Diversity Data 2023

Diversity Data 2023

Joelson participates in the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) biennial ‘Diversity in the Legal Profession’ data collection exercise. As part of this we are required to publish a summary of our workforce diversity data. Everyone who works at the firm is invited to complete the data collection exercise and in the most recent survey (June 2023), 70.2% of those eligible completed it.

Of those who completed the exercise:

  • 9 are solicitor partners of which 6 are full equity solicitor partners
  • 14 are solicitors (not partners)
  • 6 are other fee earners
  • 4 are roles directly supporting fee earners
  • 3 are managerial roles
  • 4 is IT/ HR/ other corporate services role

This summary covers 7 areas of diversity data, listed below.

Age of respondents

16-24 – (5.0%)
25-34 – (50.0%)
35-44 – (17.5%)
45-54 – (17.5%)
55+ – (7.5%)
Prefer not to say – (2.5)

Gender

47.5% are male
52.5% are female
97.5% identify with the same gender as their sex registered at birth

Disability

5.0% of those who responded consider themselves to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010.

(The Equality Act defines a disabled person as someone who has a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities).

Ethnicity

52.5% of respondents are white and British English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish
12.5% are any other white background
27.5% are Asian/Asian British
2.5% are Mixed/Multiple ethnic group
5.0% are Black/Black British – African

Religion or belief

47.5% have no religion or belief
15% are Christian
12.5% are Jewish
7.5% are Muslim
7.5% are Hindu
2.5% are Sikh
7.5% are other religions or prefer not to say

Socio-economic background

35.0% attended a fee paying school
37.5% attended a state-run or state-funded school (non selective)
17.5% attended a state-run or state-funded school (selective on faith, academic or other grounds)
7.5% attended a school outside of the UK
2.5% attended an independent / fee-paying school, where they received a bursary covering 90% or more
52.5% of respondents’ parents did not attend university by the time they were 18
45.0% of respondents’ parent’s did attend university by the time they were 18
2.5% did not know or preferred not to say

Caring responsibilities

Primary carer for children
20.0% of respondents have primary carer responsibilities for a child under 18

Caring for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age
5.0% of respondents look after someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity) (between 1-19 hours a week and 20-49 hours per week)

At Joelson, we recognise the importance of helping others and putting something back into the community. We have a history of fundraising for good causes and this year Joelson is proud to be supporting City Harvest.

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