BSA 2024 Legal Salary Guide v3 SPREADS - Flipbook - Side 11
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Diversity and inclusion
In-house legal and CoSec departments continue
to show encouraging levels of diversity and inclusion.
The legal profession is performing particularly well
in terms of gender diversity, for example, with women
comprising 53% of lawyers in 2023, according to the
Solicitors Regulation Authority.
While there is still room for improvement across
senior leadership roles, law 昀椀rms are creating more
opportunities for women to become partners.
For instance, Linklaters and Fresh昀椀elds have both
introduced new global diversity targets in recent
years that require women to receive at least 40%
of new partner promotions.
Initiatives such as these should have a positive
knock-on effect for in-house departments that
recruit from private practice.
81% of in-house
legal and CoSec
departments agree
they have a diverse
and inclusive culture
Unfortunately, while many employers are keen
to improve diversity within their ranks, the lack
of talent available on the market means that 昀椀lling
key roles is often the overriding priority when
making hiring decisions.