What the data shows from 2015–2025

For the first time, we are publishing trends we have seen in diversity across the law firms we regulate. Here we show the key trends for sex, ethnicity and disability, highlighting the changes overall and by seniority.

• In 2015, 48% of lawyers were women, and 32% of partners were women, rising to 55% and 40% respectively in 2025.
• Since 2015, the proportion of Black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers has increased by six percentage points, from 14% to 20% in 2025.
• Since 2015, the proportion of disabled lawyers has increased by five percentage points, from 3% to 8% in 2025.

We have developed an interactive tool to explore the diversity data we have collected since 2015. This allows you to filter by categories to present the trends visually.