Patricia Walsh Email Address

Global Chief Human Resources Officer

Squire Sanders & Dempsey

I am Global Chief HR Officer at Squire Patton Boggs. We have 44 offices across 21 countries, making it a law firm with local connections and global influence. We proudly sit at the nexus of law, government and business, providing a unique offering to both clients and employees. The Firm’s People Strategy sits at the heart of our Business Strategy. I manage a global team of HR professionals across all areas of the people agenda. My focus is on: Understanding local employment markets and leveraging our global platform, outstanding reputation and employer brand to retain and attract the very best talent and provide employees with international career opportunities and secondments. Creating a culture of inclusivity: • The Firm’s diversity strategy forms the foundation for Squire Patton Boggs global people strategy. • We seek to attract from a diverse talent pool and have in place orientation programmes to ensure that new colleagues feel a sense of belonging and high levels of engagement with the firm. • The Firm has a successful women in business initiative ‘Women’s Enterprise (WE)’ which actively seeks to open up business development opportunities for the benefit of our clients, our female partners and our associates. • We welcome ongoing involvement with past colleagues through our alumni. Developing world class flexible benefits plans enabling partners and employees to take advantage of fiscal and regulatory changes across all jurisdictions. Developing global policies which underpin our values and at the same time, respecting the need for local interpretation in accordance with market norms and labour laws in each jurisdiction. Investing in outstanding learning and development programmes for Squire Patton Boggs people through blended solutions including; remote training/virtual classrooms, executive coaching and off-site retreats. The firm also has a successful associate mentoring programme. + Follow us on Twitter @SPB_Global or for Trainees @SPB_Trainee