A Legal Affair

Nearly 100 students attended a very special dinner at the Inner Temple on Tuesday night to celebrate the Pathways Plus programme.

The students were welcomed by the chief executive (sub-treasurer) of the Inner Temple, Patrick Maddams who explained how they were really keen to support social mobility and how the Temple – one of the four historic Inns of Court – is working with the Sutton Trust through Pathways to Law.

Pathways Plus, run with support from leading law firms DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Linklaters, is an extension of our Pathways to Law programme and offers support to non-privileged Law students during their degree. It’s crucial in linking everything up: our Pathways Plus students – who are from a number of universities across the country – benefit from a three-day residential (which was last week), a work placement at a law firm, and a dedicated professional mentor. This supports their transition from university to career.

Among the 100 Pathways Plus student who joined us for dinner on Tuesday were 18 graduands from the original cohort, who joined the programme three years ago. One of this group, Kelvin Ma, spoke inspiringly to the dinner about his own experiences.

It’s always great when we get to celebrate the successes of our students, especially in such fantastic surroundings and with some of our close supporters there to cheer them on. Here’s a taster of the night…