Nearly half of Brits assume someone working in law will be white Just 12% of people picture those working in the legal industry to be from a black or ethnic minority background Shot of two businesspeople having a discussion in a modern office RESEARCH HAS revealed how British prejudice shapes the views of those we expect to work in the legal industry. Almost half (48%) picture a white person when they think of somebody who could work in the profession according to research from the University of Law (ULaw). Only around 12% of people picture somebody from a black or ethnic minority background.