"We don't look at this when choosing," says an in-house lawyer in TMT. "We assume firms are compliant with equality laws and have all the usual diversity policies etc. but I'm not sure who they really think gives a shit to be honest. It all feels a bit passé in 2026 and, having trained at a 'big law' firm myself, I'm well aware it is all a paper-thin façade anyway".

Another respondent comments: "We noticed a lot of firms replaced their diversity wording after Trump complained. So it was clear they were paying lip service to diversity policies, without the real conviction."

"The pendulum swung too far," says an in-house lawyer in finance. "Businesses and law firms are realising there was an overcorrection with this and are now rowing back on DEI policies. It had all got a bit too woke."

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