We are proud to have made a difference to thousands of aspiring solicitors by providing much needed financial assistance since inception.
The Legal Social Mobility Fund (formerly known as the Aspiring Solicitors Foundation) was established by the founder of Aspiring Solicitors, Chris White, a separate and distinct Charity from Aspiring Solicitors.
Aspiring Solicitors has helped over 4,500 individuals secure vacation schemes and training contracts in the legal profession since 2014 but it has been unable to provide financial assistance to its members. The Legal Social Mobility Fund enters this space to make a meaningful difference to all aspiring solicitors (whether members of Aspiring Solicitors, or not) requiring additional financial assistance to enter the legal profession.
A career in the legal profession is often seen as an impossible dream by those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, no matter how strong their drive, dedication, and positivity.
Typically, their only route into the legal profession is expensive and requires significant financial investment that is not available to everybody.
Our objective is to remove financial barriers to the legal profession that smart, ambitious, and energised aspiring solicitors can face when considering a career in law. By removing financial barriers we aim not only to help aspiring solicitors achieve their potential but also to rejuvenate the workforce of law firms across the United Kingdom.
The Legal Social Mobility Fund provides financial assistance to undergraduates, graduates and post-graduates who are seeking a career as a solicitor.
We purchase, for example, laptops, study resources, travel tickets and business clothing for our applicants. We also provide part-funded scholarships with partnered institutions.
Individuals choose the Legal Social Mobility Fund as they have ambition but lack funds to take them forwards. They are seeking a hand up with financial assistance so they can get closer to law firms and land the career of their dreams.
Law firms and corporates choose to support us in our quest to improve social mobility.
We are proud to have made a difference to several aspiring solicitors by providing much needed assistance. Please take some time to read the personal messages from some of our beneficiaries in our booklets – it could be you soon!
