Annual reflections and review process allows colleagues to have open conversations about career progression, and SMART personal goals. 

We don’t leave it 12 months between discussions. We believe in supporting ongoing growth through mid-year reviews and regular 1:1s.

Progression pathways are transparent. They are designed so everyone knows what they are working toward, and how to get there. 

Bite-sized training ensures continual development, means colleagues can step away from their desks to focus on self-improvement. ‘Power Hour’ sessions develop personal skills while ‘How to Wow’ focusses on personal development.

Mentoring scheme recognises the talent with in HM3, and taps into this. It gives colleagues the chance to share knowledge, support and learn from each other. Mentoring is open to 100% of employees, and provides a  the opportunity for collaboration between teams at all levels.

This scheme is about developing skills – legal or otherwise – as well as ‘soft’ skills, best practice, and sharing ideas. Mentors and mentees both find the partnerships are reciprocally beneficial.

We recognise we all have something to contribute, regardless of role or experience.

We have signed up to the Better Business Act, declaring a climate emergency, believing that we are living through the ‘decisive decade’ – our actions taken today will be felt by many generations to come. UK For Good membership is helping us connect with like-minded progressive businesses that are taking the lead, running businesses focussed on sustainable growth and building resilience.

We are taking steps to reduce the direct and indirect impact our business is having on people and the planet. We are an information-heavy industry – relying on paper and real and virtual storage. We are calculating the impact of running our our offices, and over the next year or so are (ambitiously!) aiming to calculate our homeworking impact, and displaced emissions too.

We are meeting challenges, but we are committed to having a clearer view of our impact so we can set credible, science-based reduction targets. We may not achieve what we want to in 2023, but we are continuing to improve wherever we can.

HM3 Legal is developing an Impact Report that will set out key goals, targets and results. Our 5 areas of focus:

1. Benchmarking and measuring our activities so we can understand areas of high impact.
2. Minimising our greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Auditing and reducing the impact of materials, adopting responsible procurement where possible.
4. Reducing waste and increasing recycling.
5. Taking action on the climate by raising awareness and forming partnerships that contribute to achieving the Paris Agreement.

HM3 Legal is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and is committed to operating in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including those concerning accounting and auditing, and prohibits fraudulent practices by any of its board members, officers, employees, or volunteers.

We believe our marketing and communications should be in plain English and transparent about what we do and how we work. We build relationships with customers based on trust and integrity, so we believe in honest marketing – no hard sell or hidden costs in line with our fixed fee options.

Our Top 3 marketing principles:

• No hard sell.
• No hidden costs or dodgy deals – just honest, clear pricing.
• No spam – we don’t send unsolicited marketing emails.

We stick by our principles, promptly responding to and investigating any reported issues.