Slaughter and May is committed to reaching talented students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and building their confidence, aspirations and understanding of routes into the legal profession. Lead in to Law is a bespoke legal development programme designed to fulfil this commitment.
Lead in to Law is a two year development programme for Year 12 and 13 students interested in a legal career in a commercial law firm. It is run in partnership with diversity specialists Rare.
The programme is focused on increasing access to the legal profession for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. It offers places to 20 students each year, providing them with one-to-one university application support, mentoring and work insight opportunities at Slaughter and May.
The programme is free to students and includes:
The cost of travelling to and from the Slaughter and May office is covered throughout the programme. Lunch will also be provided for all aspects of the programme hosted at Slaughter and May.
Slaughter and May is a prestigious, international law firm widely recognised for its commercial awareness, strength of its client relationships and the quality of their advice. They act on the most high profile, groundbreaking and complex cases requiring first-class legal expertise.
The firm has 110 partners and 1,500 employees worldwide, with offices in London, Brussels, Beijing and Hong Kong.
To be eligible for the programme, students must:
Applications close on Sunday 27th October at 23:59.
If you have any questions about the work experience placement, please contact Andi Marsh: (Andi.Marsh@rarerecruitment.co.uk).
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