Lambadarios Law Firm

“United for respect, inclusion, and equal opportunities. Our people make us who we are.” Constantinos Lambadarios

At LLF we hold Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) among our core values. Our vision has always been to create a working environment that brings joy to all team members based on mutual respect, tolerance and inclusivity.

We do not tolerate discrimination of any form based on gender, sexual orientation or identity, race, religion, or national or ethnic origin within our team – and we endeavor to project this mindset outwards into the communities that we serve. To live our values, LLF provides a supportive and inclusive workplace where every member of staff at every level is valued and has equal opportunity to succeed. We seek to work with vendors and suppliers that share our values.

Katerina Malanou, a partner in our Corporate, TMT and Intelectual Property groups, is our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. She spearheads our strategy and initiatives to address the needs of all our team. We are committed to strengthening our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion by recruiting and developing lawyers, trainees and support staff in accordance with this goal.

Our internal DEI procedures

We foster an open work environment that support tolerance and inclusivity for everyone. We make sure that despite our different characteristics, everyone within our firm is empowered to express their opinions and access equal development opportunities. In fact, we believe that it is our differences that are the key to our strength as a team: we recognize and leverage our differences – not only in gender, age, sexual orientation etc., but also in skill, talent, and ways of thinking.

We respect and accept our differences, listen to different opinions and perspectives, value them, and embrace them. These differences in perspective, skills, talent and potential move us forward, make us more creative, and drive innovation throughout our firm.

Our commitment to the principles of DEI is reflected in our actions:

• We have an named DEI officer whose responsibility is to ensure that we address the needs of all lawyers, staff, and recruits.
• We recruit without regard to gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital status, race, color, nationality, gender identity, ethnicity or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.
• We empower and support women in law. As of 2023, women comprise 70% of LLF’s workforce. We offer a four-day working week for one year for new mothers, including for women who have children through surrogacy or adoption.
• We participate in educational programs that contribute to team bonding and are linked to our company’s DEI objectives. These include Google’s “I am Remarkable” program; a presentation/open discussion on “Legal Profession and Disability”; and, a two-hour program for International Women’s Day, presented by the Lean In organization, that empowers women and helps them achieve their ambitions and goals in both personal and work life as well as a guided tour at the Basil & Elise Goulandri Foundation.
• We provide equal career development opportunities through our Company’s Performance Management Process, which ensures equal opportunities for growth in the company for our associates, based on merit and without discrimination. We also actively promote DEI values and LLF good practices through one-to-one meetings with each new member upon joining our team.
• We promote work-life balance by implementing practices such as a hybrid work model for our associates. We have invested in secure, up-to-date technology to support more flexible ways of working.
• We assess and refine our DEI activity through questionnaires distributed during our annual employee satisfaction survey. The questionnaires are about diversity, meritocracy, inclusion, and work-life balance, and we use them to assess, re-evaluate, and adjust the company’s procedures and practices where necessary.

How we contribute to DEI within our community

As well as our commitment to DEI within our firm, we have taken a number of steps to promote DEI in the wider community:

• we have signed the Diversity Charter Greece, a commitment to implementing equal opportunities and diversity in our working environment.
• we participate in educational programs, such as the “Embracive Diversity and Fostering Inclusion” an EU program that aims to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• we raise funds for and join outstanding volunteer initiatives such as Desmos, Children’s Smile, Melissa Network of Migrant Women in Greece, Hellenic Red Cross, Boroume, Social Kitchen “The Other Human”, Old Bookshop for the Homeless, and iSea.