Results of Diversity Questionnaire 2019
Just over half of Lennons’ workforce completed a diversity questionnaire with the following results:
Role Categories
Solicitor (Director) – 10%
Solicitor (not a Director) – 35%
Other fee earning role – 10%
Role directly supporting a fee earner – 25%
Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/CILEx Practitioner – 5%
Licensed Conveyancer – 5%
IT/HR/other corporate services role – 10%
Age
Between 16-24 – 5%
Between 25-34 – 20%
Between 35-44 – 30%
Between 45-54 – 10%
Between 55-64 – 35%
Gender Identified With
Female – 65%
Male – 30%
Prefer not to say – 5%
Gender Identify
Those who consider their gender identity to be different from that associated with their sex as registered at birth
Yes – 5%
No – 90%
Prefer not to say – 5%
Disability
Disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 – a person with a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial or long-term adverse affect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Yes – 5%
No – 90%
Prefer not to say – 5%
Health Limitations
Day-to-day activities limited due to a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.
No limitations – 85%
Limited a little – 5%
Prefer not to say – 10%
Ethnic Group
White British/English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish – 80%
White – Other – 5%
Indian – 5%
Bangladeshi – 5%
Prefer not to say – 5%
Religion Or Belief
Christian – 55%
No religion or belief – 20%
Any other – 5%
Muslim/Jewish/Prefer not to say – 20%
Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual – 85%
Bi-sexual/Prefer not to say – 15%
Education (between the ages of 11 and 16)
Educated at a UK state run or funded school (selective on academic, faith or other grounds) – 20%
Educated at a UK state school (non-selective) – 50%
Educated outside of the UK – 10%
Educated at a UK independent/fee-paying (no bursary) – 10%
Prefer not to say – 10%
Highest Level of Qualification Achieved By Parents By The Time Fee Earner Was 18
At least on has a degree level qualification – 40%
Qualification below degree level – 25%
Don’t know – 5%
No formal qualifications – 10%
Prefer not to say – 20%
When Aged 14, The Sort of Work of the Main/Highest Income Earner in the Household
Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, clerical worker, office clerk, call centre agent, nursing auxiliary, nursery nurse – 5%
Senior managers and administrators usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating work and for finance such as: finance manager, chief executive – 20%
Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver – 10%
Semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant – 10%
Middle or junior managers such as: office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager, publican – 5%
Traditional professional occupations such as: accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil/mechanical engineer – 30%
Other – 5%
Prefer not to say – 15%
Primary Carer For a Child or Children Under 18
Yes – 20%
No – 75%
Prefer not to say – 5%
Looking After or Caring For Someone With Long Term Physical or Mental Ill Health Caused By Disability Or Age (Not In A Paid Capacity)
No – 85%
Yes, 20 to 49 hours a week – 5%
Prefer not to say – 10%