At a time when youth unemployment in Wales is at a
record high we are keen to work with social landlords to support
young people and grow ambitions.
It is for this reason that Morgan Cole's Social Housing team
developed Growing Ambitions. We want to change the way that we
deliver our CSR objectives to our RSL clients, and to local Welsh
communities.
Growing Ambitions is a work experience scheme for 15-16 year
olds offered to the tenants of our social housing clients. The
scheme ran for the first time this summer and was a great success.
Students had hands on experience of what life is like in a law
firm. During the week long placement they developed their skills by
attending workshops on CV writing, presentation skills and how to
attend a job interview. Students also attended talks by trainee
solicitors and HR about routes into law. Some of the highlights
were the mock negotiation session where the students argued their
points with great enthusiasm and the
