What we do
LWC is committed to breaking down barriers for care-experienced aspiring lawyers
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Facilitating both long-term (2+ year commitment, 1 hour a month) mentoring for care-experienced aspiring lawyers (18+) by leading barristers and solicitors and 'drop in' mentoring for applications and interview advice with our wider LWC network of lawyers;
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Facilitating training for long-term mentors in care-experience and trauma, in turn helping care-experienced aspiring lawyers feel seen;
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Providing a service to virtual schools and colleges to bring the law back down to earth by facilitating workshops for care-experienced young people (ran by care-experienced lawyers/aspiring lawyers) in legal rights, legal pathways and roleplay moot courts/mock trials;
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Creating resources for care-experienced aspiring lawyers e.g. our 'Inclusion Inventory' which details paid work experience opportunities;
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Creating networks with law firms and chambers to provide more paid work experience opportunities for CEP;
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Providing a sense of community and belonging for care-experienced young people to feel seen in the profession for who they are;
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Erasing stigma and empowering care-experienced aspiring lawyers to believe in themselves in legal professions.
Our Mission
Facilitating Long-Term Mentoring
Create the UK's first robust mentoring organisation providing work experience and networking for CEP.
Erasing Stigma
Reduce stigma of being care experienced by building an understanding of unique skills of CEP within the legal field. In turn, encouraging more CEP to pursue legal careers by breaking down barriers.
Improving Life Outcomes
Improve life outcomes for care-experienced people by facilitating and providing viable avenue avenues into sustainable legal careers.
Creating Community
Build a sense of community to build peer-support and engaging events for both care-experienced aspiring lawyers and lawyers who are care-experienced and wish to connect.