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23/10/2008
Future Lawyers Get 'Life Coaches' To Remove Barriers To Law
Budding lawyers seeking advice and support in their efforts to join the legal profession will be helped by a Government initiative launched today by Justice Minister Lord Bach.
The project, 'Barriers Leading into Law,' will look into obstacles facing students trying to pursue a career in law and how to overcome them. The sponsors or 'life coaches' will keep in touch with the students as they apply to join the legal profession, and observe any difficulties in their way.
Justice Minister Lord Bach said: "I am pleased we have brought this diverse group of potential lawyers together, to help us overcome problems that can stop people like them joining the legal profession.
"The legal profession, including the judiciary, should reflect the rich diversity in the community it serves in order to increase the public's confidence.
"The initiative launched today will help provide the valuable information needed to drive the legal profession forward as well as help those who are involved to develop further."
The students will be encouraged to share their experiences with their coach and each other through internet blogs, email or personal talks to help identify barriers that could prevent them from becoming lawyers.
The project, led by the Ministry of Justice, is open to undergraduates reading law and those holding Graduate Diplomas in Law, the Bar Vocational Course or Legal Practice Course qualifications who want to pursue a legal career and wish to take part in the scheme.
The project is a key part of initiatives to ensure diversity of both the legal profession and the judiciary is improved. It will provide the actual experiences of a group of students trying to get jobs as lawyers and therefore become potential judges.
(JM)
The project, 'Barriers Leading into Law,' will look into obstacles facing students trying to pursue a career in law and how to overcome them. The sponsors or 'life coaches' will keep in touch with the students as they apply to join the legal profession, and observe any difficulties in their way.
Justice Minister Lord Bach said: "I am pleased we have brought this diverse group of potential lawyers together, to help us overcome problems that can stop people like them joining the legal profession.
"The legal profession, including the judiciary, should reflect the rich diversity in the community it serves in order to increase the public's confidence.
"The initiative launched today will help provide the valuable information needed to drive the legal profession forward as well as help those who are involved to develop further."
The students will be encouraged to share their experiences with their coach and each other through internet blogs, email or personal talks to help identify barriers that could prevent them from becoming lawyers.
The project, led by the Ministry of Justice, is open to undergraduates reading law and those holding Graduate Diplomas in Law, the Bar Vocational Course or Legal Practice Course qualifications who want to pursue a legal career and wish to take part in the scheme.
The project is a key part of initiatives to ensure diversity of both the legal profession and the judiciary is improved. It will provide the actual experiences of a group of students trying to get jobs as lawyers and therefore become potential judges.
(JM)
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