Responsibility.
The law is a profession before it is a business. We try to practise it in a way that serves our people, our communities and the wider good.
A law firm holds a position of trust. That privilege comes with responsibilities that reach beyond any single client matter: to widen access to justice, to support the communities we work in, to build a fair and inclusive workplace, and to operate with care for our environmental impact. We treat these as commitments, not slogans, and we hold ourselves to them.
How we contribute
Responsibility in practice.
Access to justice
We commit time to pro bono work and to supporting individuals and causes that could not otherwise afford quality legal help.
Community
We invest in the communities around our offices, from local initiatives to mentoring the next generation of lawyers.
Diversity & inclusion
We build a firm where talent is recognised regardless of background, and where every colleague can do their best work.
Developing talent
We train and mentor our lawyers properly, because good people are how good advice is sustained over time.
Ethical practice
We hold to the highest standards of integrity and independence, and decline work that would compromise them.
Environment
We work to reduce the environmental footprint of how we operate across our offices and our travel.
The privilege of practising law carries duties that reach beyond any single client. We try to honour them.
The Old Stone Legal approachOur commitments
What we hold ourselves to.
- To dedicate a meaningful share of our time each year to pro bono and access-to-justice work.
- To recruit, promote and reward on merit, and to measure our progress on inclusion honestly.
- To support the development of junior lawyers across each of our offices.
- To act with integrity and independence, even when it is commercially inconvenient.
- To reduce the environmental impact of our operations year on year.
Work with us
A firm you can be proud to instruct.
If our values match yours, we would welcome the chance to work together.