BRM’s 2023-2024 Diversity Data

Role

5% prefer not to say

5% are Licensed Conveyancers

5% are in IT, HR or other Corporate Services roles

5% have a Managerial role

7.5% are Salaried or Partial Equity Solicitor Partners

15% are Solicitors (not partners)

15% are Full Equity Solicitor Partners

20% have other Fee Earning roles

22.5% are in a role directly supporting Fee Earners

Age

7.5% Prefer not to say

5% 16 – 24

35% 25 – 34

10% 35 – 44

37.5% 45 – 54

5% 55 – 64

Sex

5% of people preferred not to comment at all.

All Licensed Conveyancers, Managers and roles directly supporting Fee Earners and Solicitors (not partners) are female.

17% of Full Equity Solicitor Partners are female and 83% are male.

33% of Salaried or Partial Equity Solicitor Partners are female and 67% are male.

50% of IT, HR or other Corporate Services roles are male, 50% preferred not to say.

75% in other Fee Earning roles are female and 25% are male.

Disability

7.5% of people preferred not to comment at all.

12.5% of people do have a disability.

80% do not have a disability.

Disability Limitations

7.5% of people preferred not to comment at all.

Of those with a disability, 40% are limited a little by their disability.

Ethnic Group

7.5% of people preferred not to comment at all.

All Full Equity Solicitor Partners, Salaried or Partial Equity Solicitor Partners, Solicitors (not partners), roles directly supporting Fee Earners, Managerial roles, IT, HR or other Corporate Services roles and Licensed Conveyancers are British.

Those in other Fee Earning roles are 12.5% mixed ethnicity, 12.5% White and Asian and 75% British.

Religion

10% of people preferred not to comment at all.

37.5% have no religion or belief.

50% are Christians.

2.5% have any other religion or belief.

School Type Attended

10% of people preferred not to comment at all.

70% attended a state-run (non-selective) school.

17.5% attended a state-run or state-funded (selective on academic, faith or other grounds.) school.

2.5% attended an independent fee-paying school where no bursary or bursary or under 90% of tuition fees was received

Parental University Attendance

10% of people preferred not to comment at all.

67.5% have parents who didn’t attend university.

22.5% have one or both parents who attended university.

Occupation of Main Household Earner at 14

15% of people preferred not to comment at all.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 25% of respondents was a Modern or Traditional Professional such as teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police office (sergeant or above) software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanic.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 17.5% of respondents was a Senior, Middle, or Junior Manager or Administrator such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 7.5% of respondents was Clerical and Intermediate such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 12.5% of respondents was a Technical and Craft Occupation such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 5% of respondents was a Routine, Semi-Routine. Manual and Service Occupation 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.

The occupation of the main household earner at age 14 of 12.5% of respondents was a Small Business Owner with fewer than 25 employees such as: corner shop owner, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner.

For 5% of respondents the question did not apply, the information was not known, or the main household earner had retired.

Primary Carer for Child Under 18

10% of people preferred not to comment at all.

70% of respondents are not a primary carer.

20% of respondents are a primary carer.

Carer for Someone with Long Term Physical or Mental Ill Health Caused by Disability or Age

10% of people preferred not to comment at all.

82.5% of respondents are not carers.

7.5% of respondents spend 1 – 19 hours a week as a carer.

In accordance with Solicitors Regulation Authority Guidance we have not published diversity data that or in a way might identify individuals.

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