ADVISORY | DISPUTES | REGULATORY | TRANSACTIONS Demographics: annual report January to December 2019
ADVISORY | DISPUTES | REGULATORY | TRANSACTIONS
Demographics: annual reportJanuary to December 2019
2 JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2019
UK demographics annual report
This report covers gender identity, ethnic origin, social mobility, sexual orientation, disability, caring responsibilities, and faith, which align with our Inclusion & Diversity Work Streams. The figures are accurate as of 31 December 2019 for the UK only.
Gender identity
Female Male Non-binaryPrefer not
to say
Partner 22.7% 75.8% 0% 1.5%
Senior Lawyer 53.6% 48.2% 0% 0.9%
Junior Lawyer 60% 40% 0% 0%
Other legal 54.8% 44.1% 1.1% 0%
Business Services Director 50% 50% 0% 0%
Senior Business Services 53.6% 44.9% 0% 1.4%
Other Business Services 74.6% 24.9% 0.6% 0%
Grand total 57% 42.2% 0.3% 0.5%
Social mobility (first generation to attend university within immediate family)
No Yes N/A
Partner 53% 33.3% 13.6%
Senior Lawyer 50% 37.3% 12.7%
Junior Lawyer 64.3% 28.7% 7%
Other legal 72% 26.9% 1.1%
Business Services Director
66.7% 33.3% 0%
Senior Business Services 65.2% 27.5% 7.2%
Other Business Services 79.2% 11.6% 9.2%
Grand total 66% 25.6% 8.4%
Sexual orientation
BisexualGay Man
Gay Woman/Lesbian
Hetrosexual/straight
Not applicable Other
Prefer not to say
Data not provided
Partner 0% 1.5% 0% 72.7% 0% 0% 9.1% 16.7%
Senior Lawyer 0% 0.9% 0.9% 80% 0% 0% 3.6% 14.5%
Junior Lawyer 0% 0.9% 1.7% 88.7% 1.7% 0% 2.6% 4.3%
Other legal 1.1% 2.2% 0% 86% 0% 1.1% 5.4% 4.3%
Business Services Director 0% 0% 0% 83.6% 0% 0% 16.7% 0%
Senior Business Services 0% 1.4% 0% 79.7% 0% 0% 2.9% 15.9%
Other Business Services 2.3% 0.6% 0% 89% 1.2% 0% 1.2% 5.8%
Grand total 0.8% 1.1% 0.5% 84.2% 0.6% 0.2% 3.6% 9%
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Primary caring responsibilities
Children Disabled adult/long term health condition
Disabled child/long term health condition
Elderly Other Prefer not to say
N/A
Partner 27.3% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.5% 0% 69.7%
Senior Lawyer 20.9% 0% 0% 0% 0.9% 0% 78.2%
Junior Lawyer 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 95.7%
Other legal 8.6% 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 90.3%
Business Services Director 33.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66.7%
Senior Business Services 17.4% 1.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 81.2%
Other Business Services 16.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0% 0.6% 81.5%
Grand total 15.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 83.4%
Disability
No Yes
Prefer not to
say N/A
Partner 62.1% 4.5% 16.7% 16.7%
Senior Lawyer 65.5% 3.6% 11.8% 17.4%
Junior Lawyer 61.7% 5.2% 8.7% 24.3%
Other legal 66.7% 6.5% 3.2% 23.7%
Business Services Director
33.3% 0% 50% 16.7%
Senior Business Services 63.8% 2.9% 15.9% 17.4%
Other Business Services 63.6% 9.2% 6.9% 20.2%
Grand total 63.6% 5.9% 10% 20.6%
Faith/belief
Budd
ist
Chr
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Hin
du
Jew
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Mus
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No
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Sikh
Oth
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ay
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Partner 0% 23.7% 0% 7.6% 1.5% 0% 1.5% 1.5% 13.6% 27.3% 16.7%
Senior Lawyer 0% 33.6% 1.8% 0.9% 0% 0% 0.9% 0% 6.4% 41.8% 14.5%
Junior Lawyer 0% 27% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.5% 58.3% 5.2%
Other legal 0% 23.7% 2.2% 1.1% 5.4% 1.1% 3.2% 0% 4.3% 51.6% 7.5%
Business Services Director 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0%
Senior Business Services 1.4% 33.3% 0% 2.9% 4.3% 0% 4.3% 1.4% 5.8% 30.4% 15.9%
Other Business Services 1.2% 34.1% 2.9% 0% 1.2% 1.7% 1.2% 2.3% 3.5% 42.8% 9.2%
Grand total 0.4% 30.9% 1.7% 1.7% 2.1% 0.8% 1.6% 0.9% 5.4% 43.8% 10.6%
4 JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2019
Ethnic origin
Asi
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Asi
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Asi
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Asi
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dian
Asi
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Asi
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Whi
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Asi
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Whi
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Bla
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Car
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Partner 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Senior Lawyer 0% 0% 1.8% 2.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Junior Lawyer 0.9% 0% 0% 0.9% 0.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.9%
Other legal 2.2% 0% 2.2% 6.5% 1.1% 1.1% 4.3% 0% 2.2% 1.1%
Business Services Director 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Senior Business Services 2.9% 0% 0% 2.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other Business Services 0.6% 1.2% 1.7% 4.6% 0% 0% 1.2% 4% 2.3% 0.6%
Grand total 0.9% 0.3% 1.1% 3.3% 0.5% 0.2% 1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.5%
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Partner 69.7% 0% 1.5% 0% 0% 6.1% 0% 0% 3% 16.7%
Senior Lawyer 70.9% 0% 0.9% 0% 0.9% 4.5% 0% 0% 3.6% 14.5%
Junior Lawyer 68.7% 0% 2.6% 0% 0.9% 13.9% 0% 0% 0% 10.4%
Other legal 62.4% 0% 0% 1.1% 3.2% 7.5% 1.1% 0% 0% 4.3%
Business Services Director 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Senior Business Services 58% 1.4% 2.9% 0% 2.9% 8.7% 1.4% 1.4% 0% 17.4%
Other Business Services 64.7% 1.2% 1.7% 1.7% 0.6% 4.6% 0% 0% 0% 9.2%
Grand total 66.3% 0.5% 1.4% 0.5% 1.3% 7.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.9% 11.2%
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