Diversity Statement 2021

Diversity Statement 2021

Our Aims

We treat everyone equally and with the same attention, courtesy and respect regardless of:

  • age
  • disability
  • gender
  • marital status
  • race, racial group, colour, ethnic origin or nationality
  • religion or belief
  • sexual orientation
  • working pattern

We are opposed to all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. We seek to promote equality of treatment and opportunity in employment. We avoid unlawful discrimination in our dealings with each other, our clients and third parties. Selection for employment, promotion, training, or any other benefit is on the basis of individual aptitude and ability.

We are a signatory to the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter.

Diversity Initiatives

We are continuing to focus our efforts on encouraging the clear aspirations of women and working parents and continuing our policy of flexible working. We conduct firm-wide diversity training on a 2 yearly basis.

Diversity Statistics

We regularly collect diversity data to allow us to monitor progress on our diversity and inclusion initiatives.

We set out below an extract from our diversity data collected in July 2021, which has been anonymised to protect the identity of individuals. The data reflects those participants who took part in the collection exercise. 
 

Gender

 Directors 

Other Fee Earners
and Managers

Support roles/prefer
not to say

Female13%31%33%
Male8%10%5%

Age

 16-2425-3435-4445-5455-64 

Percentage:

5%17%20%30%28% 

Ethnicity

 

White British

Other White Background

Prefer not to say

Percentage:

92%

3%

5%


Disability

 

Individuals With A Disability According
To The Definition In The Equality Act

 None/prefer not to say 
Percentage:2%98%


Socio-economic Background


Primary/Secondary Education:

Type:Selective UK
State School 
UK State School
Non-selective
UK Independent
School/Fee-Paying
School
Other/prefer not to say
Percentage:22%59%15%4%


Parents Education:

Type:Degree


No Degree

Prefer not to say  
Percentage:27%71%2%  

Caring Responsibilities:

Caring ResponsibilitiesYes 


No

 

Caring responsibilities for someone with long term
physical or mental ill health caused by disability
or age (not in a paid capacity).
17%83% 
Caring responsibility for a child or children under
the age of 18.
30%70%