Sarah was the first partner to take up the role to lead Diversity and Inclusion at the firm, which she held from 2007-2012. She established D&I as a Board level item, introducing training on D&I issues at all levels of the firm and was directly responsible for the setup of their eight employee networks, including the BAME network. She currently leads on a new strategic work stream looking at how to enhance BAME/social mobility recruitment and retention practices. Sarah is also the partner champion and sponsor for DIVERSE, the internal network that promotes and celebrates the BAME and social mobility diversity. Externally Sarah undertakes speaking engagements to profile BME leadership as a lawyer to students and in the wider legal community has sat on various panels discussing the attraction, recruitment and retention of ethnic minority lawyers in the profession.