Norton Rose Fulbright now an official strategic industry partner of Women in Mining UK

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has signed up to become a Women in Mining UK (WIM UK) Industry Partner to help promote the employment, retention and progress of women in the mining industry.

WIM UK is a volunteer-run, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the employment, retention and advancement of women in the mining sector. It offers a suite of programmes and initiatives to progress women’s professional goals and publishes the biennial “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” (“WIM100”), which celebrates women’s contribution to the mining industry and identifies inspirational role models to encourage future generations of women to consider mining as a career choice.

Dan Metcalfe, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office, commented:

“We are delighted to be an official partner of Women in Mining UK which aims to address gender imbalance in the mining sector and makes the business case for diversity, inclusion and the economic advancement of women in the sector. Norton Rose Fulbright continues to increase gender diversity and representation in all parts of our business and we look forward to collaborating with WIM UK on key initiatives going forward.”

Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to gender diversity. In January 2020, the firm announced its global ambition for beyond 2020 with an aspirational gender target of 40:40:20 (a minimum of 40% women; a minimum of 40% men; and 20% flexibility to be truly inclusive). Currently 30% of partners in the UK are women. The firm has a disciplined approach to the attraction and recruitment of women, a robust talent management process which assesses the diversity and bench-strength of the talent pipeline and targeted development plans to nurture rising talent. There are a number of initiatives in place to promote and include women at all levels, including mentoring, sponsorship and a career strategies programme, coaching for expectant and returning parents, and a broad range of diversity and inclusion employee networks.

In 2021, the firm was included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the seventh time in nine years. The firm also has a number of other initiatives as a part of its diversity and inclusion focus.

The Norton Rose Fulbright mining team is internationally recognized as a leading legal practice in the sector, providing tailored advice to prominent players throughout the mining industry. With lawyers based in more than 50 offices worldwide, the firm has experience in mining transactions and mining disputes in every major mining region of the world.