Our Corporate Partners
We rely on a number of committed partners who help us to reach our overall aim on increasing employment, retention and progression of black women in the corporate world. We are very proud to say that the majority of our partners are listed as some of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women and The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.
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Bloomberg is a global information and technology company. We use our dynamic network of data, ideas and analysis to solve difficult problems. Our customers around the world rely on us to deliver accurate, real-time business and market information that helps them make important financial decisions.
Our company's groundbreaking success reaches far beyond the finance and technology industries: we invest nearly all of our profits to help solve humanitarian issues globally and in our own communities. Our founder, Mike Bloomberg, is one of the world's top philanthropists, and through Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are committed to support worthy causes where the greatest good can be achieved.
By harnessing the power of data, news and analytics, we help organize, understand and bring clarity to a complex world.
It's our purpose. Come find yours.
KPMG is one of the UK’s largest providers of Audit, Tax and Consulting services. Working with start-ups to major multinationals, private and public sector, applying insight and expertise to help solve our clients’ biggest issues.
At KPMG, we offer a range of opportunities for Graduates and Undergraduates. Whatever your degree discipline, you can build a rewarding future and work with some of the brightest minds in Audit, Tax & Pensions, Advisory, Consulting, Technology, Business Services.
Delivering innovative approaches calls for diverse perspectives; KPMG welcomes a range of personalities, skill sets and degree disciplines. Thanks to The Academy – a unique learning community created to help trainees develop through workshops and networking events – the support trainees receive is as individual as they are. What’s more, the full-time Professional Qualification Training and Accreditation team is also on hand to help trainees to pass professional exams. In short, KPMG is an award-winning employer, where graduates can learn, grow and thrive.
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BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
We seek a broad range of skills—from digital to interpersonal to analytical—in order to work with the most influential organizations in the world, helping them compete in today’s fast-paced environment and build their future. The work we do every day—going deep to discover key insights and having the courage to break new ground—leads to a lasting impact on companies, industries, and society.
Women@BCG offer global best-in-class career development, mentorship, and networking programs to help our women excel—personally and professionally. For more info visit Women@BCG.
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BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a global investment manager and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients—from grandparents, doctors, and teachers to large institutions—turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals.
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We are building a culture of innovation, curiosity, and compassion, one that enables every employee to make an impact. Being a part of BlackRock means being a part of a community of smart, ambitious people. We value diversity of thought and background and believe everyone has a voice at the table. No matter what your level, you’ll be given real responsibility from day one – and we’ll be looking to you to help us challenge the status quo.
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Life with Clifford Chance doesn’t mean joining just another corporate law firm. We’re big with prestigious clients, but we’re also down to earth. We’ll give you the training you need to find your feet, but also the responsibility you need to tackle complex work quickly. As a world-leading global law firm, you’ll get exposure to the highest-profile work but our culture is anything but elitist. Here, what counts is your potential – not what or where you’ve studied.
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HSBC is one of the world’s largest, most diverse international banking and financial service organisations. With 3,800 offices in 64 countries and territories, we serve 40 million customers in both established and emerging markets. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
HSBC is focussed on building a sustainable future and serving the needs of a changing world. We put diversity at the heart of our business, and want a connected and international workforce of unique thinkers who are open to a range of perspectives that reflect the communities and markets in which we serve.
HSBC provides an open, supportive, and inclusive working environment, providing tailored training and support to help employees thrive in their chosen career path. No matter what your interests and skills are, a career at HSBC will give you the opportunities, experiences, networks and training you need – so there’s no limit to how far you’ll go.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is one of the world’s largest banks with almost 90,000 employees globally. Their UK business covers asset management, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products. RBC is committed to helping clients thrive and communities prosper, supporting strategic initiatives that make a measurable impact on society, the environment and the economy. RBC has a number of employee-led groups and initiatives that support its commitment to community.
Their Multicultural Employee Alliance (MEA) focuses on recognising, embracing, and promoting RBC employees' multicultural backgrounds, interests, and experiences, thereby creating a diverse and highly inclusive work environment. This group concentrates on education, awareness and diversity thought leadership, employee professional development and networking, recruitment and retention, client engagement, corporate and community citizenship.
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Moody’s is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. Our data, analytical solutions and insights help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others. We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions, and fair access to information open the door to shared progress. With over 11,000 employees in more than 40 countries, Moody’s combines international presence with local expertise and over a century of experience in financial markets. Learn more at moodys.com/about.
Slaughter and May is one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, advising on high-profile and often landmark international transactions. Their excellent and varied client list ranges from governments to entrepreneurs, from retailers to entertainment companies and from conglomerates to Premier League football clubs. They are a full service law firm to corporate clients and have leading practitioners across a wide range of practice areas.
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At Reed Smith, we believe that the practice of law has the power to drive progress. We know your time is valuable and your matters are important. We are focused on outcomes, are highly collaborative, and have deep industry insight that, when coupled with our local market knowledge, allows us to anticipate and address your needs. You deserve purposeful, highly engaged client service that drives progress for your business.
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Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.
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Bird & Bird is an international law firm, with a rare and invaluable grasp of strategic commercial issues. We combine exceptional legal expertise with deep industry knowledge and refreshingly creative thinking, to help our clients achieve their commercial goals. We have over 1300 lawyers across 29 offices globally, as well as close ties with firms in other parts of the world.”
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McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm, deeply committed to helping institutions in the private, public, and social sectors achieve lasting success.
For more than 90 years, our primary objective has been to serve as our clients' most trusted external advisor. With consultants in 133 cities in 66 countries, across industries and functions, we bring unparalleled expertise to clients anywhere in the world.
We work closely with teams at all levels of an organization to shape winning strategies, mobilize for change, build capabilities, and drive successful execution
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Blackstone is a leading global investment business investing capital on behalf of pension funds, large institutions and individuals. Our mission is to create long-term value for our investors through the careful stewardship of their capital. We invest across the alternative asset classes in private equity, real estate, credit and hedge funds as well as in infrastructure, life sciences, insurance, and growth equity. Our efforts and capital grow hundreds of companies and support local economies.
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A distinctive London-based law firm focused on clients and on delivering excellence in the international legal market. They are known for the quality of their work; not just in dealing with the full range of corporate and commercial matters, but in advising clients on their private affairs as well.
They advise on their clients’ most complex matters, whilst at the same time remaining smaller than their competitors. This fosters a cohesive environment of collective experience and close-knit teams and helps to maintain the exceptionally high levels of service and partner involvement that their clients expect.
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DLA Piper is one of the world’s leading business law firms. With over 90 offices in more than 40 countries, the firm provides seamless local and cross-border advice. The firm believes great businesses can make a better world. That's why, every day, DLA Piper helps its clients succeed.
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DLA Piper's progressive mindset challenges conventions and evolves its global legal offering into broader advisory services and new business areas. Through the firm's deep industry knowledge, technological solutions, and diversity of thought and experience, clients embrace change and seize opportunities.
DLA Piper’s ten sector groups cover the full range of business law services. Clients include multinationals, startups, public sector bodies, and governments. Across the two leading legal directories, the firm has over 2,726 lawyer rankings and over 1277 practice group/sector rankings.
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The firms' entrepreneurial and supportive culture promotes bold, ambitious thinking and a warm, empathetic approach. Trusting, collaborative relationships with clients and each other are at the heart of everything it does.
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With approximately 1,100 lawyers across the US, Europe and Asia, Weil operates according to the “one firm” principle, allowing it to bring the right mix of firm wide skill and local market presence to deliver coordinated legal advice to help its clients achieve their sophisticated goals and objectives. Established in 1996, Weil’s London office is the largest of its European offices and the hub of its European practice.
The office is a leading player in the UK legal market and is consistently regarded as one of the most successful London offices of a US-based law firm. The firm supports a varied client base of European, US and global private equity houses, corporates and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border matters.
Weil’s strategy is focused on long-term investment in recruiting and retaining exceptional talent at all levels. The firm’s people celebrate diversity and inclusion, and its award-winning pro bono programme is deeply ingrained in the firm’s culture.
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Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectations and create extraordinary results.
Collaboration is key to our success. We recruit a wide range of students including those who haven't studied Law.
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Travers Smith treats its clients’ business and challenges as its own. The firm’s clients know that wherever in the world they or their ambitions lie, the firm will work as one of their team to get things done. Travers Smith acts for publicly listed and private companies, financial services institutions and private equity clients, as well as other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes.
Diversity and independence of thought are key to the firm’s success. The firm believes that true inclusion can only be achieved if diversity is considered in a broader and more holistic way, which breaks down silos and recognises the multiple identities we each carry.
Travers Smith is always looking to recruit people from all backgrounds, with academic excellence and sound judgement who take their careers, but not themselves, seriously.
