Maitland Walker LLP publishes results of Diversity Survey 2015
All firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority are required to collect and publish their workforce diversity data annually. This is to encourage equality of opportunity and respect for diversity within the firm.
All individuals were given the opportunity to provide their diversity data by filling out a questionnaire without any legal or regulatory obligation.
Here are the results.
Description of role in the firm |
|
Sole practitioner, partner, member or director of the firm |
2 |
Associate or Assistant |
4 |
Other fee earning |
3 |
Managerial role |
1 |
Role supporting fee earner |
5 |
Prefer not to say |
1 |
Shares in the ownership of the organisation |
|
Yes |
2 |
No |
14 |
Prefer not to say |
|
Supervising of other employees |
|
Yes |
5 |
No |
10 |
Prefer not to say |
1 |
Current age in years |
|
16-24 |
|
25-34 |
4 |
35-44 |
5 |
45-54 |
2 |
55-64 |
5 |
65+ |
|
Prefer not to say |
|
Gender |
|
Male |
4 |
Female |
12 |
Prefer not to say |
|
Disability according to the definition in the Equality Act |
|
Yes |
|
No |
15 |
Prefer not to say |
1 |
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? |
|
Yes |
|
No |
15 |
Prefer not to say |
1 |
Ethnic Group |
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Asian/Asian British |
|
Bangladeshi |
|
Chinese |
|
Indian |
|
Pakistani |
|
Any other Asian Background |
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Black/Black British |
|
African |
|
Caribbean |
|
Any other Black background |
|
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups |
|
White and Asian |
|
White and Black African |
|
Black and Black Caribbean |
1 |
White and Chinese |
|
Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background |
|
White |
|
British/English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish/Irish |
14 |
Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
|
Any other White background |
1 |
Other ethnic group |
|
Arab |
|
Any other ethnic group |
|
Prefer not to say |
|
What is your religion or belief? |
|
No religion or belief/Atheist |
6 |
Buddist |
|
Christian |
6 |
Hindu |
|
Jewish |
|
Muslim |
|
Sikh |
|
Any other religion |
|
Prefer not to say |
3 |
Invalid/No response |
1 |
What is your sexual orientation? |
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Bisexual |
|
Gay man |
|
Gay woman/lesbian |
|
Hetrosexual/straight |
11 |
Other |
2 |
Prefer not to say |
2 |
Invalid/No response |
1 |
Attendance of a tate or fee paying school between the ages of 11 - 18 |
|
UK State School |
13 |
UK Independent/Fee-paying School |
2 |
Attended School outside the UK |
1 |
Prefer not to say |
|
Attendance of University (to study a BA, BSc course or higher) and the first generation of the family to do so |
|
Yes |
7 |
No |
6 |
Did not attend University |
1 |
Prefer not to say |
|
Invalid/No response |
2 |
Primary carer for a child or children under 18 |
|
Yes |
7 |
No |
9 |
Prefer not to say |
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Look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either Long-term physical or mental ill-health/disability or problems related to old age |
|
No |
14 |
Yes 1 – 19 hours a week |
2 |
Yes 2 – 49 hours a week |
|
Yes 50 or more hours a week |
|
Prefer not to say |
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