Jim is the Chair of the global LGBT+ network; involved in DE&I-focused business development and partner lead for LGBTQ+ aspects of A&O’s “All In” initiative – launched in 2021 as a global commitment to becoming more inclusive workplace. He recently led the international A&O team providing pro bono support to REDRESS on its recent report highlighting torture of LGBTQ+ persons across Africa. He is a trustee for the charity Diversity Role Models, as well as being a Stonewall Ambassador. Within A&O, Jim is the partner sponsor for A&O’s annual LGBTQ+ graduate recruitment event, participates in DE&I focused mentoring and reverse-mentoring programmes and has recently contributed to a Board paper on LGBTQ+ business targets. Jim also provides pro bono legal advice to Queer Britain, the UK’s first national LGBT+ focused museum, and has co-organized a QueerBritain art exhibition in A&O’s London lobby.
