Diversity Access Scheme
In 2024, we will be celebrating 20 years of DAS and we'd love to hear from alumni.
If you are a past recipient, please get in touch on diversityaccessscheme@lawsociety.org.uk.
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Through the DAS, we're able to support talented, aspiring solicitors to pursue their legal education and careers through:
- Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) scholarships
- mentoring
- work experience
As part of the scheme, we offer you the chance to be matched with a professional mentor and to get work experience during your studies.
We’ll help find a placement in a practice area that interests you.
We'll also build formal soft skill support sessions into the DAS next year.
Who can apply
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If you have any questions, check the FAQs or email diversityaccessscheme@lawsociety.org.uk.
How to apply
Applications to the 2024 Diversity Access scheme are now closed. Read the 2024:For any queries, email diversityaccessscheme@lawsociety.org.uk.
Our sponsors
The scheme benefits from the generous support of the A W Blackwell Bequest and the support of Kingsley Napley in offering the Brandusa Tataru-Marinescu Award for Diversity and Inclusion.
With thanks to the following organisations for their donations towards to the Diversity Access Scheme 2024 awards:
- Ogier
- Page Group
- Rabobank
We are also supported by the following firms and in-house legal teams who generously offer work experience placements and internships for our Diversity Access Scheme awardees:
- Arm
- Bindmans
- Browne Jacobson
- Endava
- Cerberus Capital Management
- General Medical Council
- Gowling WLG
- Hickman and Rose
- Justice
- Kingsley Napley
- Leeds City Council
- Link City
- Sackers
- Santander
- The National Trust
- UBS
- University of the Arts, London
- Wedlake Bell
- Withers
- Zaiwalla & Co