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Burges Salmon Diversity statistics 2019
Diversity statistics 2019 The results of the 2019 diversity survey have been taken from either our HR database or from a voluntary diversity survey which everyone was asked to complete in January 2019. We had a 70% response rate to this survey. Figures have been rounded.
Gender
100% 97%
80% 80%
67% 67% 59% 60% 60% 58% 57% 55% 55% 53% 47% 45% 45% 43% 42% 40% 41% 40%
33% 33%
20% 20%
3% 0% Partner Director Senior Associate Solicitor Trainee Legal Other Business Business Direct Associate Solicitor Apprentice legal Professionals Professionals lawyer – team – team support manager member (e.g. secretary)
40% Male
Female
60%
Source – firm’s HR database Age
Legal Business Direct lawyer support Firm Professionals (e.g. secretary)
16 – 24 4.4% 6.3% 12.4% 6.3%
25 – 34 48.5% 35.7% 36.4% 43.3%
35 – 44 29.8% 27.5% 20.7% 27.3%
45 – 54 14.2% 22.7% 20.7% 17.6%
55 – 64 3.1% 6.8% 9.8% 5.3%
65 + 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Source – firm’s HR database
Disability – 4.3% of the firm declared a disability
Business Direct lawyer Legal Professionals support
4.7% 4.8% 2.4%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey
Ethnicity
Declared non-BAME Declared BAME Prefer not to say
Partner 96.3% 1.9% 1.9%
Lawyer (non-partner) 95.7% 4.3% 0.0%
Trainee Solicitor / Legal Apprentice 78.3% 21.7% 0.0%
Other Legal 87.5% 12.5% 0.0%
Business Professionals 98.0% 2.0% 0.0%
Direct Legal Support 96.3% 3.7% 0.0%
FIRM WIDE 94.7% 5.1% 0.2%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey Religion and Belief
Direct Legal Business Legal Support (e.g. Firm wide Professionals Secretary)
Buddhist 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Christian 42.6% 32.9% 43.9% 40.0%
Hindu 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.4%
Jewish 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Muslim 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.6%
No religion or belief/Atheist 48.7% 61.5% 52.4% 53.0%
ANY OTHER RELIGION OR BELIEF 1.1% 2.1% 0.0% 1.2%
Not disclosed 5.4% 2.1% 3.7% 4.2%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual/ LGBT Prefer not to say Straight
Legal 93.9% 4.7% 1.4%
Business Professional 92.4% 6.9% 0.7%
Direct Legal Support (e.g. Secretary) 96.3% 2.5% 1.2%
FIRM WIDE 93.9% 5.0% 1.1%
Heterosexual/ LGBT+ Prefer not to say Straight 5.0% 1.1% 93.9%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey Responsibilities as a primary carer for a child under 18
Yes No
Partner 50.0% 50.0%
Lawyer (non-partner) 44.1% 55.3%
Trainee Solicitor / Legal Apprentice 4.4% 95.6%
Other Legal 31.3% 68.7%
Business Professionals 32.9% 67.1%
Direct Legal Support 37.8% 62.2%
FIRM WIDE 36.4% 63.4%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey
Caring responsibilities for someone with long-term physical or mental ill health/disability or problems related to old age
Yes (1-19 hrs Yes (20-49 hrs Yes (50 or more No Prefer not to per week) per week) hrs per week) say
FIRM WIDE 5.8% 0.2% 0.4% 91.2% 2.3%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey Educational background: type of school attended
State School State School Independent Attended Not disclosed (non- (selective) / Fee paying school outside selective) school of the UK
Partner 25.9% 14.8% 51.8% 1.9% 5.6%
Lawyer (non-partner) 47.3% 13.0% 32.9% 5.6% 1.2%
Trainee Solicitor / Legal 50.0% 21.7% 19.6% 8.7% 0.0% Apprentice
Other Legal 62.5% 6.3% 12.4% 18.8% 0.0%
Business Professionals 68.5% 17.1% 8.9% 5.5% 0.0%
Direct Legal Support 72.0% 19.4% 4.9% 0.0% 3.7%
FIRM WIDE 55.0% 15.8% 21.4% 4.9% 2.9%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey
Educational background: first generation to attend university
Yes No Did not attend Prefer not to university say
Partner 40.7% 59.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Lawyer (non-partner) 33.1% 66.3% 0.0% 0.6%
Trainee Solicitor / Legal 30.2% 59.0% 10.8% 0.0% Apprentice
Other Legal 37.5% 50.0% 12.5% 0.0%
Business Professionals 32.2% 29.4% 37.7% 0.7%
Direct Legal Support 11.0% 9.8% 79.2% 0%
FIRM WIDE 30.0% 44.4% 25.2% 0.4%
Source 2019 Diversity Data Survey www.burges-salmon.com
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