As part of its mission to remove barriers for disabled candidates, leading UK law firm Weightmans has enhanced its careers site with the Recite Me Assistive Toolbar, ensuring that every applicant can access, understand, and engage with opportunities online.
“With Recite Me, we have successfully supported candidates with their applications at a reasonable cost, so it was a perfect choice for us.”
Sarah Higham, HR Services Manager, Weightmans
A Commitment to Disability Confidence and Inclusive Hiring
The UK Government’s Disability Confident Employer Scheme encourages organisations to think differently about disability and to take action that improves recruitment, retention, and development opportunities for disabled people.
By achieving Disability Confident Employer status, Weightmans has demonstrated its commitment through a self-assessment process. But the firm hasn’t stopped there.
Weightmans recognises that diversity, equity, and inclusion are vital to wellbeing and belonging, factors that directly contribute to career satisfaction, innovation, and high-quality service delivery.
Building a More Accessible Candidate Experience
To strengthen its position as an inclusive employer, Weightmans works with talent acquisition platform Eploy and Recite Me.
With the Recite Me Toolbar, visitors to the Weightmans website can convert text-to-speech for easier reading, adjust font sizes and colour contrast for better visibility and translate content into multiple languages for better comprehension.
“Recite Me was already a trusted partner of Eploy, our ATS provider and integration was smooth and seamless. We are pleased to see candidates making use of the assistive tool.”
Sarah Higham, HR Services Manager, Weightmans
Weightmans partnership with Eploy and Recite Me is supporting them to:
- Tap into a wider, more diverse talent pool
- Provide a more inclusive candidate journey
- Strengthen its reputation as an inclusive employer
“A more accessible candidate experience gives talent teams a real advantage. That’s why Weightmans is using Eploy’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to support its mission of building a diverse workforce. With smart search tools that help reduce bias at the review stage, Eploy is making it easier to attract and assess talent fairly.
“Through the Eploy Candidate Portal, seamlessly integrated with the Weightmans careers site, accessibility is taken a step further. By incorporating the Recite Me Assistive Toolbar directly onto the site, candidates gain an inclusive, equitable experience that removes barriers and empowers everyone to apply with confidence.”
Chris Bogh, Co-founder and CEO, Eploy
The Impact So Far
Since launching the Recite Me Toolbar on its careers site, Weightmans has seen measurable results:
1,371
Unique Users
7,729
Page Views
5.64
Pages Viewed Per Session
These figures highlight how accessibility isn’t just a value; it drives meaningful engagement with a wider and more diverse talent pool.
A Disability Inclusive Future
For Weightmans, digital inclusion is not a one-off initiative but an ongoing journey. By embedding accessibility into recruitment, the firm is making the hiring process fairer, more inclusive, and more effective for all candidates.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Weightmans continues to set the standard for inclusive hiring practices in the legal sector, proving that accessibility and business performance go hand in hand.
For more information on how you can utilise Recite Me’s selection of accessibility tools, contact a member of our team today.
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