Diversity Information
Diversity Questionnaire
Bevirs Solicitors Diversity Questionnaire overall outcome 2015
Personnel 45 Responses received 14
Select the category which best describes your role in the firm
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Role category |
Notes |
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Solicitor (sole practitioner, partner, member or director) |
Members or directors who are not solicitors should be recorded in the 'Managerial role' category below. |
4 |
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Solicitor |
All other practising solicitors including assistant solicitors, associates or consultants. Includes Registered European Lawyers and Registered Foreign Lawyers. |
3 |
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Other fee earning role |
Includes fee earners such as trainee solicitors, legal executives (who are not chartered or a fellow) and paralegals ie those who are not 'authorised persons'. |
1 |
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Role directly supporting a fee earner |
Includes legal secretaries, administrators, legal assistants, or non fee earning paralegals. |
5 |
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Managerial role |
Includes non lawyer managers, directors, or members and others such as practice managers, finance or account managers etc. |
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IT/ HR/ other corporate services role |
Not an authorised person and not individuals in a managerial role - includes finance or accountancy roles. |
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Barrister |
Individuals authorised by the Bar Standards Board. |
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Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow of CILEx) |
Individuals authorised by ILEX Professional Standards. |
1 |
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Licensed Conveyancer |
Individuals authorised by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. |
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Patent or Trade Mark Attorney |
Individuals authorised by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board. |
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Costs Lawyer |
Individuals authorised by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board. |
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Notary |
Individuals authorised by the Master of the Faculties. |
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Prefer not to say |
Ownership and supervisory responsibilities in the firm
How would you describe your role in the firm?
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Sole practitioner, partner, member or director of the firm |
4 |
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Associate or Assistant |
3 |
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Other employee or staff member |
7 |
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Prefer not to say |
Do you have a share in the ownership of your organisation (eg equity partner, shareholder)?
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Yes |
4 |
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No |
10 |
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Prefer not to say |
Do you have responsibility for supervising or managing the work of lawyers or other employees?
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Yes |
5 |
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No |
8 |
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Prefer not to say |
Diversity questions (protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2012)
From the list of age bands below, please indicate the category that includes your current age in years:
16 - 24 |
1 |
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25 - 34 |
1 |
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35 - 44 |
2 |
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45 - 54 |
6 |
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55 - 64 |
3 |
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65+ |
1 |
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Prefer not to say |
What is your gender?
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Female |
9 |
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Male |
5 |
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Prefer not to say |
The Equality Act 2010 generally 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.
Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act?
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Yes |
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No |
14 |
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Prefer not to say |
Please note: If an individual has a condition which fits the Equality Act definition, they should tick 'Yes' to this question even if they do not feel in any way limited by that condition.
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?
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Yes, limited a lot |
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Yes, limited a little |
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No |
14 |
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Prefer not to say |
What is your ethnic group?
Asian / Asian British
Bangladeshi |
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Chinese |
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Indian |
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Pakistani |
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Any other Asian background |
Black / Black British
African |
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Caribbean |
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Any other Black background |
Mixed / multiple ethnic groups
White and Asian |
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White and Black African |
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White and Black Caribbean |
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White and Chinese |
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Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
White
British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / Scottish |
14 |
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Irish |
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Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
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Any other White background |
Other ethnic group
Arab |
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Any other ethnic group |
Prefer not to say
Prefer not to say |
What is your religion or belief?
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No religion or belief / Atheist |
4 |
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Buddhist |
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Christian |
8 |
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Hindu |
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Jewish |
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Muslim |
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Sikh |
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Any other religion |
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Prefer not to say |
2 |
What is your sexual orientation?
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Bisexual |
1 |
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Gay man |
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Gay woman/lesbian |
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Heterosexual/straight |
12 |
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Other |
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Prefer not to say |
1 |
Socio-economic background (education) and caring responsibilities
Did you mainly attend a state or fee paying school between the ages 11 – 18?
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UK State School |
13 |
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UK Independent/Fee-paying School |
1 |
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Attended school outside the UK |
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Prefer not to say |
If you changed your type of school during your education, or were educated partly in the UK and partly outside, please select the category that applies to your main place of education in the last two years of your education.
If you went to University (to study a BA, BSc course or higher), were you part of the first generation of your family to do so?
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Yes |
5 |
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No |
4 |
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Did not attend University |
5 |
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Prefer not to say |
Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18?
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Yes |
1 |
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No |
13 |
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Prefer not to say |
Do you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either:
Long-term physical or mental ill-health / disability
Problems related to old age?
(Do not count anything you do as part of your paid employment)
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No |
12 |
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Yes, 1 - 19 hours a week |
2 |
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Yes, 20 - 49 hours a week |
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Yes, 50 or more hours a week |
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Prefer not to say |
If you look after more than one person, please total the hours spent caring for both or all individuals and select the correct category for the total number of hours.
Thank you for taking part in this survey