Diversity Data

Listed below are the diversity statistics for Levenes Solicitors, as of July 2023. There were 25 respondents and 12 non-respondents.

Role within the firm

• Full equity solicitor partners – 1
• Solicitor (not partner) – 4
• Other fee earning role – 10
• Role directly supporting fee earner – 3
• Managerial Role – 1
• IT/HR/other corporate services role – 2
• Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow)/CILEx Practitioner – 2
• Prefer not to say – 2

Age

• 16-24 – 4
• 25-34 – 3
• 35-44 – 6
• 45-54 – 6
• 55-64 – 2
• 65+ – 1
• Prefer not to say – 3

Sex

• Male – 7
• Female – 17
• Other – 1

Gender identity same as sex registered at birth?

• Yes – 25

Have a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

• Yes – 4
• No – 21

Day-to-day activities limited because of long term health problem/disability?

• Yes, limited a little – 4
• No – 20
• Prefer not to say – 1

Ethnic group

• British/English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish – 5
• Any other White background – 11
• Indian – 1
• African – 1
• Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background – 1
• Any other ethnic group – 3
• Prefer not to say – 3

Religion or belief

• No religion or belief – 4
• Christian – 14
• Hindu – 1
• Jewish – 1
• Muslim – 3
• Prefer not to say – 2

Sexual orientation

• Heterosexual – 22
• Prefer not to say – 3

School type attended between ages 11-16

• State-run: selective – 4
• State-run: non-selective – 5
• Attended school outside the UK – 14
• Don’t know/not sure – 1
• Prefer not to say – 1

Did parents gain a degree by the time you were 18?

• No, neither attended university – 13
• Yes, one or both attended university – 7
• Don’t know/not sure – 1
• Prefer not to say – 4

Occupation of main household earner when you were 14

• Modern professional and traditional professional occupations such as: teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanic engineer – 6
• Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager – 3
• Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver – 3
• Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff – 2
• Small business owners who employed less than 25 people such as: corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner – 5
• Long term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year) – 1
• Other, such as: retired, this question does not apply to me, I don’t know – 1
• Prefer not to say – 4

Primary carer for child or children under 18?

• Yes – 6
• No – 19

Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity)?

• No – 23
• Yes, 1-19 hours a week – 1
• Prefer not to say – 1