SRA Legal Diversity Survey 2023

Role categories within the workplace

ROLE CATEGORIES Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Chartered legal executive 1 1
Full equity solicitor partner 1 1
Managerial role 2 2
Other fee earning role 1 1
Role directly supporting a fee earner 1 1
Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner 3 3
Solicitor (not partner) 4 4
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Which age category are you in?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
35-44 6 1 1 1 1 2
45-54 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
55-64 1 1
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What is your sex?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Male 4 1 1 2
Female 9 1 1 1 1 3 2
Other 0
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Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?

Sexual Orientation Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Male 4 1 1 2
Female 9 1 1 1 1 3 2
Other 0
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Disabilities in the workplace according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010?

SAME GENDER AT BIRTH? Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
YES 0
NO 13 1 1 2 1 1 3 4
PREFER NOT TO SAY 0
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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?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
YES 0
NO 13 1 1 2 1 1 3 4
PREFER NOT TO SAY 0
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What is your religion or belief?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Christian 7 1 1 1 1 2 1
No religion or belief 4 1 1 2
Prefer not to say 2 1 1
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What is your ethnic group?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
British/English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish 12 1 1 2 1 1 2 4
Chinese 1 1
Prefer not to say 0
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What is your sexual orientation?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Gay / Lesbian 0
Hetrosexual 12 1 1 2 1 1 3 3
Other preferred description 1 1
Prefer not to say
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Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Attended a school outside the UK 1 1
State-run or state-funded (non-selective) 8 1 2 1 3 1
State-run or state-funded (selective on academic, faith or other grounds) 3 1 2
Independent/fee paying school with no bursary or less than 90% 1 1
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Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (eg BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Yes, one or both 5 1 3 1
No, neither 8 1 1 2 1 3
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What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about 14?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Modern Professional 8 1 1 1 2 3
Prefer not to say 1 1
Senior, middle, or junior manager 2 1 1
Small business owner 1 1
Technical and craft 1 1
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Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Yes 7 2 1 2 2
No 6 1 1 1 1 2
Prefer not to say 0
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Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity)?

Totals Chartered legal executive Full equity solicitor partner Managerial role Other fee earning role Role directly supporting a fee earner Salaried or partial equity solicitor partner Solicitor (not partner)
Yes 0
No 13 1 1 2 1 1 3 4
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