Diversity
All firms of solicitors are required to collect, report, and publish data about the diversity make-up of the workforce every two years.
Herrington Carmichael Diversity Data 2025
All firms of solicitors are required to collect, report, and publish data about the diversity make-up of the workforce every two years.
In June 2025 we invited all staff and partners at Herrington Carmichael LLP to complete a voluntary diversity survey based on the questionnaire provided by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We have set out below the results of our survey. The data shown is obtained from the survey responses received and the percentages given are therefore based on the survey respondents, not our total staff numbers.
Age
The age distribution of those who responded:
Gender
Out of those who responded, the workforce at Herrington Carmichael is:
Female
Male
Prefer not to say
Disability
14% shared that they had a disability in accordance with the Equality Act and a further 4% preferred not to say.
Day-to-day Activity
Day-to-day activities limited due to health problem or disability lasting at least 12 months
11% of respondents considered they were limited a little by their disability while 3% considered they were limited a lot.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity as a percentage of those who responded
School Type
School type attended from 11 to 16 years old:
Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation as a percentage of those who responded
Parents Schooling
Did either of your parents attend university by the time you were 18?
Religion
Religion or belief as a percentage of those who responded
Household Earnings
Modern professional and traditional professional occupations = 32%
Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators = 33%
Clerical and intermediate occupations = 3%
Technical and craft occupations = 11%
Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations = 8%
Small business owners who employed less than 25 people = 6%
Other = 3%
Prefer not to say = 4%
Carers
Primary Carer for a child under 18 years old:
No = 74%
Yes = 23%
Prefer not to say = 3%
Time spent providing unpaid care for those with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age:
No = 84%
Yes, 1-19 hours a week = 8%
Yes, 20-49 hours a week = 2%
Yes, 50 or more hours a week = 1%
Prefer not to say = 5%