The firm is very grateful to the 47 partners and staff who completed the diversity survey sent recently. This data has been collated and sent on an anonymous basis to the Solicitors Regulation Authority so that they can in turn collect data about diversity within the profession as a whole.
The firm is required to publish a summary of the data which we propose to do for a time on our website. As we are a relatively small firm, we have taken the decision not to publish data on sexuality and gender identity, since individuals could as a result be identified. We are also limiting the information which we provide on religion.
Different Roles
There was a good response across the firm and good representation from those holding different roles. There was a total of 47 respondents to the survey with around 10 members of the firm electing not to take part. This is a higher response rate than usual.
Age Profile
This was broken down as follows:
Ages 25-34: 11 respondents
Ages 35-44: 12 respondents
Ages 45-54: 13 respondents
Ages 55-64: 7 respondents
Ages 65+: 3 respondents
1 preferred not to say.
Breakdown by sex
37 Respondents were female, 9 were male and 1 preferred not to say.
Disability
Of the 47 respondents 4 identified as disabled.
3 of the respondents, whether or not identifying as disabled, said that their daily activities were limited a little by a medical or other condition.
Ethnic Group
Of the 47 respondents, 27 identified as either white British or from any other white background.
The next largest group was Indian (6) with the remainder being African, Caribbean, Chinese, Irish, Pakistani, White/Asian or other “multiple ethnic” background.
Religion
Of the 47 respondents, 18 cited no religion and 4 preferred not to say.
A range of religions was recorded and noted from the other 25 respondents.
Caring responsibilities
Of the 47 respondents, 17 indicated that they had primary caring responsibilities for children under the age of 18, and 29 indicated that they did not. 1 preferred not to say.
7 of the respondents indicated that they had caring responsibilities for adults.
Other data collected
There was a wide range of family backgrounds indicated with the respondents being asked about the occupation of their parents when they were children, and whether either of their parents went to university. The different categories are too complex for publication here.
Similarly, there was a range of different types of school attended. 7 of the respondents attended schools outside of the UK, with 6 attending independent fee-paying schools with or without a bursary. 8 attended state funded selective schools with the remainder attending state funded non-selective schools with one preferring not to say.
The firm looks forward to the next data collection exercise which is due to take place in 2027.