Lawyers with Disabilities Division

Lawyers with Disabilities Division (LDD) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for people with disabilities - whether they are solicitors, would-be solicitors, or clients.

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Get help to study law

Graham Rushton was a blind lawyer who left a considerable sum of money to the Royal National Institute for the Blink (RNIB) as a legacy. RNIB and the Society of Visually Impaired Lawyers have worked in partnership to establish an annual grant of around £7,000 for which blind and partially sighted people can apply to help with the cost of studying law. Applications should be recevived before the 30 March
Find out more about the Graham Rushton Award (PDF, 29kb)
Apply (Word, 48kb)

Diversity Access Scheme 2012/13

The Diversity Access Scheme offers assistance with Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees to exceptional individuals who face or have overcome exceptional obstacles to qualify as a solicitor. Applications for 2012/13 academic year will open at midday on the 1 March 2012 when the application form will be available to download from the Junior Lawyers Division funding page and will close at midday on Friday 30 March 2012.
Junior Lawyers Division funding page
More about the Diversity Access Scheme

Online renewals: request help

From this year, practising certificate renewal will be carried out online. If you have a disability that effects your ability to use the internet and you wish to use a paper based process, please complete the attached form and return it to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Alternatively contact them on 0870 606 2555 to discuss your needs.
Request a reasonable adjustment (Word, 141kb)

LPC: provision of reasonable adjustment report

In October 2011, the SRA published overview of the provision of reasonable adjustment for disabled students enrolled on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) between September 2009 and September 2010 and recommendations for further action.
Read the report (PDF, 455kb)

Lawyer with disabilities conference: member report

On 26 October 2011 the LDD held a one-day conference aimed at law students and trainees with disabilities who were considering a career as a solicitor. The programme was opened by the deputy vice-president, Nick Fluck. Member Abi Oyenigba shares his experience of the day.
Read more (PDF, 286kb)

Lawyers with Disabilities Division joins Facebook

Lawyers with Disabilities Division has joined Facebook to promote activities, events and inform fans how the division represents law students, trainees and qualified lawyers with any form of disability.
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Mentoring scheme

The scheme will be actively promoted by LDD and we welcome new members. We would also like to hear from law firms who may be able to assist by providing mentors. Email enquiries.ldd@lawsociety.org.uk

Find out more

For more information about LDD contact Judith McDermott on 020 7320 5793 or email enquiries.ldd@lawsociety.org.uk.

Join Lawyers with Disabilities Division

Download and complete the application form below and return it to:

LSS CAU
The Law Society
113, Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1PL

DX56 London/Chancery Lane

Membership application form (PDF, 105kb)