The following statistics on Age, Gender and Flexible working have been provided by the Human Resources department and represent 100% of employees in the UK:
Age by Grade:
Age Category |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
16 - 24 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3.8% |
8.6% |
12.5% |
25 - 34 |
0.0% |
17.0% |
5.5% |
9.4% |
31.9% |
35 - 44 |
5.0% |
14.6% |
1.4% |
6.7% |
27.8% |
45 - 54 |
7.7% |
5.3% |
0.7% |
6.0% |
19.7% |
55 - 64 |
1.7% |
1.4% |
0.5% |
3.6% |
7.2% |
64+ |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
Gender by Grade:
Gender |
Partner % |
Solicitor % |
Other Legal Staff % |
Non-Legal Staff % |
Grand Total % |
Female |
4.8% |
25.2% |
9.6% |
27.8% |
67.4% |
Male |
9.6% |
13.2% |
2.4% |
7.4% |
32.6% |
Flexible working by grade:
Flexible Working |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
Yes |
2.4% |
13.4% |
1.7% |
7.9% |
25.4% |
No |
12.0% |
24.9% |
10.3% |
27.3% |
74.6% |
The following statistics on Disability, Religion / Belief, Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation have been taken from a voluntary employee diversity questionnaire which we asked all employees to complete. We had a 82% response rate, and these figures are based on those responses:
Disability:
Disability |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
No |
12.9% |
37.7% |
12.0% |
32.7% |
95.3% |
Prefer not to say |
0.3% |
0.9% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
2.3% |
Yes |
0% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
1.2% |
2.3% |
Ethnicity:
Ethnic Group |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
Asian / Asian British - Chinese |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
1.5% |
Asian / Asian British - Indian |
0.0% |
1.5% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
1.8% |
Asian / Asian British - Other Asian Background |
0.0% |
0.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
Asian / Asian British - Pakistani |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
Black / Black British - African |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
Black / Black British - Caribbean |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
2.0% |
3.5% |
Mixed / multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
Mixed / multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
Mixed / multiple ethnic groups - Other Mixed background |
0.0% |
0.9% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
1.2% |
White - British |
11.7% |
31.9% |
8.2% |
27.2% |
78.9% |
White - Irish |
0.0% |
0.9% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
1.2% |
Any other White background |
0.6% |
0.9% |
1.2% |
2.6% |
5.3% |
Prefer not to say |
0.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 3.8% |
Religion / Belief:
Religion or Belief |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
Christian |
5.3% |
9.1% |
0.9% |
2.9% |
18.1% |
Jehovah's Witness |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
Jewish |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
1.2% |
Muslim |
0.0% |
1.2% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
1.5% |
No religion or belief / Atheist |
5.3% |
17.5% |
7.3% |
12.9% |
43.0% |
Prefer not to say |
0.8% |
2.1% |
4.6% |
1.7% |
35.4% |
Sikh |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
Sexual Orientation:
Sexual Orientation |
Partner |
Solicitor |
Other Legal Staff |
Non-Legal Staff |
Grand Total |
Heterosexual/straight |
12.9% |
37.1% |
12.0% |
33.3% |
95.3% |
Homosexual |
0.0% |
1.2% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
1.8% |
Prefer not to say |
0.3% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
2.9% |