Maintaining a healthy workplace has always been at the heart of the firm\u2019s concerns. Throughout its history, long before the\u00a0Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>\u00a0and Quebec\u2019s\u00a0Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms<\/em>, the firm has prioritized recruiting the most motivated and competent people, regardless of their gender, ethnic origin, religion, or any other criterion based on socio-cultural affiliation, orientation, opinions or allegiances.<\/p>\n This open-mindedness has paid off. Nowadays, few medium-sized law firms comparable to RSS can proudly claim that women occupy close to 55% of their decision-making positions and that their socio-cultural diversity is such that its members speak more than 12 languages.<\/p>\n In our view, the only hiring criterion that counts is the ability and desire to offer the best possible service and to work harmoniously as a team.<\/p>\n We established RSS au f\u00e9minin<\/em>, an inclusive initiative to promote support and the sharing of knowledge and experience among women professionals in our offices. The initial objective of the creation of this group was to raise awareness among all members of the firm about the concerns and realities experienced by women in the legal profession.<\/p>\n Since then, the group\u2019s mission has been enhanced and its scope has expanded into four subcommittees:<\/p>\n Legal proceedings are often demanding and can be arduous, risky, and expensive. We are aware that certain charities and groups of underprivileged individuals, among others, do not always have access to justice. For these reasons and because we recognize the importance of pro bono services within the legal community, we have established an internal procedure which allows us to accept certain pro bono mandates. Through these services, we want to share our expertise while giving back to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diversity and Inclusion Maintaining a healthy workplace has always been at the heart of the firm\u2019s concerns. Throughout its history, long before the\u00a0Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms\u00a0and Quebec\u2019s\u00a0Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, the firm has prioritized recruiting the most motivated and competent people, regardless of their gender, ethnic origin, religion, or any other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":18462,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRSS au f\u00e9minin: Women in Key Positions<\/h2>\n
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The Importance of Pro Bono<\/h2>\n