On average, nearly 50% of our partner firms’ intakes are represented by AS Members who were involved in our numerous opportunities 🤯 What does this mean? Well, it means nearly half of our partner firm intakes were represented by: ✅ highly talented aspiring solicitors from diverse backgrounds ✅ individuals who benefitted from AS’ coaching, mentoring, virtual diversity law fairs and workshops 💡 Allow Aspiring Solicitors to support your firm’s recruitment strategy. Want to find out how? Drop us a message to find out more! #aspiringsolicitors #partnerwithus #commerciallaw #diverselawyers
Aspiring Solicitors
Legal Services
London, England 87,758 followers
Empowering diverse lawyers to achieve their potential.
About us
Aspiring Solicitors is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession by: (i) providing free access, opportunity and assistance to students from underrepresented groups; (ii) educating and informing the next generation of the legal profession about the importance of diversity; and (iii) promoting and encouraging diversity from within the profession. Aspiring Solicitors targets undergraduate and postgraduate aspiring solicitors.
- Website
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http://www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk
External link for Aspiring Solicitors
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2013
- Specialties
- Mentoring, Careers advice, Academic advice, Interview coaching, Assessment centre coaching, Commercial awareness, Pro bono, and Improving diversity
Locations
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Primary
1 Primrose Street
London, England, GB
Employees at Aspiring Solicitors
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Michelle Ruddle
Talent Manager at Aspiring Solicitors
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Elizabeth Grinbaum
I help SMEs obtain and manage UK visa Sponsor Licences and to comply with UK immigration Law. I help Individuals to live and work legally in the UK.
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Anita Gohil Coaching PCC Women Solicitors Network MindThrive™️ Coach Career Life Business Wellness
I’m here to empower Lawyers & Leaders to Elevate Leadership, Career & Life Goals | ICF PCC & ICF Mentor Coach | Building Resilience, Confidence &…
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Rohana Abeywardana
Legal Director at Hill Dickinson LLP
Updates
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✨ We are delighted to welcome Michelle Ruddle to the AS team! Michelle will be working across our Brand and Marketing and Talent teams, bringing 18 years of experience from working in Early Careers Recruitment, Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing at JPMorgan, Barclays Capital, Hogan Lovells and Deutsche Bank. Michelle's deep interest in diversity, rooted in her Māori heritage and social mobility background, drives her passion for supporting underrepresented students. She particularly enjoyed leading Early Careers diversity initiatives at previous firms and is committed to helping students access the legal profession and thrive 🤝 #aspiringsolicitors #teamannouncement #diverselawyers
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We are delighted to announce Anita Walker has officially joined the AS team! Anita will be working in our Talent team, delivering AS' VDLFs, mentoring schemes and diversity events. She has come from an early careers background working in both recruitment and development roles across the construction industry and legal sector, most recently working in the Emerging Talent Team at CMS. Anita's passion about achieving equality in the legal sector, through championing positive action and widening access to the profession, is invaluable to the team! #aspiringsolicitors #teamannouncement
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🌟 Welcome to AS’ learning series, in collaboration with Mayer Brown. This is the first video in a seven part series, where we interview Miriam Bruce, a training principal and employment law partner at Mayer Brown. In this video, she shares her journey to becoming a partner. A must-watch for anyone considering a career in law, particularly if you want to apply to Mayer Brown in the future! 💼 #AspiringSolicitors #MayerBrown #legalcareer #commerciallaw #trainingcontract #vacationscheme
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🚨 Calling all Non-Russell group first-year students! 🚨 Unlock your future in law with AS Excel—our exclusive legal coaching programme in partnership with A&O Shearman 🚀 Fast-track your way to a vacation scheme or training contract at A&O Shearman! 💼 Applications are considered on a rolling basis - apply now https://loom.ly/gfl5cug #aspiringsolicitors #aoshearman #excel #diverselawyers #nonrussellgroup #firstyearuni
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We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with BAE Systems plc, which provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We will be working with the in-house legal team of BAE Systems plc to deliver our biggest mentoring scheme of the Autumn with 36 AS Members taking part! #aspiringsolicitors #baesystems #diverselawyers
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Congratulations to all quarter-finalists of the 2024 Commercial Awareness Competition! Good luck in the next round! 🍀 #CAC24 #commercialawareness #aspiringsolicitors #commerciallaw #diverselawyers
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✨ Congratulations to Mayer Brown for winning the “All Star Best Retention of Diverse Talent Award”; an award they also won last year. 📈 Following many years of outstanding results in consistently recruiting exceptional diverse talent, with 53% of their trainee solicitor cohort being AS Alumni. Hosted by Barclays and sponsored by Freshfields #aspiringsolicitors #diverselawyers #asawards
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✨ Norton Rose Fulbright and Taylor Wessing have been highly commended for our "Retention of Diverse Talent" award at our AS All Star Awards. Norton Rose Fulbright retained 46% of AS Alumni, while Taylor Wessing retained 49% 📈 Hosted by Barclays and sponsored by Freshfields #aspiringsolicitors #diverselawyers #asawards
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✨ Congratulations to Herbert Smith Freehills, recognised at the AS Awards for “All Star Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 2024”. This accolade has been awarded based on Herbert Smith Freehills’ consistent commitment to hiring diverse talent. Furthermore, the entire spectrum of talent development programmes organised by Herbert Smith Freehills, in particular their Disability Mentoring Scheme, makes the firm a deserved winner of this award. Hosted by Barclays and sponsored by Freshfields #aspiringsolicitors #diverselawyers #asawards