Browne Jacobson is piloting its first mentoring programme aimed at kick-starting the careers of aspiring Black lawyers across the country.
Browne Jacobson is piloting its first mentoring programme aimed at kick-starting the careers of aspiring Black lawyers across the country.
Under the initiative 13 mentees will have access to six months of 1:1 mentoring by lawyer members of its REACH community, with the option to extend for a further three months. The programme will also offer two weeks paid work experience at one of the firm’s five UK offices, and access to a series of bespoke masterclasses on brand, routes into law and meeting client expectations.
The national law firm has collaborated with a number of local organisations that have extensive experience of working with a largely Black student population to launch its REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) Black Mentoring Scheme.
The organisations include:
Improving diversity and inclusion is a key strategic priority for Browne Jacobson as it looks to further increase diversity at all levels within the firm and across the legal sector.
Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and one of the architects of the scheme, said:
"Black people are disproportionately underrepresented in the legal profession, particularly in senior roles and we are committed to playing our part to change the landscape.
"The REACH Mentoring Scheme is just one of the programmes we are co-creating with our REACH community, to increase representation of Black talent at all levels across the firm.
"The REACH Mentoring Scheme is a programme, which incorporates paid for work experience and 6 months mentoring, with the aim of supporting and developing the next generation of talented Black lawyers.
"Ultimately, we are not only looking to positively impact early careers, but also the aim is to improve the retention and promotion of Black lawyers across all areas of our business and the wider legal market.
"What is fantastic about the scheme is that we have engaged with our REACH community and partnered with charities and educational institutions who are working with talented and underrepresented students, to make sure that the programme works and benefits Black aspiring lawyers of the future."
Tom Lyas, Recruitment Manager at Browne Jacobson, added: “This latest initiative complements a wide range of initiatives we have in place as part of our commitment to increase diversity at the firm.
"As well as allowing students to experience first-hand what it is like to work in the legal profession, the scheme will also help us to develop another crucial talent pipeline of exceptional young trainees for the future."
Browne Jacobson’s commitment to promoting greater diversity and inclusion in the legal profession is nationally recognised. Its innovative approach is spearheaded by its award-winning FAIRE programme, one of the UK’s largest social mobility schemes for the legal profession.
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