Engagement & Development
Engagement & Development
At White & Case, our longstanding dedication to fairness, equal opportunity and professional growth has evolved into our integrated Engagement & Development function. It reflects our commitment to fostering a global workplace culture that promotes a respectful, supportive environment where people feel connected and empowered to develop meaningful work and careers.
White & Case celebrates and welcomes difference
Our commitment to Engagement & Development reflects the inherently global nature of our Firm. By investing in professional skills development, mentoring, coaching and internal community building, we foster collaboration across geographies, cultures and professional roles.
Our focus areas
Engagement & Development brings together a range of initiatives focused on culture, learning and development of our lawyers and business services professionals—ensuring these efforts are coordinated, strategic and accessible to all our people globally. These initiatives include:
Empowering growth
Designing the Firm's professional skills curriculum for lawyers and business services professionals;
Coaching & Mentoring
Overseeing the Firm's award-winning Coaching Office and enhancing our mentoring initiatives;
Expanding leadership opportunities
Expanding opportunities for associate and business services professional participation in committees and Firmwide initiatives;
Driving measurable impact
Developing actionable and measurable results, including implementation of recommendations from our Firmwide engagement survey and other ongoing pulse surveys; and
Community building
Strategic oversight and support of our eight global Affinity Networks
Global Affinity Networks
Our Affinity Networks play a vital role in fostering an engaging culture, strengthening community and supporting career growth. Open to people of all backgrounds, affinity networks contribute to employee engagement, professional development, educational awareness and business impact. They also serve a vital role in helping people know they belong and that they are seen and accepted for who they are.
Our eight global Affinity Networks include:
- Asian Affinity Network
- Jewish Affinity Network
- Black Affinity Network
- LGBTQ+ Affinity Network – Spectrum
- Disability & Neurodiversity Affinity Network – Beyond Barriers
- Middle Eastern and North African Affinity Network
- Hispanic & Latinx Affinity Network – Alianza
- Women's Affinity Network
At White & Case, we believe that engagement and development go hand-in-hand. By creating space for connection, growth and opportunity across our global platform, we are strengthening individual careers and building a culture of shared success that spans borders, backgrounds and professional roles.