Hogan Lovells launches £150,000 bursary to be spread among students at LSE, Durham and York

Hogan Lovells has teamed up with three universities to launch a £150,000 bursary scheme to help law undergraduates through their studies.

In conjunction with the University of York, London School of Economics and Durham University, Hogan Lovells will provide the funding over a three to five-year period. The scheme will see two students from each university awarded a maximum of £9,000 for each of their first and second years of undergraduate study. As Legal Cheek reports, the universities will choose recipients on the basis of need and merit, with criteria including being the first generation of a family to go to university. The firm will then offer careers advice to students – the scheme leaves students free to choose their career paths and does not require them to apply for a training contract at Hogan Lovells.

Louise Lamb, graduate recruitment partner at Hogan Lovells, said: "Bursaries are the wings that let excellence take flight and we are pleased to be supporting promising law students who, without additional financial support, may find the prospect of studying law daunting. As an organisation we're committed to fairness and inclusivity and want to play a part in enabling talented individuals from less advantaged backgrounds to have the opportunity to reach their potential. The profession will benefit from these initiatives by generating a wider and more diverse talent pool from which to select our future lawyers."