Aspiring Lawyer? Care-experienced? 18+? Studying at university?
We want to know you.
For:
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Access to our long-term mentoring programme (please note we are currently focusing on our first cohort of mentees. We will be running our second cohort between January to March 2025);
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Entry to any networking events we run/webinars;
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Internal resources to help you navigate the legal profession
Because you deserve to be seen for your talents in the legal industry.
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#CareLeaversCan
For care-experienced aspiring lawyers,
Led by care-experienced aspiring lawyers.
Am I care-experienced?
You are care-experienced if you spent any period of time in care in England and Wales (foster care, kinship care, private foster care arrangement, supervision order or residential care etc) before the age of 18. You would have had a regular social worker and received support from the local authority or children's services.
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If you are unsure about whether you are care-experienced, please reach out to our Community Outreach Officers at outreach@lawyerswhocare.org who will be able to help you.
Am I eligible?
You are eligible if:
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You are care-experienced;
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You are aged 18+ (but no care leaver cut-off age)
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You are enrolled on a BA at university (or an equivalent course) and intend to follow a career path in law.
Resources
To become a FREE member as an aspiring care-experienced lawyer, and have access to our resources, please register your interest via the below form.
We will also include our Inclusion Inventory (downloadable) of firms/chambers who currently offer PAID work experience.
Long-term Mentoring
You will be matched with a mentor who’s suitable for you and shares similar interests or is practising in the area of law you wish to practise in. Mentors will be trained in care experience and trauma-informed practices. Mentors will have a minimum commitment of 2 years, meeting for 1 hour a month. Please enquire below (if over age 18).
Facilitating Work Experience
We are currently in the process of building a legal network to offer PAID work experience opportunities for care-experienced aspiring lawyers. We are committed at LWC to making this the standard.
Please note we do not offer paid work experience ourselves, we only encourage firms and chambers to offer it.
LWC Aspiring Lawyers
COMMUNITY
We also offer peer support to build a sense of community for care-experienced aspiring lawyers.
You are not alone and you belong in this profession.
Reach out
We're a really friendly bunch, so please do reach out to enquire about any ways in which we may be able to support you.
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