Chambers is committed to respecting and understanding the cultural needs of its diverse and global client base, and is committed to equality and diversity in both recruitment and the provision of services.
Chambers understands the importance of the legal profession, including the Bar and the Judiciary, reflecting the make-up of society. Chambers welcomes members, pupils and staff without regard to age, sex, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief. Chambers aims to follow best practice with regards to disability and reasonable adjustments. Please see the here for further information.
Chambers is proud that members and staff have a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and ethnicities. Languages spoken include Mandarin, Cantonese, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.
Chambers welcomes the opportunity to work with other groups to foster equality and diversity at the Bar. Atkin Chambers supports FreeBar, a forum focused on LGBT+ people and their allies working at and for the Bar. A number of members of Atkin Chambers are founding members of The TECBAR BAME Network.
Chambers is pleased to support The 10,000 Black Interns Foundation which aims to transform the horizons and prospects of young Black people in the UK by offering paid work experience across a wide range of industries, as well as world-class training and development. It is also pleased to be a silver partner of Bridging the Bar will be once again participating in its mini pupillage programme in 2025.
Atkin Chambers is a signatory to the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, the Equal Representation in Adjudication Pledge and the Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge.
Chambers endeavours to reach out to those considering a career at the Bar over the course of the year mentoring students and speaking at events designed to encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Atkin Chambers commends the efforts by the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Inns of Court and the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks in its development of the Wellbeing at the Bar portal which provides support and best practice to barristers, clerks and chambers on wellbeing and mental health issues.
Atkin Chambers was awarded a Wellbeing at the Bar Certificate of Recognition by the Bar Council for its “innovation and invaluable contribution made to the wellbeing initiative in the profession” in 2021 and again in 2023.
Read more on the Wellbing at the Bar website.
Atkin Chambers is an accredited London Living Wage Employer.
In 2022, Atkin Chambers agreed to support Support Through Court as a “Changemaker Guardian” for an initial three years. The Support Through Court Guardians Network is a “network of like-minded philanthropic individuals and organisations who are passionate about helping the most vulnerable people in our society to get fair access to justice”.
Atkin Chambers is a Gold Circle Pro Bono Patron of Advocate, having actively supported the charity for many years, being members of the panel of available barristers and through financial donations.
Members and staff of Atkin Chambers join the London Legal Walk every year in support of the London Legal Support Trust, which funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around London, the Free Representation Unit and Advocate.
Chambers also supports Bailii.
Many members of Atkin Chambers give their time to a range of organisations and programmes in the wider legal community. For example:
Chambers has played host to lawyers from Asia-Pacific and South America on training and exchange programmes such as the Bar Council Training Scheme.
Work continues to source suppliers and office equipment and consumables that are carbon-neutral and ethically-sourced. For example Chambers’ paper is ultimately sourced from one of the leading paper manufacturers in the world in terms of their CSR/sustainability commitments from forestry to manufacture. Chambers has a comprehensive recycling policy in place and includes, but is not limited to, paper waste, printer toners and batteries. Waste is reduced where possible, eg printers and copiers are set to duplex and B&W print as standard. Redundant IT equipment is disposed of ensuring both data security but also to ensure 0% to landfill. Any equipment that cannot be used in whole form is recycled for its materials. Old mobile phones are donated to Little Lives UK.
For more information please contact our clerks on
+44 (0)20 7404 0102 or clerks@atkinchambers.com