Orrick scored a 100 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Orrick increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Orrick forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. Orrick is Mansfield Certified, indicating its support of DEI in its recruitment, hiring, promotions, and leadership composition. The company supports the BLM movement and started the "Unity Initiative for Equal Justice" which funds social justice issues including BLM causes. Orrick (formerly Buckley) signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act, a controversial bill. The company’s CEO, Mitch Zuklie, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. The company is a member of Out Leadership, which supports "business leaders who work within firms across an array of industries to promote LGBT equality, create business opportunities, and cultivate emerging leaders". Orrick is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. The company is a partner of the Center for Reproductive Rights, building case law, advocating before policy makers, and engaging in litigation to challenge bans and restrictions on access to abortion. Buckley is a part of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, committed to work on initiatives that fight “systemic racism. Orrick is a part of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, committed to work on initiatives that fight “systemic racism”. For these reasons, Orrick receives a High Risk rating.