Please see below for details of the Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (DAS)
which is now open for applications and closes on Wednesday 12 April 2017.
The Diversity Access Scheme
Opening doors, changing lives:
scholarships for the solicitors of tomorrow
The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) is a scholarship with a difference. It provides awardees with:
Finance
Funding for up to the full cost of your LPC fees.
Professional contacts
A professional mentor to help answer your questions about starting your career in law.
Opportunities to gain work experience
Work experience placements, brokered through the Law Society.
Already it has helped over 170 students complete their professional education. Without the DAS these students would not have been in a position to join the profession.
If you don’t have the financial means to pay for your LPC, the DAS might be able to help.
Who should apply?
We encourage applications from
graduates and those in their final year of a law degree, including mature
students.
The DAS 2017 application
round is for those who wish to start a full time or part time LPC either in
September 2017 or January 2018.
Application criteria
You have to fulfil certain
criteria to be eligible for the DAS. To check your eligibility, please visit
our website.
How many awards are available?
Up to ten standard DAS
scholarships will be available this year.
When do applications open?
The applications are now open and close at midnight on 12 April 2017. The application form and
guidance are now available to download from our website.
To find out more visit www.lawsociety.org.uk/das
or email diversityaccessscheme@lawsociety.org.uk
Applications close on 12 April 2017