Magic Circle, U.S. Firms Among Companies Ranked Top for Pro Bono & Charity Efforts
Firms took ten spots in GivX's top 25 rankings for the most charitable large corporations in the U.K.
September 19, 2019 at 06:20 AM
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Linklaters, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Herbert Smith Freehills are among the top companies to have been recognised for their charitable giving and pro bono work by ranking organisation GivX.
GivX uses a framework to rate and rank companies' community investment, and scores them based on their efforts.
GivX's business advisory group includes Slaughter and May senior corporate responsibility manager Kate Hursthouse, and members from major companies including British Land and ITV.
Earlier today (September 19), GivX revealed its rankings for 2019, with ten law firms in the top 25 companies.
Weil Gotshal & Manges topped its legal competitors, placing sixth in the overall rankings. Debevoise & Plimpton placed ninth, while HSF came in 12th and Linklaters placed 17th.
Other firms to have made it into the top 25 include Kingsley Napley, Dentons, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Slaughter and May and Mayer Brown.
The rankings break down how much large companies give in financial donations and volunteering efforts, to calculate the financial value of what each person at the firm contributes.
The rankings were revealed earlier today (September 19) at the 2019 GivX summit. A total of 111 companies took part this year, up from 87 last year.
Rob Powell, Weil Gotshal & Manges' head of pro bono and corporate responsibility, said during a panel session: "Having a strong commitment to community investment is the same as having a strong commitment to company culture, and GivX continues to dive deeper and deeper into community investment."
At the event, corporate social responsibility managers discussed topics such as how to incentivise charitable giving at companies and to encourage community engagement within companies.
Last month, five firms formed an initiative to send lawyers to the Greek island of Lesbos to provide pro bono legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers there.
The firms – Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Dentons, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and White & Case – are working alongside Greece-registered NGO European Lawyers in Lesvos and U.K. charity Refugee Legal Support, to help more than 75,000 refugees and asylum seekers from countries including Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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