Member Benefits
THE POWER OF PRIMED for Law
If your law firm or in-house team join PRIMED for Law, you’ll be joining good company. Our members include all top 15 of the largest UK firms by revenue, as well as other firms and in-house teams from across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They are all working to ensure that everyone who wants to enter the world of law has an equal chance to do so. Established in 2011, our member law firms have provided more than 19,000 weeks of legal work experience for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds; in the process inspiring thousands of students, and the colleagues within their firms who support them.
Every time we help a PRIMED for Law student achieve their ambitions, we break down barriers for future generations to pursue their own dreams.
Members are given the opportunity to take part in, or utilise, our social mobility initiatives:
Cold Spots insight sessions – a series of virtual sessions to students in years 8 and 9 in cold spot areas. To date we have reached over 4,800 students and have targeted to reach an additional 1,500 in 2026-27. PRIMED for Law members can volunteer to deliver areas of the programme alongside our expert facilitators.
Virtual Legal Work Experience Programme – designed by lawyers and law firm recruitment specialists, students will get to experience what real lawyers do every day, working on tasks that introduce them to different practice areas, including commercial and criminal law. PRIMED for Law members can point students towards this, either as a preparation tool for work experience or as a follow-up. It is designed for students who meet PRIMED for Law’s eligibility criteria.
Members are sent our Best Practice Guide, detailing how to set up and run an effective work experience programme. There are many elements to consider when planning and running an effective work experience programme. Each member will have its own way of working, so, alongside the nine PRIMED for Law Commitments, we have created this guide to share best practice. It also features some case studies from members and a partner organisation.
We run a series of webinars for members to accompany the best practice guide. Delivered by PRIMED for Law partners with expertise in the social mobility and legal space, and our members, these informal and insightful sessions allow our members to learn from each other, share ideas and challenges and, ultimately, push each other to do more.
Previous webinars include:
- Selecting Students for a PRIMED for Law Work Experience Programme (Rare)
- How can apprenticeships be used to increase social mobility in the legal sector? (The Sutton Trust)
- Careers Outreach & Young Carers: increasing access, supporting success (Causeway Education)
- Utilising virtual platforms to support your PRIMED for Law work experience programmes (Forage)
- Running a PRIMED for Law Work Experience Programme (various member firms)
As a PRIMED for Law member, you are also able to use of the PRIMED for Law logo and branding which is recognised in the social mobility space as a sign of effective and impactful programmes.
Each year we gather information from our members and produce an Impact Report on the collective effect of PRIMED for Law work experience programmes. You can read our most recent reports here.
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
Together with our members , we are working to improve access to, and socio-economic diversity within, the legal profession.
Our goal is to embed social mobility within the legal profession and to ensure that the path ultimately to partnership is accessible to all of those who have the talent and desire to achieve it. We know that our industry can only change if we all work together.
This is what makes PRIMED for Law so powerful – the coming together of law firms and in-house teams from across the country in a shared commitment to giving young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds the chance to gain an insight into the legal profession, through work experience, career workshops and practical support.
Work experience opportunities at member firms and in-house teams are listed on our website promoted on our social channels and on our virtual legal work experience platform.
We also partner with a number of organisations that can help you directly with student recruitment.
If your firm also offers apprenticeship opportunities, we are able to include these on our dedicated apprenticeship opportunity page.
With a Board made up of social mobility experts and lawyers, members are able to seek support and guidance on the running of work experience programmes. You will also be part of an alliance of 67 law firms and in-house teams who collaborate and drive change together. We also issue guidance notes on specific topics when questions are raised by member firms.
All young people have the right to be protected from harm. At PRIMED for Law we are committed to protecting all young people who take part in work experience programmes and career days at our member firms and in-house teams and have created a handbook to support our members with their safeguarding responsibilities.
