Pauric Havlin

Chair of the UK & Ireland Chapter of QOLORs – TCS’s Global Network for LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies – Pauric advised on the introduction of gender-neutral bathrooms in order to create a safe space for our trans colleagues. In addition, he organized buildings to be lit in rainbow colors, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion. Pauric has hosted many events and highlighted a range of perspectives including the historical impact of the transgender community, hate crimes and their effect, and global human rights abuses in Chechnya. Pauric also supports colleagues with coming out, including helping trans colleagues understand how to access healthcare. He also mentors LGBTQ+ colleagues to help them realize their full potential and has lobbied government ministers on the lack of adequate hate crime laws in Ireland and, Ireland’s lack of a public stance on the persecution of the LGBTQ+ community in Chechnya and social isolation in Poland.