Diversity within law firms is continuing to slowly improve year-on-year, with smaller firms increasingly more diverse than larger ones.

These are among the key findings the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published following its latest collection of diversity data from more than 8,700 law firms employing more than 180,000 people across England and Wales.

There is an increase in the proportion of women in the profession (up slightly to 52 perc...