The Times ran a feature on Pathways to Law in their Student Law supplement.

Pathways to Law is opening up what has in the past been an elitist profession, writes Grania Langdon-Down

Giving bright teenagers from non-privileged backgrounds the confidence to aim high and believe that top universities and a career in law are within their reach is at the heart of the Pathways to Law programme, the largest of its kind in the UK.

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Since it was established in 2006 by the Sutton Trust and the Legal Education Foundation, with support from major law firms, Pathways to Law has inspired and supported 2,400 pupils during their A level years. To take part, the teenagers must have achieved at least five As or A*s at GCSE, come from state schools or colleges, and be either the first in their family to attend university or eligible for free school meals.

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James Turner, the trust’s programmes director says: “If we are to broaden access to the legal profession, it is crucial that law firms continue working together to ensure that opportunities are open to young people based on their talent and ability, rather than their background.”

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