We survey our staff periodically in relation to equality and diversity and we also are under an obligation to report out survey findings to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) at their request (usually between every 1-2 years). The SRA collate all diversity data from law firms and publish their findings on their website.
The results from our latest survey are below.
| Role | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Solicitor partners (sole practitioner / member / director) | 2 |
| Solicitor (not partner) | 1 |
| Other fee earning role | 1 |
| Role directly supporting fee earner | 4 |
| Managerial Role | 0 |
| IT/ HR/ other corporate services role | 2 |
| Barrister | 0 |
| Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow) / CILEx Practitioner | 1 |
| Licensed Conveyancer | 0 |
| Patent or Trade Mark Attorney | 0 |
| Costs Lawyer | 0 |
| Notary | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 3 |
| Age Range | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| 16-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 2 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 2 |
| 65+ | 1 |
| Prefer not to Say | 3 |
| Gender Identity | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Man | 2 |
| Woman | 9 |
| Other preferred description | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 3 |
| Transgender (gender identity different from your registered sex at birth) | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 10 |
| Prefer not to say | 0 |
| Disability (according to Equality Act) | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Yes | 3 |
| No | 8 |
| Prefer not to say | 3 |
| Day-to-day activities limited due to health problem or disability lasting at least 12 months | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Yes, limited a lot | 0 |
| Yes, limited a little | 1 |
| No | 10 |
| Ethnicity | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / Scottish | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
| Religion or belief | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| No religion or belief / Atheist | 2 |
| Christian | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 1 |
| Sexual orientation | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Heterosexual/straight | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 0 |
| School type from 11 to 16 | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| UK State-run or state-funded school - selective on academic, faith or other grounds | 3 |
| UK State-run or state-funded school - non-selective | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
| Highest level of qualifications achieved by either of your parent(s)/guardian(s) by the time you were 18 | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| At least one has a degree level qualification | 2 |
| Qualifications below degree level | 6 |
| Don't Know | 2 |
| Prefer not to say | 1 |
| Work of the main/ highest income earner in your household when you were aged about 14 | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Modern professional occupations such as: teacher/lecturer, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, welfare officer, artist, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer | 1 |
| Senior managers and administrators usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating work and for finance such as: finance manager, chief executive | 1 |
| Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver | 6 |
| Semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant | 1 |
| Traditional professional occupations such as: accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil/mechanical engineer | 2 |
| Primary carer for a child under 18 | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Yes | 4 |
| No | 7 |
| Time spent providing unpaid care for those with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| No | 7 |
| Yes, 1-19 hours a week | 2 |
| Prefer not to say | 2 |
