Akin Again Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index

For the 17th year in a row, Akin has earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s leading benchmarking tool for evaluating a company's LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion policies.

The CEI rates companies on detailed criteria based upon four central pillars: non-discrimination policies across business entities; equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families; supporting an inclusive culture; and corporate social responsibility.

Akin’s perfect score showcases the firm’s dedication to advancing LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace and the firm’s commitment to inclusive workplace policies and practices. At Akin, diversity and inclusiveness are a key part of the firm’s culture and deeply rooted in the firm’s values since Akin was founded nearly 80 years ago.

The firm’s inclusive workplace policies have earned its fifth consecutive Mansfield Certification Plus, which measures law firms’ progress in the areas of inclusivity and leadership diversity (read more here). Additionally, Akin was recently recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption among the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for the 11th consecutive year.