Modern Slavery
Our approach to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking
We are committed to conducting our business responsibly and ethically. That includes taking steps to prevent modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour in our business and in our supply chains.
This statement explains our approach, the areas where we consider risk may arise, and the practical steps we take to reduce that risk.
This section explains our overall approach.
We believe that everyone has the right to work freely, safely, and with dignity. We are committed to acting with integrity in our business relationships and to maintaining appropriate systems and controls to help identify, prevent, and respond to modern slavery risks.
We do not tolerate modern slavery, forced labour, human trafficking, or child labour in any part of our business. We also expect the suppliers and service providers we work with to uphold lawful, ethical, and responsible working practices.
This section explains our business model, our supply chain, and where risk may arise.
Lawyerlink is a commercial legal service operated by Lawyerly Ltd. We provide subscription-based and fixed-fee legal services to businesses in the UK through a technology-enabled model.
Our supply chain is relatively limited and is primarily made up of technology providers, professional advisers, software and infrastructure providers, and other business service suppliers. Compared with businesses that rely on large-scale manufacturing, logistics, or overseas labour-intensive procurement, we consider our direct exposure to be lower. Even so, we recognise that no sector or organisation is automatically free from modern slavery risk, and we therefore take a proportionate and ongoing approach to vigilance.
This section explains the main measures we use to support our approach.
We support this commitment through policies, procedures, and working practices that are intended to promote lawful and ethical conduct across our business and supply chain.
These include:
- fair recruitment and employment practices, including voluntary employment, lawful terms, and the expectation that individuals are free to leave employment in accordance with their contracts;
- supplier onboarding and review processes designed, where appropriate, to assess whether suppliers meet expected legal, ethical, and compliance standards;
- internal reporting routes that encourage concerns to be raised without fear of retaliation; and
- a broader commitment to responsible governance, compliance, and risk management across our operations.
Where appropriate and proportionate, we may review supplier information, contractual protections, or other available indicators to help assess modern slavery risk.
This section explains how we support awareness and escalation.
We aim to ensure that relevant team members understand the importance of identifying and responding to modern slavery risks.
This may include internal guidance, awareness measures, or training relevant to the nature of a person’s role and responsibilities. We also encourage team members to raise concerns if they become aware of conduct that may indicate exploitation, forced labour, trafficking, coercion, or other serious labour abuses.
Where concerns are raised, we will consider them appropriately and take proportionate follow-up action, which may include internal review, further enquiries, escalation, or reconsideration of supplier relationships where necessary.
This section explains how we keep our approach under review.
We recognise that tackling modern slavery is an ongoing responsibility, not a one-off exercise. We therefore aim to review this statement and our related practices regularly, and to improve our approach over time as our business, supplier relationships, and risk profile develop.
Our aim is to maintain a practical and proportionate response that reflects the size of our business, the nature of our services, and the expectation of continuous improvement reflected in modern slavery reporting guidance.
This statement is reviewed periodically and may be updated to reflect changes in our business, supply chain, legal obligations, or risk management practices.