Recent diversity statistics for London: 24 September 2008
| Diversity statistics for London November 2007 | Male (per cent) |
Female (per cent) |
Declared white (per cent) |
Declared minority ethnic (per cent) |
Declared disability (per cent) |
Works flexible hours (per cent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners | 135 (82%) |
30 (18%) |
118 (72%) |
5 (3%) |
1 (1%) |
3 (2%) |
| Associates and practice support lawyers | 298 (50%) |
300 (50%) |
436 (73%) |
66 (11%) |
9 (2%) |
32 (5%) |
| Trainee solicitors | 97 (48%) |
107 (52%) |
139 (70%) |
38 (19%) |
0 (0%) |
4 (2%) |
| Secretaries | 6 (2%) |
300 (98%) |
233 (76%) |
33 (11%) |
5 (2%) |
77 (25%) |
| Business services | 358 (49%) |
379 (51%) |
490 (66%) |
88 (12%) |
8 (1%) |
52 (7%) |
| Paralegals | 30 (41%) |
43 (59%) |
43 (59%) |
13 (18%) |
0 (0%) |
12 (16%) |
- ‘Declared white’ corresponds to the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) categories of British, Irish or any other white background.
- ‘Declared minority ethnic’ corresponds to the CRE categories of mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Chinese or other ethnic group.