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BCLP received a score of 100 on the 2026 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2)(3). BCLP received a score of 100 on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (4)(5). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (6).

BCLP’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2)(3). BCLP’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (4) (4). The company does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (5)(6).

BCLP’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend at least one, controversial training on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (1)(2)(3). BCLP’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (4)(5). The company is Mansfield Certified, indicating its support of DEI in its recruitment, hiring, promotions, and leadership composition (6)(7). The company is a member firm of Bloomberg Law’s DEI Framework, indicating its support of DEI in its advocacy, recruitment, hiring, promotions, and leadership compensation (8)(9). The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (10)(11).

BCLP’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company potentially agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3). BCLP’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (4)(5). The company earned the All Star Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Award and the Silver Award for Progression Programme of the Year from UK Social Mobility Awards in 2022 (6). The company implemented the Our Voices Storytelling Campaign, which “promotes allyship, addresses bias and amplifies voices to create real and substantial cultural change by focusing on a variety of topics such as mental health, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ+ issues…”. BCLP appointed Daisy Reeves as its inaugural Global I&D Client Relationship Partner, she is “consistently ranked as one of the most influential LGBTQ* Executives in the world in the global ‘OUTStanding’ benchmark”. BCLP “presented workshops discussing the use of pronouns, policies and recruitment best practices, and terminology focused on helping colleagues understand what it means to transition in the workplace, all with the goal of being more effective allies”. The firm has brought in drag queens and hosted LGBTQ Pride retreats (7).

BCLP’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits, lab monitoring, and mental health benefits. The company also covers at least five of the following services: reconstructive hair removal, cosmetic hair removal, tracheal shave or reduction, facial surgeries, voice modification surgery, voice modification therapy, lipoplasty or filling for body masculinization or feminization, and travel and lodging expenses. Additionally, the company has potentially pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3)(4). BCLP’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (5)(6). The company hosted its annual LGBTQ+ Allies Anniversary event in London which raised funds in aid of The Proud Trust, an LGBTQ youth charity. BCLP is a “UK Model Diversity Survey Founding Law Firm Participant” (7). The company is a Corporate Member of the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce (8)(9). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (10).

BCLP‘s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company is a part of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, committed to work on initiatives that fight “systemic racism (3)(4). The company has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and has not reported on its lobbying (5)(6)(7).