PRIME is an alliance of law firms across the UK and Republic of Ireland determined to improve access to, and socio-economic diversity within, the legal profession.
There are more than 60 law firms involved in PRIME, providing legal work experience up and down the UK and Republic of Ireland. The law firms involved in the scheme include:
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Allen & Overy
- Arnold and Porter
- Arthur Cox
- Ashurst
- Baker McKenzie
- Bird and Bird
- Blake Morgan
- Brodies
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Burges Salmon
- Burness Paull
- Clifford Chance
- Clyde & Co
- CMS
- Cooley
- DAC Beachcroft
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- DWF
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Farrer & Co
- Fladgate
- Freshfields
- Fried Frank
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Gowling WLG
- Harbottle & Lewis
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Hogan Lovells
- HFW
- Irwin Mitchell
- Joe Egan Solicitors
- Latham & Watins
- Lewis Silkin
- Linklaters
- Macfarlanes
- MacRoberts
- Mayer Brown
- Michelmores
- Morton Fraser
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Osborne Clarke
- Penningtons
- Pinsent Masons
- Quadrant Chambers
- Sharpe Pritchard
- Shepherd and Wedderburn
- Sideley
- Simmons & Simmons
- Skadden
- Slaughter and May
- Stephenson Harwood
- Stevens & Bolton
- Taylor Wessing
- Trowers & Hamilins
- Weightmans
- Weil
- White & Case
- Withers
- Womble Bond Dickinson
Law firms can find out more information here and sign up to join here.
Students looking for work experience can search on the PRIME website for a work placement in their area (or apply for a virtual scheme). The scheme aims to allow participants a comprehensive insight to the legal profession; understanding both the demands of the job and, more broadly, the office environments in which lawyers work.
Students can find out more information about eligibility and how to apply here.
