The Jennifer Lewis Scholarship

Resident in, or having a connection with, Herefordshire, Shropshire or Powys and meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Strong academics
• Resilience:
  • Have overcome significant challenges; under-represented backgrounds; first generation students; and those who have experienced significant hardship.
• Volunteering and/or pro bono experience:
  • Contributing to local communities, whether through legal advice or other assistance.
• Dedication to career progression:
  • Extracurricular activities and work experience, in law or other fields.
• Leadership, entrepreneurial, innovation, or other transferrable skills
• Any experience in local authority care
• Estrangement from family
• Refugee status
• Being the sole carer of a parent(s) or, if living away from home, the sole carer of a sibling
• Have a disability that is recognised under the Equality Act 2010
• Low household income demonstrated by:
  • Being in receipt of Income Support, Job Seeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance;
  • Being in receipt of Universal Credit;
  • Being in receipt of, or living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Asylum Support;
  • Being in receipt of free school meals;
  • Being in receipt of a 16-19 Bursary in England or EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
  • Being in receipt of Learner Support (FE 19+) or equivalent FE funding for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Child Tax Credit where the candidate is named on the award and the household income used to calculate the tax credits is less than £25,000;
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income-based Employment and Support Allowance;
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Universal Credit, if the annual household take-home pay as stated on the award is less than £25,000.

• You must have a degree and intend to submit an application to study for SQE assessment, OR
• You must be intending to apply for a Cilex Regulated Qualification
• You must satisfy the criteria above
• You must not hold full fee sponsorship from elsewhere
• You must provide details of your proposed course and costs

In 2026/27 a contribution of up to £10,000.00 at the firm’s discretion.

Contribution towards:

• LPC (final intake September 2026)
• SQE Study
• SQE Assessments
• Cilex course and application fees

Payments will be made direct to the relevant educational institution.