The Scheme  

The Burges Salmon Diversity Mentoring Scheme is offered in partnership with the University of Bristol Law School. It is for students in years 2-4 of the LLB Law course and years 1 and 2 on the MA Law course, from a Minority Ethnic background.  

If successful in gaining a place on the scheme, you will be connected with a mentor at Burges Salmon. Mentees will also be offered a unique two-week work experience placement with the firm. Mentees will be supported by their mentor for the duration of the placement, and will continue to benefit from ongoing mentorship upon completion of the scheme.  

During the placement, mentees will gain invaluable work experience whilst gaining an insight into the firm’s practice areas. Mentees will also partake in workshops to develop confidence in application & interview strategies and building commercial awareness. 

The work experience placement will take place during July or August 2024. The exact date of the placement is TBC. Mentees will be offered a training contract interview upon completion of the work experience placement, and if successful will be offered a training contract at the firm to commence in 2026.

About Burges Salmon 

Recently voted as RollOnFriday’s ‘Best Law Firm to Work at 2024’ for the third year in a row, Burges Salmon is an ambitious, sustainable and inclusive firm that enables its clients, people and wider communities to flourish. 

With offices in Bristol, Edinburgh, London and Dublin, the firm’s people work wherever clients need them to be, both within the UK and internationally. The firm works across the UK, with lawyers who are qualified to work in all three legal jurisdictions in the UK — England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

Competing at the top of the legal market, Burges Salmon boasts an enviable list of national and international clients ranging from large organisations, entrepreneurial businesses and public sector bodies, to high net-worth individuals, families and their global wealth.  

The firm’s award-winning six-set training programme offers cutting edge training coupled with top quality work and exposure to a high profile client list whilst gaining quality experience across a broad range of practice areas.