Listed law firm DWF has announced that it wants women to comprise at least a third of its executive board positions and 30% of its other senior leadership positions in three years' time.

The firm's 11-strong executive board, which is currently made up of three women, would need to promote at least one more woman by 2022 to hit the target.

The firm added that it wants 30% of the firm's senior leadership positions to be occupied by women by the same date, up from the current figure of 27%.

The firm also said it aims to have at least 10% black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation across senior leadership positions, including the board membership, by 2022. The board further plans to report its BAME pay gap by the end of 2020.

Andrew Leaitherland, DWF's chief executive officer, said in a statement: "The goals are based on our learnings over the past few years and are founded in our belief that inclusion, diversity and equality are fundamental to driving our future success and demonstrate the commitment of our leadership to effect change, making DWF truly open to all."

In order to achieve the targets, the firm has appointed diversity and inclusion executive sponsors to provide progress updates to the board, training and mentoring.

This month, Eversheds Sutherland also rolled out new plans to tackle diversity, with the firm aiming to almost double the size of its BAME partnership by 2025.

Baker McKenzie also intends to boost the amount of BAME employees across the London office to 14%, though the firm did not set a date to achieve this goal.