Obstacles to career progress in the CLC regulated community
Evidence gathering
Surveys have consistently shown that women and ethnic minorities in the sector are not reaching senior positions in the numbers that they should. This is not unique to the CLC regulated community of course.
The CLC wants to understand better the obstacles to career progression for those groups. We also want to hear of any successes firms have had in removing obstacles.
What you tell us will help the CLC develop a plan to support the firms we regulate to remove obstacles to career progress.
We are seeking the views of everyone in the sector. We are especially interested to hear from people in the disadvantaged groups. We hope that managers and owners of law firms will also share their own insight. Anyone working in a CLC-regulated firm many have insight to add.
This is an anonymous survey, but it will be very helpful if you could answer the few questions about you and your situation as these will help us to understand better the information you provide.
A lot of the questions are very open-ended and give you the chance to share whatever you can. Please be as open and frank as you feel able as this will help us most.
1.
Which of the following best describes your position in your firm?
Student/trainee
Administrative assistant
Employed practitioner – qualified lawyer
Employed practitioner – non-qualified
Manager – qualified lawyer
Manager – non-lawyer
No longer working in a CLC-regulated firm
2.
Do you feel you have faced obstacles in your career in a CLC-regulated law firm because of any of the following characteristics? (Think about recruitment to the firm, access to and support for training, the promotion process, reward and incentive schemes, for example.) Tick all that apply.
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Sexuality
Disability
Religion or belief
Caring responsibilities
Marital status
Pregnancy
I haven't experienced any obstacles to my career development
3.
How were you personally affected? Please be as open as possible.
4.
What could have been done differently to remove the obstacle to your career progression?
5.
Have you observed that other people in your law firm have faced career obstacles because of any of the following characteristics? (Think about recruitment to the firm, access to and support for training, the promotion process, reward and incentive schemes, for example.) Tick all that apply.
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Sexuality
Disability
Religion or belief
Caring responsibilities
Marital status
Pregnancy
I haven't witnessed any obstacles to career development for others
6.
How were those people affected? Please be as open as possible.
7.
What could have been done differently to remove the obstacle to your career progression?
8.
Are you aware of any examples of obstacles being identified and removed successfully or any other initiative that has helped remove obstacles to career progress for particular groups?
9.
Do you have anything else to say about equality and inclusion in your firm or the wider legal sector?
Current Progress,
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