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CANADA’S BEST DIVERSITY EMPLOYERS (2025)
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LAWS mentorship
program for high
school students
Workshops for
women and
equity-deserving
communities
Diversity programs
focused on BIPOC
and LGBTQI2S+
communities
Community
partnerships to
attract diverse
talent
additional community within
their workplace, Elliott says, but
also “allow us to have so many
different conversations at the firm
that we otherwise wouldn’t have.”
The firm is looking forward to the
launch of new affinity groups in
2025.
Firm members at Blakes attending the firm’s Black History Month celebration hosted by Black@Blakes.
On top of mandatory EDI
training in its onboarding, Blakes
offers a program called DiversiTea, where lawyers and students
interested in EDI meet and discuss
such issues as how to be an
effective ally and what it takes to
succeed in the profession.
“I did not think I was going
to be in Big Law for very long,”
MacArthur-Stevens remembers
from his early days. “I thought I
would cut my teeth at a great firm
like Blakes, then maybe I would go
teach, or go work in government,
or go work in a smaller litigation
boutique setting.
“But in large part because of
how the firm approaches EDI and
empowers me and my colleagues
to do important work in the
community, I’m here and I love it,
and I hope that I will spend my
entire career here.”
Our strength is our people. Our workplace thrives
on diverse perspectives, fresh insights and the
power of inclusive collaboration.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | blakes.com
