Diversity & Inclusion Charter Review - Divisions and Communities insights

Help us design a D&I Charter that works for you!

Dear colleague,

As you probably know, the Diversity & Inclusion Charter is one of the flagship initiatives through which the Law Society is trying to support a more diverse and inclusive profession.

As one of the earliest industry-specific benchmarking exercises, we know the current Charter needs reviewing so as to be fully representative of the diversity of our membership. That is why we intend to fully redesign it to make this tool as useful, meaningful and relevant as possible.

Making sure the most diverse range of interest groups and communities is fully represented in the new Charter is one of the key principles of the review.

This short survey will help us capture your valuable insights and will inform the next stages of the review process. It will take you around 10 minutes to complete and your answers will be completely anonymous and only used in aggregate form to identify key trends.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Alex: alex.storer@lawsociety.org.uk - 02073205749

Thank you in advance for your contribution

Diversity & Inclusion Team

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* 1. Please identify from what perspectives you are completing this survey (tick all that apply)

LGBT+ Lawyers

Lawyers with Disabilities

Ethnic Minorities Lawyers

Women Lawyers

Junior Lawyers

In-house Community

Small Firms

Regional Firms

Older age

Religion, Faith, Spirituality

Families, caring responsibilities

Social Mobility

All of the above

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you think the current D&I Charter reflects the needs of your interest group/community?

Yes, completely

Yes, to some extent

Not really

Absolutely not

I do not know enough about it

Please tell us a bit more using the box below:

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* 3. How could we improve the current Charter to make it more relevant and useful to your interest group/community?

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* 4. Do you think there are other tools (Indexes, Charters, etc.) in the market that currently better address the issues faced by your group/community?

I don't know

Yes

If YES, please tell us which tools we should learn from

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* 5. Which approach do you consider most effective to address the needs of your interest group/community?

The Charter should give visibility to each group/community (i.e. have specific sections for each group)

The Charter should adopt an inclusive approach looking at common challenges rather than specific groups

Please tell us why you think this would be the best approach

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* 6. Which structure would you prefer the new Charter to adopt?

The Charter should adopt a "one submission" structure requiring signatories to complete all sections

The Charter should adopt a modular structure allowing signatories to choose specific modules they want to complete

Please tell us why you would prefer this structure

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* 7. Do you think the new Charter should specifically focus on any of the themes below? (tick all that apply)

Diversity & Inclusion policies

Recruitment

Communications

Learning & Development

Career progression

Retention

Staff engagement

Workplace wellbeing

Best practice and role modelling

Organisational culture

Leadership

Procurement

Data monitoring

Client relations

Unconscious bias

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Please identify from what perspectives you are completing this survey (tick all that apply)

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* 2. Do you think the current D&I Charter reflects the needs of your interest group/community?

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* 3. How could we improve the current Charter to make it more relevant and useful to your interest group/community?

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* 4. Do you think there are other tools (Indexes, Charters, etc.) in the market that currently better address the issues faced by your group/community?

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* 5. Which approach do you consider most effective to address the needs of your interest group/community?

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* 6. Which structure would you prefer the new Charter to adopt?

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* 7. Do you think the new Charter should specifically focus on any of the themes below? (tick all that apply)

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* 8. Anything else you would like to share with us?