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Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme

The Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme matches solicitors with experienced mentors to support career development, build confidence, clarify career goals and strengthen leadership potential.

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The refreshed programme will run as a six-month formal mentoring cycle and support up to 50 mentor–mentee pairs. It is aligned with, contributes to and acts as an entry point to the Law Society’s wider leadership-development activity.

The programme is expected to include a leadership and development workshop. Further information about any additional leadership, training or CPD elements will be shared with successful applicants.

Before you apply

  • Mentors are normally expected to have at least 10 years’ PQE, together with relevant leadership experience.
  • Previous mentoring experience is valuable but is not essential.
  • The programme is designed around one mentor and one mentee for the formal six-month cycle.
  • You should normally be available to meet your mentee at least once a month during the formal programme period.
  • Mentors who are offered a place must complete required self-paced online learning before the programme commences.
  • The programme has capacity for a maximum of 50 mentor–mentee pairs. An application does not guarantee a place or a match.
  • Where demand exceeds capacity, eligible applicants may be placed on a reserve list and contacted if a suitable match becomes available during the programme cycle.

The Law Society will use the information in this form to identify an appropriate match. We will take preferences into account where possible, but cannot guarantee that every preference can be met.

Mentor Application Form

Step 1: Your contact details

Step 2: Your professional background

Organisation type
Current legal role
Practice area experience: Please select all areas in which you have substantial experience.

Step 3: Mentoring and leadership experience

Previous mentoring experience (Select all that apply)
Leadership and career-development experience: Please select the areas in which you have direct experience and could draw on relevant personal or professional insight. (Select up to five)
Areas you are comfortable supporting: Please select the areas you would feel comfortable discussing with a mentee. Direct personal experience is helpful but is not essential. This may include providing perspective, asking reflective questions, sharing practical approaches or signposting a mentee to further support. (Select up to five)
Mentoring approach: Please select the approaches that best reflect how you would work with a mentee. (Select up to two)
Career-stage experience: Which mentee career stages would you feel most comfortable supporting? (Select all that apply)
Practice-area flexibility: Would you be open to mentoring a solicitor who works outside your own practice area where their leadership or career-development objectives are a good fit with your experience?

Step 4: Matching preferences and practical arrangements

Preferred meeting format (Select one)
If preferences cannot be met, would you still like to be considered for the programme?
Contingency capacity: The programme is designed around one mentor and one mentee. If a matched mentee withdraws before or early in the programme, would you be willing to be contacted about a suitable replacement mentee?

Step 5: Commitment and declarations

I understand that the formal programme runs for six months. If offered a place, I will normally meet my mentee at least once a month and will engage constructively in the mentoring relationship.
I understand that I must complete the required onboarding before commencement of the programme. Mentors must complete self-paced online learning before the programme begins. Failure to complete required learning may result in an offer being withdrawn and offered to a suitable applicant on the reserve list.
I understand that I will be expected to complete programme feedback and evaluation activities, including interim and final surveys.
I understand that mentoring relationships may continue informally after the formal six-month period if both participants wish to continue.
I understand that the programme has capacity for a maximum of 50 mentor–mentee pairs. Submission of an application does not guarantee participation or a match. Eligible applicants may be placed on a reserve list where demand exceeds available places or a suitable match is not immediately available.
I confirm that the information provided in this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Step 6: Privacy and future opportunities

I understand that my information will be used to assess my application, administer the Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme, facilitate matching where I am selected, and contact me about my application, reserve-list status or participation.
I would like to receive information by email about future Women in Leadership and Leadership Academy opportunities, including mentoring, workshops, events, speaking, ambassador, contributor and resource-development opportunities.

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