Sexual orientation 2006/7

Sexual orientation: partners and employees in our London office 2006/7	Partners and principal consultants (per cent)	Associates (per cent)	Trainees (per cent)	Paralegals (per cent)	Business services (per cent)	London office (per cent)
Heterosexual	64	72	81	74	75	73
Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender	1	1	2	1	1	2
Percentage of people who have chosen not to specify	35	27	17	25	24	25

Our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group was formalised in summer 2007, although the group had been meeting regularly since 2000. The group meets socially, providing an informal support network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who work here, and also meets with similar groups from other law firms. The group is also represented in our diversity working group.

Our diversity working group is committed to promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in the workplace and to ensuring our workplace policies meet best practice in this regard.