Hartlepool 01429 271651
Peterlee: 0191 518 3393
Middlesbrough: 01642 425040
Hartlepool 01429 271651
Peterlee: 0191 518 3393
Middlesbrough: 01642 425040
Equality and Diversity Results
Equality and Diversity Results 2022
Role categories​
Selected category which best describes a role in the firm.
Solicitor partner (sole practitioner, member or director)
Members or directors who are not solicitors should be recorded in the 'Managerial role' category below.
Total 5
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Solicitor (not partner)
All other practising solicitors including assistant solicitors, associates or consultants.
Total 2
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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'.
Total 4
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Role directly supporting a fee earner
Includes legal secretaries, administrators, legal assistants, or non-fee earning paralegals.
Total 9
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Managerial role
Includes non-lawyer managers, directors, or members and others such as practice managers, finance or account managers etc.
Total 1
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IT/HR/other corporate services role
Not an authorised person and not individuals in a managerial role - includes finance or accountancy roles.
Total 3
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Barrister
Individuals authorised by the Bar Standards Board.
Total 0
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Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/ CILEx Practitioner
People who are authorised by CILEx Regulation
Total 0
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Licensed Conveyancer
Individuals authorised by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
Total 1
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Patent or Trade Mark Attorney
Individuals authorised by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board.
Total 0
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Costs Lawyer
Individuals authorised by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board.
Total 0
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Notary
Individuals authorised by the Master of the Faculties.
Total 0
Prefer not to say
Total 0
Age Group
16 – 24
Total 4
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25 – 34
Total 1
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35 – 44
Total 6
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45 – 54
Total 5
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55 – 64
Total 1
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65+
Total 1
Prefer not to say
Total 6
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Gender
Man
Total 7
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Woman
Total 17
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Other preferred description
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
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If we consider our gender identity to be different from our registered sex at birth?
Yes
Total 0
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No
Total 24
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
Do we consider ourselves to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010?
The Equality Act defines a disabled person as someone who has a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If you have a condition which fits the Equality Act definition, please tick 'Yes' even if you are not limited by your condition.
Yes
Total 0
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No
Total 24
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
Are day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months?
Yes, limited a lot
Total 0
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Yes, limited a little
Total 0
No
Total 24
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
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Ethnic group
Asian/Asian British
Bangladeshi
Total 0
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Chinese
Total 0
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Indian
Total 1
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Pakistani
Total 1
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Any other Asian background
Total 0
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Black/Black British
African
Total 0
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Caribbean
Total 0
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Any other Black background
Total 0
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Mixed/multiple ethnic groups
White and Asian
Total 0
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White and Black African
Total 0
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White and Black Caribbean
Total 0
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White and Chinese
Total 0
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Any other Mixed/multiple ethnic background
Total 0
White
British/ English/ Welsh/ Northern Irish/ Scottish
Total 22
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Irish
Total 0
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Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Total 0
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Any other White background
Total 0
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Other ethnic group
Arab
Total 0
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Any other ethnic group
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
Religion or belief?
No religion or belief/ Atheist
Total
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Buddhist
Total 0
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Christian
Total 12
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Hindu
Total 0
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Jewish
Total 0
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Muslim
Total 1
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Sikh
Total 0
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Any other religion or belief
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 11
Sexual orientation?
Bi
Total 0
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Gay/ lesbian
Total 0
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Heterosexual/straight
Total 24
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Other
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
What type of school was attend between the ages between the ages 11 and 16?
UK state run or funded school (selective on academic, faith or other grounds)
Total 0
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UK state run or funded school (non-selective)
Total 24
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UK independent/ fee-paying school (bursary)
Total 0
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UK independent/ fee-paying school (no bursary)
Total 0
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Attended school outside the UK
Total 0
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Other
Total 0
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Don’t know
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
The highest level of qualifications achieved by either of parent(s) or guardian(s) by the time you were 18?
At least one has a degree level qualification
Total 7
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Qualifications below degree level
Total 13
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No formal qualifications
Total 4
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Don’t know
Total 0
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Not applicable
Total 0
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Other
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
Thinking back to when you were aged about 14, which best describes the sort of work the main/ highest income earner in your household did in their main job?
Modern professional occupations such as: teacher/lecturer, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, welfare officer, artist, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer
Total 4
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Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, clerical worker, office clerk, call centre agent, nursing auxiliary, nursery nurse
Total 8
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Senior managers and administrators usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating work and for finance such as: finance manager, chief executive
Total 3
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Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver
Total 4
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Semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant
Total 2
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Routine manual and service occupations such as: HGV driver, van driver, cleaner, porter, packer, sewing machinist, messenger, labourer, waiter / waitress, bar staff
Total 1
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Middle or junior managers such as: office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager, publican
Total 2
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Traditional professional occupations such as: accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil/ mechanical engineer
Total 0
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Short term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker's Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for a year or less)
Total 0
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Long term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker's Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)
Total 0
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Inactive (excluding those that are retired)
Total 0
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Retired
Total 0
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Not applicable
Total 0
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Other
Total 0
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Don’t know
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
Primary carer for a child or children under 18?
Yes
Total 6
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No
Total 18
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
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
Total 24
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Yes, 1 - 19 hours a week
Total 0
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Yes, 20 - 49 hours a week
Total 0
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Yes, 50 or more hours a week
Total 0
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Prefer not to say
Total 0
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