Diversity & Inclusion

A snapshot of who we are, gathered from across our teams and practice areas.

Diversity & Inclusion Report 2025
31
Respondents
94%
Gender same as sex at birth
71%
British/English/Welsh/Scottish
77%
Heterosexual
16%
Disabled (Equality Act)
01

Role

Respondents by role type

Full-equity solicitor partner / sole practitioner
2
Salaried / partial-equity solicitor partners
2
Solicitor (not partner)
7
Other fee earning role
4
Role directly supporting a fee earner
9
Managerial role
2
IT/HR/other corporate services role
2
Prefer not to say
3
Partner / equity roles Solicitor (not partner) Other fee earning Fee earner support Managerial IT/HR/Corporate
02

Age

The largest age groups represented are 25–34 and 35–44, with a spread across all working-age brackets. No respondents fell in the 65+ category.

Age distribution across all respondents

Based on 31 respondents (n=31). Proportional representation shown.

16–24 (2) 25–34 (7) 35–44 (7) 45–54 (7) 55–64 (3) Prefer not to say (3)
03

Sex & Gender Identity

Sex

Female ~27
Male ~3
Prefer not to say 1

Gender identity same as sex at birth

Yes 29
No 0
Prefer not to say 2
04

Disability

Disabled under the Equality Act 2010

Yes 5
No 24
Prefer not to say 2

Activity limited by disability

No 26
Yes, a little 2
Yes, a lot 0
Prefer not to say 3
05

Ethnicity

71% of respondents (22 of 31) identified as British, English, Welsh, Northern Irish or Scottish. 5 respondents identified as having another White background, and 1 as having another Asian background.

Ethnicity breakdown

British/English/Welsh/NI/Scottish
22
Any other White background
5
Any other Asian background
1
Prefer not to say
3
06

Religion or Belief

Religion or belief across all respondents

No religion or belief (~16) Christian (~9) Any other religion or belief (~3) Prefer not to say (~3)
07

Sexual Orientation

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual (24) Prefer not to say (7)
08

Socioeconomic Background

Occupation of main household when aged 14

Across all respondents (totals shown)

Modern & traditional professional
~14
Senior/middle/junior managers
~7
Technical and craft occupations
~3
Routine, semi-routine, manual & service
~2
Other / retired / don't know
~2
Prefer not to say
~3

School attended

State-run selective (academic/faith)
~12
State-run non-selective
~10
Independent / fee-paying (no/partial bursary)
~3
Independent / fee-paying (90%+ bursary)
~1
Outside the UK
~2
Prefer not to say
~3

Parents attended university

No, neither parent 16
Yes, one or both 12
Prefer not to say 3
52% of respondents are first-generation university graduates — neither parent attended university. This is above the national average and reflects a broadly inclusive socioeconomic intake.
09

Caring Responsibilities

Primary care of children under 18

Yes ~12
No ~17
Prefer not to say 2

Unpaid caring for someone ill/disabled/elderly

No ~23
Yes, 1–19 hrs/wk ~5
Prefer not to say ~3

Data collected 2025. Values marked ~ are approximate, read from chart scales. All data is presented in aggregate form only. This report has been prepared in accordance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority diversity data collection requirements.