Secondary school students learn about careers in the legal profession with new Take to Law project

An exciting new public legal education project called Take to Law has seen secondary school students across London meeting judges, solicitors and barristers to learn more about the legal profession.

The Take to Law project is being delivered via after-school sessions at the Royal Courts of Justice by the National Centre for Citizenship and the Law (NCCL), with funding provided by John Lyon’s Charity. The project aims to increase students’ knowledge of the justice system, as well as encourage them to consider careers in the legal profession. Activities involve visits to law firms, barristers’ chambers and court rooms, as well as educational exercises such as deal negotiations and preparing court submissions which highlight and develop the essential skills that lawyers use every day.

Organisations to have gotten involved so far include 39 Essex Chambers, Quadrant Chambers and Bates Wells Braithwaite. Kate Shearer, solicitor at Bates Wells Braithwaite said: “I really enjoyed it and hope that the kids did too; they were a lovely group of people and had plenty of good ideas. Today was the type of thing I wish I had done when I was 15!”

Schools, law firms and chambers interested in participating in Take to Law should call the NCCL’s Tom Jewkes on 0207 947 7047 or email [email protected].