National law firm Browne Jacobson is piloting a mentoring programme for aspiring Black lawyers, which will give 13 mentees access to six months of mentoring, with an option to extend by three months
Mentees will also be offered two weeks paid work experience at one of the firm’s five offices and given a series of bespoke masterclasses on brand, routes into law and meeting client expectations. The programme, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) Black Mentoring Scheme, has been devised with the help and guidance of a number of universities, charities and professional networking associations.
Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and one of the architects of the scheme, said: ‘Black people are disproportionately underrepresented in the legal profession, particularly in senior roles and we are committed to playing our part to change the landscape.'
