Paul Hastings 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, the company increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Paul Hastings 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 firm is Mansfield Certified, indicating its support of DEI in its recruitment, hiring, promotions, and leadership composition. Paul Hastings supports the Equality Act, a controversial bill. The firm supports ESG within its business practices, describing ESG as a "business imperative". Paul Hastings's former CEO, Seth Zachary, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. In 2020, Paul Hastings donated $50,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative and $50,000 to the Center for Policing Equity. The firm is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race In 2020, Paul Hastings donated $50,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative and $50,000 to the Center for Policing Equity. The firm is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. For these reasons, Paul Hastings LLP receives a High Risk rating.