The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has awarded £360,000 to 11 organisations, including The University of Law and the Law Society of England and Wales’ Diversity Access Scheme, to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).
Browne Jacobson LLP has launched the fifth year of its Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) mentoring programme, welcoming a new cohort of 12 aspiring Black lawyers to gain insight into the legal profession.