The Legal Services Act 2007 specifies a regulatory objective to encourage a strong, independent, diverse and effective legal profession within firms that supply reserved legal services such as probate.
The collecting, reporting and publishing of this diversity data is a requirement under Regulation 2.7 of the Probate Regulations and our firm’s findings, as at 18 February 2019, are as follows:
Professions:
One ICAEW Chartered Accountant
Two other Chartered Accountants
One other profession manager
One other profession qualified
One direct support staff
Age:
The firm’s age range is between 25 and 64.
Gender:
There is one male and 5 females.
Disability:
No one considers themselves to be disabled.
Ethnic group:
All members of staff preferred not to say.
Sexual orientation:
Six heterosexuals.
Socio economic background:
Two attended university
Four attended state school
One was the first of their family to attend university
One was not the first of their family to attend university
Social mobility
Did any of your parent(s)/guardian(s) complete a university degree:
One Yes
Five No
Highest level of qualifications:
Four staff have professional qualifications
Two staff have O levels
Did your household receive income support or school meals during your school years:
Six No
Caring responsibilities:
All members of staff preferred not to say