First impressions are important, but let’s look a little deeper. Beyond the basic facts and figures of our firm, what’s it really like to work here? What would your life be like with us? Here, you’ll find out about our culture, our networks, the benefits of life at our firm. And of course, in-depth reflections from the trainees who’ve been where you are.
We acknowledge our responsibility to make a contribution to the community of which we are a part. We aim to create an environment which: educates, encourages and supports our staff in acknowledging their responsibility to participate in activities which make a sustainable contribution to the communities in which we operate, support the underprivileged and respect the environment.
At Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program is a vital part of our cultural make-up and community spirit. CSR is a way to give back to those in need. It is our responsibility as corporate citizens to do the right thing.
This is a celebration of what we can do for others. How we can harness the skills, abilities and generosity of our people to do assist our fellow citizens and improve what we can, where we can, as much as we can.
Through our CSR program we demonstrate our commitment to strong corporate citizenship and live our values of Quality, Unity and Integrity.
We focus our CSR efforts in support of human rights, rights of the LGBTI community, rights of women and children, rights of homeless people, and rights of those in the community who are otherwise less fortunate.
Each year we host a Global Charitable Initiative where we dedicate time and funds on a specific target. In 2016, we assisted with the build of The Menzi Children’s Home in Tsakane, Brakpan. We continue to support these children with fundraising, legal support and volunteering. You can learn more about this inspiring project here: Menzi Children’s Home.
Diversity and inclusion is a critical business issue at Norton Rose Fulbright in South Africa.
We value difference and appreciate the variety of perspectives that this brings to our business. We know that if our people are able to be themselves at work, they are more engaged and productive.
We aim to create an inclusive culture where every individual can bring their whole self to work and have a sense of belonging.
We base our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion on five key strands:
Gender balance
We support gender balance programs in order to address and reduce unconscious bias in our decision making. We provide targeted leadership development for women, including coaching, mentoring and sponsorship, and we facilitate and strengthen professional networking through our women’s networks and diversity and inclusion committees.
Racial, ethnic and cultural diversity
We are committed to increasing the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of our leadership, partnership and people across the global firm
LGBTIQ+ inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTIQ+) professionals can progress and develop
At Norton Rose Fulbright we value the opportunity to learn together with our clients.
We offer an extensive programme of open training sessions for our clients, covering legal and regulatory issues and industry sector trends and developments.
We are also able to offer bespoke sessions tailored to your needs.
We can deliver professional development and business skills courses tailored to your specific needs. The list below gives a flavour of the courses we have designed and delivered for clients recently.
Our client training programme is delivered face to face and online through various webinar programmes.
Highlights of our legal programme include:
This list represents a selection of the extensive training we offer to clients, and we regularly update our learning and development programme to reflect current hot topics. Our full programme can be found on the NRF Institute – our premium knowledge site exclusively available to clients – where you can book for sessions online.
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