Overview
In line with our regulator’s (the Solicitors Regulation Authority) requiremetns we publish annual diversity data. It shows the diversity of backgrounds members of our firm are from. The below information was last collected in June 2025.
The Data
| Question | Response | Full equity solicitor partners | Other fee earning role | Role directly supporting fee earner |
| 1. Role Category | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2. Which age category are you in? – Aggregated data for your firm | 16 – 24 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 – 34 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 35 – 44 | ||||
| 45 – 54 | ||||
| 55 – 64 | 1 | |||
| 65+ | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 3. What is your sex? – Aggregated data for your firm | Male | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | 1 | |||
| Other preferred description | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 4. Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth? – Aggregated data for your firm | Yes, gender identity the SAME as sex at birth | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| No, gender identity NOT THE SAME as sex at birth | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 5. Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010? – Aggregated data for your firm | Yes | |||
| No | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 6. 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? – Aggregated data for your firm | Yes, limited a lot | |||
| Yes, limited a little | ||||
| No | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 7. What is your ethnic group? – Aggregated data for your firm | Bangladeshi | 1 | ||
| Chinese | ||||
| Indian | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pakistani | 1 | |||
| Any other Asian background | 2 | |||
| African | ||||
| Caribbean | ||||
| Any other Black background | ||||
| White and Asian | ||||
| White and Black African | ||||
| White and Black Caribbean | ||||
| Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background | ||||
| British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / Scottish | ||||
| Irish | ||||
| Gypsy or Irish Traveller | ||||
| Roma | ||||
| Any other White background | ||||
| Arab | 1 | |||
| Any other ethnic group | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 8. What is your religion or belief? – Aggregated data for your firm | No religion or belief | |||
| Buddhist | ||||
| Christian | ||||
| Hindu | ||||
| Jewish | ||||
| Muslim | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sikh | ||||
| Any other religion or belief | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 9. What is your sexual orientation? – Aggregated data for your firm | Bi | |||
| Gay/Lesbian | ||||
| Heterosexual | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other preferred description | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 10. Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16? – Aggregated data for your firm | State-run or state-funded school – selective on academic, faith or other grounds | 1 | ||
| State-run or state-funded school – non-selective | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent / fee-paying school, where I received no bursary or a bursary covering less than 90% of my tuition | 1 | |||
| Independent / fee-paying school, where I received a bursary covering 90% or more of my tuition | 1 | |||
| Attended school outside the UK | 1 | 1 | ||
| Don’t know / not sure | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 11. Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18? – Aggregated data for your firm | No, neither of my parents attended university | 1 | 2 | |
| Yes, one or both of my parents attended university | 1 | 3 | ||
| Don’t know / not sure | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 12. What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were 14? – Aggregated data for your firm | 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 / mechanic engineer | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | ||||
| Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse | ||||
| Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver | ||||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| Long term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year) | ||||
| Other, such as: retired, this question does not apply to me, I don’t know | ||||
| Prefer not to say | 1 | |||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 13. Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18? – Aggregated data for your firm | Yes | |||
| No | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||
| 14. 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)? – Aggregated data for your firm | No | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week | ||||
| Yes, 20 – 49 hours a week | ||||
| Yes, 50 or more hours a week | ||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||
| Invalid / no response to this question |