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Skip to main contentThe Principles, through which Aspiring Solicitors pursues its goal of increasing diversity in the legal profession are as follows:
Aspiring Solicitors is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession by;
(i) providing free access, opportunity and assistance to students from underrepresented groups;
(ii) educating and informing the next generation of the legal profession about the importance of diversity; and
(iii) promoting and encouraging diversity from within the profession.
Aspiring Solicitors targets undergraduate and postgraduate aspiring solicitors.
“Diversity” has a broad meaning and Aspiring Solicitors is committed to increasing diversity across all underrepresented groups in the profession. Aspiring Solicitors consider “underrepresented” groups to include, but is not limited to, the following aspiring solicitors: