KBW Chambers are currently looking for eligible mentees for our mentorship programme. Mentees must be in a position where they could apply for pupillage in the next pupillage recruitment cycle (beginning in January 2025) for example people that;
- Are in their final year of a qualifying law degree.
- Are in their final year of a GDL.
- Are in their final year of the BPC
- Have completed the BPC.
You do not need to be currently in education to access the programme.
This programme is designed to tackle the ‘confidence gap’ that certain people have in accessing the profession. As such, the programme is only intended for persons who meet at least one of the following criteria;
- Those from ethnic minority communities
- Those who;
- Are the first in their family to go to University
- Have ever been the recipient of free school meals
- Have ever been in the care system
- Have been a carer
Further information about the programme is contained in the attached information sheet. Applications must be sent by no later than 16:00 on the 6th December 2024.
Mentorship programme information
Mentorship programme application form