"We want to help care-experienced people to get into the right rooms with the right people. Because that's what anyone else would get from private school or Oxbridge."
Lucy Barnes, Our CEP Co-Founder
Our Mentorship Organisations
“Matrix Chambers is delighted to join Lawyers Who Care (LWC), to actively support their mission of fostering care-experienced talent into legal careers. The whole ethos of LWC is very close to Matrix’s heart, with first-hand experience of adoption and fostering within Matrix’s membership and staff team. Matrix also has a longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion, which includes initiatives such as our work experience programme for young people aged 14–18 from underrepresented backgrounds - including care-experienced young people.
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By partnering with LWC, Matrix is proud to extend its dedication to breaking down barriers in the legal profession, by offering long-term mentoring through LWC to care-experienced aspiring lawyers. This collaboration underscores our core values of equality, and the legal profession's broader responsibility to the community, by providing opportunities and support to individuals who have historically been underserved. We are incredibly proud to support LWC, and are excited to be a part of their important work.”
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Learn more about Matrix Chambers - Click Here
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Spire Barristers recognise the important work of Lawyers Who Care in ensuring that the legal profession is an accessible career for care experienced people.
Spire Barristers core values are about recognising the unique contributions lawyers from diverse backgrounds make to the legal profession and in ensuring
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that there is equality of opportunity for those from backgrounds who may find accessing a legal career more difficult.
Being part of an organisation supporting care experienced aspiring lawyers is an exciting opportunity for Spire Barristers and we look forward to being part of Lawyers Who Care’s ongoing success.
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Learn more about Spire Barristers - Click Here!
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We believe everyone should have the opportunity to succeed in a legal career, regardless of their background or circumstances. By proudly partnering with Lawyers Who Care, we aim to empower talented individuals who have overcome significant challenges,
enriching our legal community and building a more equitable profession.
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Lawyers Who Care is a fantastic organisation making a real, meaningful difference, and we are thrilled to be part of their mission.
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Learn more about Mayer Brown - Click Here!
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I wanted to volunteer for an organisation that was set up specifically to break down barriers for care-experienced aspiring lawyers. Such an organisation did not exist.
That is until the creation of Lawyers Who Care!
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Unique in its mission and unique as a mentoring organisation - in my experience - in its leadership culture and attention to detail. I couldn't be more excited that Joanna Hughes Solicitor Apprenticeships is an official Mentor Organisation with LWC.
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Learn more about Joanna Hughes Solicitor Apprenticeships - Click Here!
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“Blackstone Chambers is proud to be a Founding Member of Lawyers Who Care, and to have Fraser Campbell KC as a member of its Advisory Board. We have long been committed to promoting access to the legal profession and to the bar in particular.
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We seek to do this in our own recruitment procedures, as well as through broader mentoring work by individual barristers.
We look forward to working with the team at Lawyers Who Care to help unlock the potential of care-experienced individuals who want to bring their skills and experience to the legal profession.
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Learn more about Blackstone Chambers - Click Here!
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Mishcon de Reya is a proud partner of Lawyers who Care. This brilliant charity matches solicitors and barristers with smart and driven care experienced young people who are pursuing a career in law. The depth of training, ongoing support and guidance offered by the charity means that our volunteers are well equipped to mentor their care experienced mentees as they start out in their careers in law.
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The impact of this charity's mission and work will undoubtedly grow year on year as it continues to provide its young people with access to a profession which is rightly now focused on reaching a broader, more diverse range of talent.
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Learn more about Mission De Reya - Click Here!
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Jefferies are excited to have the opportunity to work with Lawyers Who Care and have been impressed with the support they provide to care experienced individuals who are interested in a legal career.​
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We believe it is important to make the legal system accessible to all and therefore important to create opportunities within the legal profession so that a diverse range of individuals can bring their experiences to their legal careers. We look forward to working with Lawyers Who Care.
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Learn more about Jefferies Law - Click Here!
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As a Chambers committed to social justice and protecting the rights of young people, Garden Court has long run initiatives aimed at making the Bar a more welcome place for everyone, such as the Access the Bar for All scheme.
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We are therefore excited to have the opportunity to work with Lawyers Who Care, a young and energetic organisation devoted to promoting opportunities for care experienced young people to join the legal profession.
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Learn more about Garden Court Chambers - Click Here!
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East Anglian Chambers is proud to support Lawyers Who Care. We believe it is important, as a Chambers, to promote diversity and inclusion at the Bar.
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We have been extremely impressed by the support, guidance and mentorship provided by LWC to care-experienced people, of all ages, interested in a career in the law.
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We look forward to continuing our close association with LWC.
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Learn more about East Anglian Chambers - Click Here!
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We have found LWC to be a profoundly worthwhile organisation. It is run by people who have a fundamental knowledge of care experience, its myriad impacts and they have a clear strategy to redress the imbalances they have both experienced themselves and see continuing to affect others.
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Above all they are about “doing” rather than simply campaigning which is why we are very proud to support them in their mission by providing direct mentoring in the last two cohorts.
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Learn more about Dawson Cornwell - Click Here!
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Burges Salmon are delighted to be a corporate supporter of Lawyers Who Care. By developing care experienced talent into legal careers, we are not only creating opportunities for a diverse range of individuals but also enriching the legal profession with unique perspectives and experiences.
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Together, we can make a significant impact and ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed in law”.
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Learn more about Burges Salmon - Click Here!
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At 3VB we are proud to stand with Lawyers Who Care in their mission to support care-experienced individuals and open up access to careers at the Bar and across the legal profession.
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Learn more about 3VB - Click Here!
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Why become a mentor?
Receiving Tailored Training
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Trauma-informed and 'care-aware' training is provided and facilitated by our partner organisation, to help you understand the unique skills and needs of CEP.
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Support groups facilitated by our partner organisation to support mentors.
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Specific requirements are provided on registration of interest below.
Inspiring Potential
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Being a part of inspiring a young person to believe in themselves and their unique strengths and talents they can gift the industry.
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Specific requirements are provided on registration of interest below.
Diversifying the Legal Profession
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Being a part of diversifying the profession to enhance it with the many skills built in care-experienced young people, such as resilience, resourcefulness, independence, interpersonal skills and hard-work.
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Specific requirements are provided on registration of interest below.