Diversity Report
Each year Pearson Solicitors collects, reports and publishes data on the diversity of the law firm workforce.
This year we had a 73% response rate from all of our employees across the firms three offices in Oldham, North Manchester and Failsworth
The data below is representative of those who responded to the SRA diversity data survey in 2023.
What is your role in the law firm?
■ Full equity solicitor partners
■ Salaried or partial equity solicitor partners
■ Solicitors (not partner)
■ Other fee earning role
■ Role directly supporting fee earner
■ Managerial Role
■ IT/HR/ Other Corporate service role
■ Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/CILEx Practitioner
■ Salaried or partial equity solicitor partners
■ Solicitors (not partner)
■ Other fee earning role
■ Role directly supporting fee earner
■ Managerial Role
■ IT/HR/ Other Corporate service role
■ Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/CILEx Practitioner
What age category are you in?
■ 16 – 24
■ 25 – 34
■ 35 – 44
■ 45 – 54
■ 55 – 64
■ 65+
■ 25 – 34
■ 35 – 44
■ 45 – 54
■ 55 – 64
■ 65+
What is your sex?
■ Male
■ Female
■ Female
Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?
■ Yes
■ No
■ No
Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010?
■ Yes
■ No
■ No
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?
■ Yes
■ No
■ Prefer not to say
■ No
■ Prefer not to say
What is your ethnic group?
■ Bangladeshi
■ British / English / Welsh / Norther Irish / Scottish
■ British / English / Welsh / Norther Irish / Scottish
What is your religion or belief?
■ No religion or belief
■ Christian
■ Muslim
■ Christian
■ Muslim
What is your sexual orientation
■ Heterosexual
Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?
■ State-run or state-funded school – selective on academic, faith or other grounds
■ State-run or state-funded school – non-selective
■ Independent / fee-paying school, where I received no bursary or a bursary covering less than 90% of my tuition
■ State-run or state-funded school – non-selective
■ Independent / fee-paying school, where I received no bursary or a bursary covering less than 90% of my tuition
Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18?
■ No
■ Yes
■ Yes
What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were 14?
■ Modern professional and traditional professional occupations
■ Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators
■ Clerical and intermediate occupations
■ Technical and craft occupations
■ Managerial Role
■ Routine, semi-routine manual and service
■ Small business owners who employed less than 25 people
■ Long term unemployed
■ Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators
■ Clerical and intermediate occupations
■ Technical and craft occupations
■ Managerial Role
■ Routine, semi-routine manual and service
■ Small business owners who employed less than 25 people
■ Long term unemployed
Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18?
■ Yes
■ No
■ No
Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by a disability or age (not in a paid capacity)
■ No
■ Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week
■ Prefer not to say
■ Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week
■ Prefer not to say
The SRA diversity data survey was sent to 75 members of staff across 3 offices and the data is based on the 55 who were available to respond.
