Charity Timeline - Sharpe Pritchard

2022

Oct 17

17 October 2022

Today we hosted 16 students from Clapton Girls’ Academy for a negotiation competition. Students were given scenarios (one with celebrity chefs, the other a dispute between musicians) and negotiation objectives to try and get the best deal for their clients. The event aimed to teach students skills of negotiation and give an insight into how lawyers work for their clients.

Sep 29

29 September 2022

Today we held the Sharpe Pritchard Great British Bake-Off and raised £212 in support of our charity partner ROK’s drive to raise £10,000 to help them continue to deliver career opportunities to young people from diverse and low-income backgrounds.

Sep 28

28 September 2022

Today we launched our new partnership with LawWorks the country’s leading pro bono charity. We will initially be participating in its Not-for-Profits Programme which provides a platform for small not-for-profit organisations to seek and obtain free legal advice.

Jul 31

31 July 2022

We raised £415 for our charity partner, ROK, in the Sharpe Pritchard’s Women’s Euro 2022 Sweepstake. Congratulations Lionesses!

Jun 28

London Legal Walk

A team from Sharpe Pritchard successfully completed the annual 10K London Legal Walk and, in doing so, raised money for The London Legal Support Trust – an independent charity that provides free legal advice and support for everything from Law Centres and Citizens Advice services to refugee specialist support services. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, you can do so here.

Jun 17

17 June 2022

Today we attended the Legal Careers Carousel at Clapton Girls’ Academy, organised by Reach Out 2 Kids.

May 09

9 May 2022

Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – an annual event when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. We are proud to be supporting the event this year. The 2022 theme is #loneliness – which can have a huge impact on our physical and mental health.

May 05

5 May 2022

At 12 pm, our Head of Local Government, Rob Hann, shared via Teams the inspirational story of SAS Operation Galia to raise money for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Apr 07

7 April 2022

We had a great time hosting 12 work experience students from Reach Out 2 Kids and The Sutton Trust this week. Our one-week work experience takes place annually in which we offer practical work experience and a blend of workshops to help prepare students with the skills needed to succeed in a career in law.

Jan 18

18 January 2022

We’re pleased to announce our membership of Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse, a network that raises awareness and provides resources for employers to play their part in tackling domestic abuse. EIDA works with employers to enable the implementation of effective internal policies.

2021

Dec 03

3 December 2021

We held an online work experience for those interested in a law career, and are very happy to have received this positive feedback from The Sutton Trust. The results highlighted that students found the experience interesting, beneficial, and they left with improved core skills.

Oct 18

18 October 2021

Our team was out in full force on the London Legal Walk, raising funds for the London Legal Support Trust! We would like to also give a special shout-out to Managing Partner Julia, who completed a half marathon the same day!

Oct 07

7 October 2021

This evening, our Senior Partner and Head of Construction, Justin Mendelle, represented the firm while signing the Mindful Business Charter – an initiative that works to re-humanise the workplace and encourages us to be more thoughtful about the impact we have on each other!

Oct 05

5 October 2021

Happy 10th Birthday to Reach Out 2 Kids, our fantastic Charity of the Year, supporting young people from diverse and low-income backgrounds to “Believe, Achieve, and Succeed”.

Oct 03

3 October 2021

Our Partner Steve Gummer took part in the London Marathon for Reach Out 2 Kids. He would like to pass on his thanks for all of the sponsorships and let you know his time was 3.32 by the London Marathon Clock!

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