Aspiring Solicitors
We provide the guidance and support you need to take those crucial first steps towards your legal career journey.
Created in 2013, Aspiring Solicitors helps students from underrepresented groups prepare for and secure work placements, vacation schemes, training contracts and Associate roles with some of the UK and Ireland's top law firms, legal departments and in-house legal teams. Since 2013, we've helped over 9,000 AS members like you secure training contracts and vacation schemes.
Where do I start?
Starting your legal journey can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. At Aspiring Solicitors, we understand the challenges you face. We offer guidance and support to provide the tools and resources you need to confidently take the first steps toward a thriving commercial legal career.
Can you help me?
We are committed to offering support across all under-represented groups in the profession, and to truly support equity, inclusion and diversity in the broadest sense. We consider ‘under-represented’ groups to include aspiring solicitors who are:
- socially mobile*
- Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (excluding other white minorities)
- LGBTQIA+
- disabled, neurodiverse, and/or have a long-term health condition
For more information about this, please visit our ‘about us’ page.
What does an Aspiring Solicitors membership offer?
Coaching & Mentoring
Our Aspiring Solicitors coaches, law firm, and in-house mentors will help you achieve success when applying for law firm training contracts.
Work experience
Gain first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to work in a law firm or in-house legal team, and build your skillset.
Legal Mentors
Get valuable and inspiring insights from our 300+ diverse legal professionals who work at top law firms and legal departments.
Our partner organisations
We have been collaborating with a number of leading law firms and corporates since our inception; they all saw the value in championing the cause of diversity within their organisations, for the benefit of the sector and everyone within it.
