There’s only one thing that gets law firms more flak than not bothering to do anything to tackle entrenched social issues or the personal cost their businesses demand of their staff. And that’s law firms bothering to do something to tackle etc, etc…
Take PRIME, the new initiative launched this month by 23 major law firms – including the entire magic circle – with the aim of improving social mobility in the law. The aim is relatively simple: to usher in a cross-profession model for quality work experience for the kind of teenagers that rarely have their eyes opened to the possibility of a career in law.
