Diversity and Inclusion

Role in Firm

Full equity solicitor partners (Partners, members or directors who are not solicitors should be recorded in the ‘Managerial role’ category below) – 5%
IT/HR/other corporate services role (Not an authorised person and not individuals in a managerial role – includes finance or accountancy roles) – 10%
Managerial role (Includes non-lawyer managers, directors, or members and others such as practice managers, finance, or account managers etc) – 4%
Other fee earning role (Includes fee earners such as trainee solicitors, members of CILEx who are not Chartered Legal
Executives (Fellows), or CILEx Practitioners and paralegals i.e. those who are not ‘authorised persons’) – 19%
Prefer not to say – 4%
Role directly supporting a fee earner (Includes legal secretaries, administrators, legal assistants, or non-fee earning paralegals) – 11%
Salaried or partial equity (Partners, members or directors who are not solicitors should be recorded in the ‘Managerial role’ category below) – 6%
Solicitor (not partner) (All other practicing solicitors including assistant solicitors, associates, or consultants) – 33%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Age

16–24 – 6%
25-34 – 30%
35-44 – 25%
45-54 – 10%
55-64 – 13%
65+ – 2%
Prefer not to say – 6%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

What is your sex?

Female – 58%
Male – 28%
Prefer not to say – 6%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth

Prefer not to say – 5%
Yes – 88%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010?

No – 82%
Prefer not to say – 6%
Yes – 3%
Didn’t answer the question – 1%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months?

No – 77%
Prefer not to say – 7%
Yes, limited a little – 7%
Yes, limited a lot – 1%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

What is your ethnic group?

Asian / Asian British – Any other Asian background – 1%
Asian / Asian British – Indian – 11%
Asian / Asian British – Pakistani – 1%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group – Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background – 2%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group – White and Asian – 1%
Prefer not to say – 9%
White – Any other White background – 6%
White – Irish – 2%
White – British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / Scottish – 61%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

What is your religion or belief?

Any other religion or belief – 4%
Christian – 38%
Hindu – 2%
Jewish – 2%
Muslim – 2%
No religion or belief – 28%
Prefer not to say – 9%
Sikh – 8%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

What is your sexual orientation?

Bi – 2%
Gay/Lesbian – 2%
Heterosexual – 81%
Other preferred description – 1%
Prefer not to say – 7%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?

Attended school outside the UK – 2%
Don’t know / not sure – 2%
Independent / fee-paying school where I received no bursary or a bursary covering less than 90% of my tuition – 21%
Prefer not to say – 6%
State-run or state-funded school (non-selective) – 35%
State-run or state-funded school (selective on academic, faith or other grounds) – 27%
Didn’t complete the question – 1%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (eg BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18?

Don’t know / not sure – 2%
No, neither of my parents attended university – 41%
Prefer not to say – 10%
Yes, one or both of my parents attended university – 40%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about 14?

Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse – 5%
Modern professional and traditional professional occupations such as: teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanical engineer – 27%
Other, such as: retired / this question does not apply to me / I don’t know – 3%
Prefer not to say – 11%
Routine, semi-routine, manual, and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff – 6%
Senior, middle, or junior managers or administrators such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager – 23%
Small business owners who employed less than 25 people such as: corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner – 7%
Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver – 9%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18?

No – 58%
Prefer not to say – 6%
Yes – 29%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%

Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity)?

No – 76%
Prefer not to say – 8%
Yes, 1-19 hours a week – 5%
Yes, 20-49 hours a week – 3%
Yes, 50 or more hours a week – 1%
Didn’t complete the survey – 7%