Solicitors: more of them, and more diverse.

...says this article, which includes a neat visual representation of how the backgrounds of solicitors have become more diverse in the last decade. Numbers generally are up 36% on ten years back. As an extension, this piece notes that the glass ceiling is still very much a reality for women, with more females joining the profession but fewer making partner. In fact, 48% of men in private practice make partner compared to 21% of women.