Growing the next generation of social justice lawyers is vital for a well-rounded legal system. This episode explores the brilliant Justice First Fellowship programme which provides training opportunities within a range of charities and social justice law firms to create graduate roles to qualification.
In this episode Fran welcomes Deborah Acquaah (who manages the Justice First Fellowship within the Legal Education Foundation) and Myriam Naoual (a Justice First Fellow). They explain this brilliant programme giving opportunities for training and development in the social justice sector. They describe the sense of community Fellows have, and how the programme helps create change makers in the sector. A must listen for anyone wanting to work in the social justice sector but not knowing how.
We always encourage listeners to undertake practical actions after listening to the episode.
1. Read the Justice First Fellowship Brochure (see below).
2. Look on different websites and start to look at the types of roles which are available in different Law Centres and charities.
Useful resources: -
The Justice First Fellowship https://jff.thelegaleducationfoundation.org/about/about-the-fellowship/ -
Justice First Fellowship Brochure https://jff.thelegaleducationfoundation.org/about/justice-first-fellowship-brochure/ -
Become a Fellow https://jff.thelegaleducationfoundation.org/how-to-apply/eligibility/
