At Cloth Fair Chambers we are committed to supporting causes that foster the education and advancement of young people. Providing both financial and practical support, we take our social responsibilities seriously and pay particular attention to raising aspirations and providing opportunities for young people from less-advantaged backgrounds. This mission is necessarily linked to the critical need for diversity and inclusion, and breaking down barriers in both education and the workplace.
Our members are actively involved in supporting the next generation of the profession, regularly providing mentoring and advocacy training to aspiring lawyers. Beyond this, we are proud to sponsor and engage with a number of specific causes and community initiatives, examples of which include:
The Kalisher Trust is a driving force in bringing diversity and opportunity to the bar.
At Cloth Fair are proud to be supporters of their valuable work since 2006. The Trust’s main aims, which align with the values of Cloth Fair, are to help broaden ethnic and social representation of the criminal bar; to provide training, mentoring and assistance to young people from diverse backgrounds; to encourage and support young people to would not have otherwise chosen a career at the bar; and to provide financial and career support through internships and scholarships to recently qualified barristers. These aims culminate in the desire to assist young people to develop sustainable and successful careers at the Bar.
The Kalisher Trust depends on the generosity and support of donors and its trustees. Please click here to find out more about their work and how you might support.
• Working with the 10,000 Black Interns Foundation
• Proud sponsors and speakers at the Female Fraud Forum
• Supporting, sponsoring and speaking at the London Chapter Women’s White Collar Defence Association.
• Mentoring and advocacy training to aspiring lawyers
• Mentoring for return to work and specific issues facing female practitioners
• Acting as a mentor for the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks
• The Lord Edmund Davies Legal Education Trust (LEDLET) – running a residential summer scheme.
• Membership of the Bench Selection Advisory Committee
Our members regularly devote their time to pro bono matters. These cases can involve working as part of a team in collaboration with a client firm on a large complex matter, or volunteering for individual lay clients through Advocate, the charity that finds free legal help for those in need. Advocate, a beneficiary of financial support from Cloth Fair, also provides paid work experience to law student caseworkers ensuring access to opportunities and experience for all.
