Carlsons Solicitors participates in the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) ‘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 practice is invited to complete the data collection exercise and in the most recent survey, 73% of those eligible completed it. 

This data below is representative of those who responded to the SRA diversity survey in 2023.

Disability

12.5% 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).

Social Mobility

Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?

37.5% attended a state-run or state-funded school (non selective)

31.25% attended a state-run or state-funded school (selective on faith, academic or other grounds)

18.75% attended an independent / fee-paying school, where no bursary or a bursary covering less than 90% of tuition

12.5% attended a school outside of the UK

Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree by the time you were 18?

68.75% of respondents’ parents did not attend university by the time they were 18 

31.25% of respondents’ parents did attend university by the time they were 18

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were 14?

37.5% of respondents’ parents were Modern professional and traditional professional occupations

18.75 % of respondents’ parents were Clerical and intermediate occupations

6.25% of respondents’ parents were Technical and craft occupations 

12.5% of respondents’ parents were Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations 

25% of respondents’ parents were Small business owners who employed less than 25 people

Caring responsibilities

Primary carer for children
31.25 % 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
6.25% of respondents look after someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity) (1-19 hours per week)