Diversity & Inclusion Charter Review

Share your experience of the D&I Charter

Dear D&I Charter Signatory,

The Law Society has started a full review of our D&I Charter. The aim is to redesign our offer to ensure it is as useful and relevant as possible to you and the rest of our members.

This short survey will help us capture your valuable insights as an existing signatory and will inform the next stages of the review process.

It will take you around 5 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. What is your overall opinion of the current D&I Charter

Very good

Good

Acceptable

Poor

Very poor

Please tell us a bit more
(How relevant do you feel the current Charter is to your organisation? How do you use it now? How would you like to use it the future?)

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* 2. Have you ever completed a full submission to the Charter?

Yes

If not, please tell us why

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* 3. What are the resource implications of the submission process for your organisation?

Too high for us to be able to submit

High

Manageable

Low

Very low

Please tell us a bit more about the time and human resources involved in completing your submission

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* 4. What impact would you say the Charter has had on your organisation?

Visible impact resulting in tangible changes

Some impact

Very little impact

No impact at all

Please tell us a bit more as your insights will help us redevelop a more impactful offer for you

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* 5. Is there anything you would definitely want to keep in from the current Charter?

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* 6. What is the biggest improvement you would like to see in the next version of the Charter?

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* 7. Which approach do you think would be most useful for a future Charter?

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

Any further thoughts?

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

The Charter should adopt a "one submission" structure requiring signatories to complete all parts of the Charter within a given time-frame and by a specific deadline for each cycle

The Charter should adopt a modular structure allowing signatories to choose specific modules they want to complete at any given time, with no specific deadline

Please tell us why you would prefer this structure

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* 9. 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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* 10. Would your organisation be prepared to pay if the new Charter were an accredited award?

Yes