'How can we effectively be a voice for care-experienced clients and share their stories in court if we do not yet understand, or give visibility to, care experience? For care-experienced people, access to the profession is access to justice'
Lucy Barnes, Our Co-Founder and CEO (14th June 2024 Bar Council article 'Raising the Bar: care-experienced people belong here.'
Fostering care-experienced talent in legal careers.
Care-experience led
Aspiring for inclusion
Raising the Bar
Erasing barriers
COHORT 2 LAUNCHES
Lawyers Who Care is thrilled to welcome over 50 new Mentors for Cohort 2 of our
flagship Mentorship Programme.
“The Lawyers Who Care initiative is a brilliant one that I fully support. The purpose to give some targeted support to care-experienced aspiring lawyers is both unprecedented and absolutely focussed on a cohort of legal talent that both needs the initial support, and which has historically been underserved, even ignored. It’s fantastic to see a number of chambers have already signed up as members and I am sure that many barristers will be keen to act as mentors.”
Sam Townend KC, Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales
What we do
Facilitating long-term Mentoring
Creating the UK's first mentoring organisation to support care-experienced aspiring lawyers with long-term mentoring (2+ year).
Facilitating paid work experience
Liaising with our legal network to create paid opportunities for care-experienced aspiring lawyers. We also consult with firms/chambers on paid work experience.
Community Building
Building a sense of community accross the legal profession for care-experienced people by providing inclusive events and opportunities to network. Because we are stronger together.
The truth is, we all just need someone to care, even if it were just one person. That one person could change your life.
Gemma Creamer, CEO