Linklaters Offers £6,000 to Students in Social Mobility Pilot
University students from low socioeconomic backgrounds can apply for a six-month mentoring scheme in return for advice on improving diversity at the firm.
May 21, 2019 at 09:48 AM
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Linklaters is offering £6,000 in financial support to university students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, as part of a new pilot scheme to attract young people to a career in commercial law.
The new London-based Scholars programme is part of the firm's Making Links social mobility initiative and is aimed at helping talented university students from less socially mobile backgrounds succeed in their early careers.
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