Lizzie Hardy reports on a part-time training initiative shaping full-time inclusion
- Project Rise was launched in 2021 by the Law Society’s Disabled Solicitors Network to encourage more part-time training opportunities in the legal sector.
- Firms or in-house teams commit to the principle that those who are talented enough to train as a solicitor should have the opportunity to do so, even if that means they need to train part-time.
- Multiple organisations are signed up to the initiative and more are being urged to do so.
‘The days are long, but the years are short.’ It’s a common phrase in child-rearing, but perhaps equally applicable in the world of law. It seems hard to believe we are fast approaching five years since the 2020 publication of ‘Legally Disabled?’, the ground-breaking research by Cardiff Business School in partnership with the Law Society, detailing the career experiences of disabled lawyers. Like so many others, I read the (at times, harrowing) research and wondered what more could be done to support disabled people in law. The industry
