Welcome to the Lawyers in Schools website.

Lawyers in Schools is an employee volunteering scheme developed by the Citizenship Foundation, in partnership with Linklaters. The scheme places practising and trainee lawyers into the classroom to work with young people to develop their awareness and understanding of the law.

Lawyers in Schools facilitates links between legal professionals and secondary schools, mainly in economically deprived areas. It provides an opportunity for lawyers and trainees to discuss and explore various legal issues with students from a local school. This unique employee volunteering opportunity draws on the core skills and knowledge of legal professionals and the Citizenship Foundation's expertise in educational partnerships. It offers clear educational benefits to young people and enables volunteers to gain a real insight into the lives and issues that affect young people in their local community.

The scheme has been running successfully since 1999 and currently runs in 26 secondary schools with 21 law firms and in-house legal departments across the UK, working with over 1000 young people each year.

This website contains lots of information about Lawyers in Schools, however if you would like to find out more about it, please contact us.