For comments or questions on this employer review, please contact Mediacorp's editorial team.



   

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