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

Solicitor (not partner)

All other practising solicitors including assistant solicitors, associates or consultants.

Total 2

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

Role directly supporting a fee earner

Includes legal secretaries, administrators, legal assistants, or non-fee earning paralegals.

Total 9

Managerial role

Includes non-lawyer managers, directors, or members and others such as practice managers, finance or account managers etc.

Total 1

IT/HR/other corporate services role

Not an authorised person and not individuals in a managerial role – includes finance or accountancy roles.

Total 3

Barrister

Individuals authorised by the Bar Standards Board.

Total 0

Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/ CILEx Practitioner

People who are authorised by CILEx Regulation

Total 0

Licensed Conveyancer

Individuals authorised by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.

Total 1

Patent or Trade Mark Attorney

Individuals authorised by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board.

Total 0

Costs Lawyer

Individuals authorised by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board.

Total 0

Notary

Individuals authorised by the Master of the Faculties.

Total 0

 

Prefer not to say

Total 0

 

Age Group

16 – 24

Total 4

25 – 34

Total 1

35 – 44

Total 6

45 – 54

Total 5

55 – 64

Total 1

65+

Total 1

 

Prefer not to say

Total 6

 

Gender

Man

Total 7

Woman

Total 17

Other preferred description

Total 0

Prefer not to say

Total 0

 

If we consider our gender identity to be different from our registered sex at birth?

Yes

Total 0

No

Total 24

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

No

Total 24

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

Yes, limited a little

Total 0

 

No

Total 24

Prefer not to say

Total 0

Ethnic group

Asian/Asian British

Bangladeshi

Total 0

Chinese

Total 0

Indian

Total 1

Pakistani

Total 1

Any other Asian background

Total 0

Black/Black British

African

Total 0

Caribbean

Total 0

Any other Black background

Total 0

Mixed/multiple ethnic groups

White and Asian

Total 0

White and Black African

Total 0

White and Black Caribbean

Total 0

White and Chinese

Total 0

Any other Mixed/multiple ethnic background

Total 0

 

 

White

British/ English/ Welsh/ Northern Irish/ Scottish

Total 22

Irish

Total 0

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Total 0

Any other White background

Total 0

Other ethnic group

Arab

Total 0

Any other ethnic group

Total 0

Prefer not to say

Total 0

 

Religion or belief?

No religion or belief/ Atheist

Total

Buddhist

Total 0

Christian

Total 12

Hindu

Total 0

Jewish

Total 0

Muslim

Total 1

Sikh

Total 0

Any other religion or belief

Total 0

Prefer not to say

Total 11

 

Sexual orientation?

Bi

Total 0

Gay/ lesbian

Total 0

Heterosexual/straight

Total 24

Other

Total 0

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

UK state run or funded school (non-selective)

Total 24

UK independent/ fee-paying school (bursary)

Total 0

UK independent/ fee-paying school (no bursary)

Total 0

Attended school outside the UK

Total 0

Other

Total 0

Don’t know

Total 0

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

Qualifications below degree level

Total 13

No formal qualifications

Total 4

Don’t know

Total 0

Not applicable

Total 0

Other

Total 0

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

Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, clerical worker, office clerk, call centre agent, nursing auxiliary, nursery nurse

Total 8

Senior managers and administrators usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating work and for finance such as: finance manager, chief executive

Total 3

Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver

Total 4

Semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant

Total 2

Routine manual and service occupations such as: HGV driver, van driver, cleaner, porter, packer, sewing machinist, messenger, labourer, waiter / waitress, bar staff

Total 1

Middle or junior managers such as: office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager, publican

Total 2

Traditional professional occupations such as: accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil/ mechanical engineer

Total 0

Short term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for a year or less)

Total 0

Long term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)

Total 0

Inactive (excluding those that are retired)

Total 0

Retired

Total 0

Not applicable

Total 0

Other

Total 0

Don’t know

Total 0

Prefer not to say

Total 0

 

 

Primary carer for a child or children under 18?

Yes

Total 6

No

Total 18

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

Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week

Total 0

Yes, 20 – 49 hours a week

Total 0

Yes, 50 or more hours a week

Total 0

Prefer not to say

Total 0