Posted by The Law School
5 January 2026Lawyers Who Care has launched its essay competition for care-experienced aspiring lawyers which is designed to open doors to the legal profession. This Essay Competition is made possible with the support of The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust, Garden Court Chambers and Humphries Kerstetter.
This year’s question is: Do we need legislative change to uphold the rights of care-experienced people?
The Lawyers Who Care definition of care-experience is a person who spent any period in care in England and Wales (foster care, kinship care, private foster care arrangement, supervision order, residential care or any residential placement provided by their local authority) before the age of 18. They would have had a regular social worker and received support from the local authority or children’s social care/children’s services.
The first-place winner will receive a 5-day work placement with either Humphries Kerstetter or Garden Court Chambers. Humphries Kerstetter will provide up to £400 in financial support to cover loss of earnings, travel, subsistence and incidental expenses. Garden Court will also offer up to £350 in financial support to help cover loss of earnings, travel and related costs.
Entries are open from now until to 4pm on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
For further information and eligibility, please visit https://www.lawyerswhocare.org/copy-of-cep-lawyers-community