A profession that still runs on who you know.
Law remains one of the hardest professions to enter without contacts. Your legal team can change that for somebody in 30 minutes, and build the communication skills that senior legal roles depend on.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to the mentee
- Free
- Reporting
- Live
What legal gets out of it.
Access where it is most restricted
Training contracts and pupillages are still won through information most applicants never get.
Plain-language practice
Explaining law to a non-lawyer is the skill in-house counsel are judged on.
Pro bono style hours, recorded
Sessions and volunteer time counted automatically.
A commitment a busy lawyer can keep
30 minutes, no ongoing pairing.
The questions that come up.
Getting a training contract without a network
Solicitor, barrister or in-house
Non-law degrees and conversion routes
Moving from private practice in-house
Working out whether the hours are survivable
Subjects only legal can cover.
How law works inside a business
In-house life against private practice, and what the day really looks like.
Reading a contract without panicking
The clauses that matter in an employment offer or freelance agreement.
Routes to qualifying
Solicitor apprenticeships, SQE, paralegal routes and who each suits.
Your rights at work
Hours, notice, holiday and where to get help when something is wrong.
Four steps, no programme to build.
- 01
Choose the programme
Give across the legal function.
- 02
Invite colleagues
Branded invitation, ready to send.
- 03
Lawyers book sessions
30 minutes at a chosen time.
- 04
Report the hours
Exportable for CSR and firm reporting.
Three ways to fund it.
Give
Open mentoring across your workforce, funded as an ongoing commitment.
Grow
One cause, one target, one deadline, for a focused internal push.
Redirect
Offer a session to candidates you turn down, so a rejection still helps.
The things people ask first.
Is this legal advice?
No, and mentors are briefed on that. It is career advice only.
Can trainees mentor?
Yes. For most mentees, a recent trainee is the most useful person to talk to.
Do the hours count for pro bono targets?
They are recorded as volunteering hours; how you categorise them is your call.
Ready to put this in front of your legal team?
Tell us the size of the team and what you want out of it, and we will come back with a price and a launch date.