Travers Smith launches safe word to help lawyers flag inappropriate language
February 23, 2018#ThatsNotCool
City outfit Travers Smith has encouraged its staff to say “that’s not cool” if they feel uncomfortable about a colleague’s language.
The firm-wide #ThatsNotCool campaign provides a mechanism for lawyers and support staff to call out poor word choices (such as “that’s so gay”) and inappropriate comments (for example about the length of an associate’s skirt) on the spot. Speaking to Legal Cheek, Chris Edwards, the firm’s corporate social responsibility and diversity director, adds that the code word can be used not just in relation to language, but behaviour and actions too.
Edwards — who is running the campaign alongside Siân Keall, an employment partner — says the campaign grew organically and is all part of the firm’s drive to be more inclusive and more supportive of its staff.
It also comes in the wake of allegations made against partners at two of the country’s biggest law firms.
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