Legal services can be demanding. Tight deadlines, complex client relationships and high expectations around quality and responsiveness are all part of the job. Add strong hierarchies, long hours and established ways of working, and it’s easy to see why creating an inclusive culture takes more than good intentions.

But inclusion matters. People need to feel confident contributing, challenging decisions and speaking up when something doesn’t feel right. It also means looking at who gets opportunities and progresses, particularly when it comes to social mobility, ethnicity, disability and other areas where the profession is still working towards greater representation.

At Mix, we work with legal services organisations to turn these challenges into practical action. By building inclusive leadership, greater confidence and more open workplace cultures, we give firms the tools to get the best from talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives – strengthening collaboration, decision-making and the experience they provide to clients.

“Fantastic session on an area often not willing to be spoken about.”
“Collaborating with Mix Diversity has been an extraordinary experience, defined by their deep expertise in diversity, equity, and inclusion and their profound understanding of the professional services sector...the partnership felt like a seamless extension of our team”.
"Having been here for 3 years I can say that was genuinely one of the best attended sessions we've ever run! And the feedback I've received has been overwhelmingly positive."

Challenge Thinking. Change Behaviour.

Create engaging conversations that turn knowledge into practical workplace skills.

The Mix Difference

Expert facilitation for complex workplace conversations.

 

We know that legal audiences don’t need more theory. They’re well-versed in interrogating evidence, challenging assumptions and exploring nuance, so our focus is on turning what people know into what they actually do – in conversations, decisions and everyday behaviours.

We’ve supported global law firms across sexual harassment prevention, speak-up culture, inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, social mobility, neurodiversity and fairer recruitment and progression. Our experienced facilitators welcome challenge and create space for thoughtful discussion, while keeping the learning practical and relevant to the realities of legal practice.

As well as extensive experience in the legal sector, our work with hundreds of organisations across different industries gives us insights and practical examples from beyond the sector. We combine that wider experience with an understanding of your firm, its culture and regulatory context to create learning that connects compliance with meaningful behaviour change.

44%

of barristers surveyed said they'd experienced or observed bullying, harassment or discrimination while working during the previous two years
(Bar Council independent review 2024/25)

35%

of full-equity partners in SRA-regulated law firms were women in 2025, compared with 63% of solicitors
(SRA diversity in law firms data, 2025)

93%

of people working in the legal sector believe training should be mandatory for those managing people
(LawCare, Life in the Law 2025)

What You’ll Get

Flexible learning for every level and role

 

Different firms need different levels of support, so we’ll build the right combination around your people, priorities and working environment. Whether you’re developing senior leaders, strengthening workplace conduct or looking at how inclusion shows up in recruitment and progression, the focus is always on giving people practical skills they can put to use.

  • Compliance and governance support – connecting regulatory expectations with the behaviours and culture that sit behind them.
  • Bespoke learning solutions – tailored programmes addressing your firm’s specific culture, challenges and priorities.
  • Leadership development – practical learning for partners and leaders around inclusive decision-making, workplace culture and their influence on others.
  • Sexual harassment prevention and speak-up training – building confidence to recognise inappropriate behaviour, intervene and respond effectively when concerns are raised.
  • Fair recruitment and progression – exploring how bias, assumptions about potential and ideas around professionalism can influence talent decisions.
  • MixLEARN and bespoke eLearning – flexible digital learning that makes it easier to reach people across different teams, roles and locations.
  • Workshops, keynotes and executive briefings – focused sessions that create space to explore specific topics, challenge thinking and keep important conversations moving.

From a targeted session on one specific challenge to learning delivered across your firm, we’ll shape the format around what you want to achieve. That means giving people the opportunity to question, discuss and practise – so they leave knowing how to apply the learning when it matters.

Develop More Inclusive Legal Leaders

Equip partners and managers to lead people fairly and confidently.

Mix Solutions

From leadership development to firm-wide learning

 

Our solutions for legal services can support everyone from boards and partners to people managers, L&D teams and colleagues across the wider firm. Depending on your priorities, that could include compliance and governance support, bespoke learning (online and in-person), leadership development, workshops, board and executive briefings and our DEI learning library – MixLEARN.

We also offer focused support around sexual harassment prevention, speak-up culture, unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, social mobility, neurodiversity and fairer recruitment and progression. Workshops can be particularly effective for partners, senior leaders and managers, creating space to explore complex situations, challenge thinking and practise how they’ll respond in real life.

Mix can work alongside your L&D and internal communications teams too, making sure important messages cut through busy schedules and competing priorities. Whether you need a focused intervention or support across your firm, we’ll shape the right combination of solutions around your people and what you want to achieve.

"All sessions created great engagement across our business, but the leadership session was one of the most insightful I’ve been part of. Our leaders didn’t just show up, they leaned in. They shared personal stories. They asked tough questions. They were willing to sit in uncomfortable moments (including a couple of role plays!) because they know avoiding these conversations causes far more harm."
"What a fantastic course (and format also) yesterday; thank you so much! A genuine eye opener… very interesting to hear of potential discrimination my colleagues are still facing - and how as a team we can overcome this.”
"What can I say Hayley, you nailed it!! Anyone who can inspire & energise in-house lawyers after 2 intense but amazing days at the ACC Europe conference is incredible. You left us all buzzing & full of new resolve, positivity & focus, THANK YOU!!”

Frequently Asked Questions

Legal audiences often know the theory, so we don’t spend valuable time telling people things they already understand. Instead, we focus on the gap between knowing something and actually putting it into practice.

Our sessions use discussion, challenge and realistic situations to get people thinking about how inclusion shows up in their own decisions and behaviour. We welcome questions and pushback too. Lawyers are trained to interrogate evidence and explore different arguments, and that can lead to some of the most useful conversations in the room.

We understand that legal professionals are working with demanding deadlines, complex client relationships, billable hours and high expectations around quality and responsiveness. We build those realities into the learning rather than treating inclusion as something separate from everyday legal practice.

We’ll tailor the content to your firm, your people and the challenges they face. We can also bring perspectives from our work across hundreds of organisations globally, while making sure everything remains relevant to your culture, regulatory context and priorities.

We give people opportunities to practise, rather than simply explaining what good behaviour looks like. Our work with legal firms has covered areas including power dynamics, sexual harassment prevention, bystander intervention, speak-up culture and responding effectively when someone raises a concern.

The aim is to give partners and managers practical skills they can draw on when a difficult situation actually happens. That means exploring what they could say, how they could intervene and how their position or seniority might affect whether someone else feels comfortable speaking up.

We don’t expect people to sit and nod along. Legal professionals are used to questioning ideas, examining evidence and dealing with subjects where there isn’t always a simple answer, and our facilitators actively welcome that kind of discussion.

Inclusion, fairness and workplace culture can involve plenty of nuance. We create space for people to explore that complexity, ask difficult questions and reflect on their own experiences. The aim isn’t to tell people what to think – it’s to give them the knowledge and practical skills to make better-informed decisions.

Compliance matters, particularly in a regulated sector, but understanding the rules is only part of the picture. We connect those expectations to the everyday conversations, decisions and behaviours that shape your culture.

That could mean helping a partner intervene when they witness inappropriate behaviour, challenging assumptions about who has ‘potential’, or giving a manager the confidence to respond when someone speaks up. By making learning practical and relevant to real working situations, we give people the tools to apply it beyond the training room.

We’ve supported global law firms with everything from sexual misconduct prevention and speak-up culture to inclusive leadership and bias in talent processes.

In addition to extensive sector experience, our work across hundreds of organisations globally – from retail and engineering to fintech, healthcare and professional services – means we can bring fresh perspectives, practical examples and ideas that legal organisations may not otherwise be exposed to, whilst still tailoring everything to your firm’s context and SRA requirements.

We know how to balance compliance, culture and behaviour change. Legal audiences don’t usually need more theory. They need help translating principles into everyday actions, conversations and decisions. That’s where we tend to add the most value. If you’d like to see an example, take a look at our case study on building a speak-up culture in a global law firm.

Case Studies

Training, consultancy and expert guidance – all in one trusted partner

 

As well as extensive experience with the legal sector, we’re proud to work with organisations across both the public and private sectors, including many FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and Fortune 1000 companies. The case studies below offer a snapshot of the work we do and the impact it has for our clients. To discuss your specific needs and goals and find out if we’re the right fit, get in touch or book a free 15 minute consultation call.

No two organisations are the same. Some are at the start of their inclusion journey, beginning to explore how bias and stereotypes may be affecting their culture, policies or processes. Others have already made significant progress, with initiatives such as flexible working, mentoring programmes and employee networks firmly in place.

Wherever your firm is starting from, we’ll support you – as partners, ‘critical friends’ and allies – to help you create meaningful and lasting change.

Thought leadership

Expert insights, tips and resources for a better workplace culture

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Case Study: Building a Speak Up Culture in a Global Law Firm

We partnered with a global law firm to deliver advanced, regulation-aligned leadership training on sexual harassment prevention and speak up culture. Co-created and highly tailored, the programme equipped senior leaders with practical skills and confidence, achieving strong engagement and a marked shift from theoretical understanding to practical application.

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Culture, Conduct, and Inclusion: What FCA’s 2026 Legislation Means for Financial Services

The FCA’s new rules, effective September 2026, will make non-financial misconduct – including bullying and harassment – a regulatory issue for 30,000 financial firms. Hayley Barnard explains what this shift means in real terms, and what firms need to be doing now.

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Compliant Christmas Parties – a Guide for Law Firms

This year, Christmas parties for legal professionals will take place in a changed landscape, as new SRA rules and the Worker Protection Act require firms to plan carefully and uphold higher standards to ensure compliant, safe celebrations across all workplaces.

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What the SRA Rules and Worker Protection Act Mean for Law Firms

Hayley Barnard examines how recent SRA regulations and the Worker Protection Act 2023 demand law firms transform workplace culture. And why firms that invest in fairness, respect, and inclusion will not only meet their regulatory obligations, they’ll attract and retain top talent, improve client outcomes, and build a reputation for integrity.

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