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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partnership at UCL

23 February 2012
Issue: 7502 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the faculty of laws at UCL...

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the faculty of laws at UCL to provide two scholarships per year for law students from socially and economically less privileged backgrounds.

Launching the initiative, senior partner Will Lawes said the partnership will provide students from less privileged backgrounds with an opportunity of building a career in the law and demonstrates Freshfields’ commitment to making social mobility a reality.

Issue: 7502 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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