Leonard Sainer Legal Education Foundation
Leonard Sainer Scholarships 2014-15
Leonard Sainer was a law graduate of University College London (1929 - 1932) and then
became a prominent City solicitor, director of a number of public companies and a generous
philanthropist. He died in 1991.
The Foundation, which was set up in his memory (and which is administered by Dechert LLP),
funds two scholarships each year at UCL to be awarded to final year law students (completing
the LLB or LLM). The selected students must intend to practise law in England and Wales on a
permanent basis - preferably one as a Solicitor, the other as a Barrister. Each scholarship will
be in the amount of £15,000 and is to be used towards the cost of courses leading to final
professional examinations, LPC or BPTC (currently approximately £14,000 [LPC] or £18,000
[BPTC] per annum).
Scholarship criteria will be:
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Financial need or other instances of hardship;
An intention to practise away from the large City and regional law firms and
Commercial and Chancery chambers (which usually offer financial support) and
instead to focus on welfare, family, criminal, immigration law, etc;
Indications that the applicant is likely to prove a worthwhile member of the legal
profession;
The likelihood of achieving at least a 2:1 degree in the LLB examinations or a Merit in
the LLM examinations.
Application Procedure:
Interested students must submit their applications by 4pm Friday 13th February 2015. Final
year LLB students must submit them to the Undergraduate Office, Room 301, Bentham
House and LLM students must submit them to the Graduate Office, Room 201, Bentham
House.
The applications must take the form of:
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A completed Leonard Sainer Scholarship application form (below).
A covering letter including an explanation of an intention to practise away from large
City and regional law firms and Commercial and Chancery chambers and a personal
statement explaining the desire to become a solicitor or barrister and the area of law
that the applicant would like to specialise in;
A full C.V. - including examination results to date;
An academic reference letter
Satisfactory evidence of the financial position of both the applicant and the applicant’s
immediate family. This will normally include copies of the applicant's bank statements
for the last 12 months, a letter from their parents or guardian and evidence of the
financial position of anyone who might otherwise be expected to provide financial
support;
A shortlist of candidates will be selected who will be invited to interview in June. The shortlist
should aim to comprise two candidates intending to become solicitors and two intending to go
to the Bar, but only if this is practicable and reflects the merit of the candidates.
The final awards will be made by a panel comprising, inter alia, the Dean of the Faculty of
Laws and representatives of the Leonard Sainer Foundation, following the interviews. In
reaching its decision, the panel may use its discretion to waive, modify or add to all but the first
of the above criteria. The award will be paid directly to the course provider. If no suitable
candidates apply, no awards will be made. The award may not be deferred.
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Leonard Sainer Legal Education Foundation
Leonard Sainer Scholarships
APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Scheme administered by
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Leonard Sainer Foundation
APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Attach recent
Passport
photograph
General Information
Name in Full: .............................................................................................
Title: ....................................... Date of Birth:
State of Health:............ Nationality: .............................................
Status (Single/Married/Cohabiting/Separated/Divorced). .......
Number of Dependants: ...........................................................
Would you need a work permit on qualifying: .....................................
Personal Contact Details (including dates):
Term Time (From
to
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Address: …………………………
to
Address: ...................................
Tel:
Mobile: ...................................................... Mobile: ......................................
E-Mail: ............................................. E-Mail: .............................
Social Networking: Please
specify if you are registered on
Facebook etc
PLEASE NOTIFY THE FOUNDATION IMMEDIATELY OF ANY
CHANGES
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Please complete the following information in respect of your
parent(s) or other close relative residing in the UK:
Name:
Relationship :
Address:
Telephone number(s):
E-mail address(es):
Academic Referee
Name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Mobile number:
E-mail address(es):
Institution and course for which you are applying (NB - full time only):
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Educational Qualifications:
Please list names and addresses of all secondary schools (including
Sixth Form Colleges) attended, with dates and examination results
(including failures):
GCSE/GCE ‘O’ Levels/CSE
GCSE ‘A ’/ ‘AS’ Levels
Subject
Subject
Grade
Year
Grade Year
Please list college/university attended (with dates):-
Degree (including class) expected/obtained (please specify):
Please list all subjects taken, or to be taken, at university/college
including whether optional (O) or compulsory (C):
Subject
Grade
Year
Subject
Grade
Year
Scholarships, prizes or other honours at school, college, university or
law school:
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Financial Information
1. Have you applied for/been offered any other financial assistance?
(If so, please give details.)
2. Please give details of any parental/other assistance or explain
why this is not available.
3. Please give details of your spouse’s/partner’s annual income (after
tax and other deductions), together with any related circumstances.
4. Please give details of any existing loans which you (or your
spouse/partner) have and which will still be outstanding in October
2015:-
5. Please detail all assets owned and all debts owing (whether
alone or jointly) exceeding £1,000 in total (other than household
goods, TVs etc. and computers or as specified in 4 above).
NOTE: Please notify the Foundation of any other financial
assistance you obtain after submission of this application.
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Please give details of the monies available to you and your
outgoings during the current academic year (2014/2015) and your
estimates for 2015/2016. Please state whether this income and
expenditure relates to you alone, or whether it is inclusive of
spouse/partner and/or dependants and specify all amounts on an
annual basis.
The following figures relate to myself and ...........................................
Monies available 2014/2015
Actual - Per Annum
Monies Available 2015/2016
Estimated - Per Annum
Parental/Other Assistance £
Earnings (after tax) £
Savings £
Borrowings £
Other £
TOTAL AVAILABLE (A) £
Parental/Other Assistance £
Earnings (after tax) £
Savings £
Borrowings (Actual and Proposed)£
Other £
TOTAL AVAILABLE (C) £
Outgoings 2014/2015
Actual - Per Annum
Outgoings 2015/2016
Estimated - Per Annum
Course Fees £
Mortgage £
Rent £
Loan Repayments, HP etc £
House/Other Insurance £
Electricity/Gas/Council Tax £
Telephone (inc mobile) £
Household Items £
Clothing £
Food/Drink £
Social Expenses £
Train/Bus Fares £
Car Expenses £
Books £
Bank Charges/Interest £
Other - please specify £
TOTAL OUTGOINGS (B) £
Course Fees £
Mortgage £
Rent
Loan Repayments, HP etc £
House/Other Insurance £
Electricity/Gas/Council Tax £
Telephone (inc mobile) £
Household Items £
Clothing £
Food/Drink £
Social Expenses £
Train/Bus Fares £
Car Expenses £
Books £
Bank Charges/Interest £
Other - please specify £
TOTAL OUTGOINGS (D) £
TOTAL AVAILABLE ((A) ABOVE) £
LESS TOTAL OUTGOINGS (B) £
SURPLUS/DEFICIT £
TOTAL AVAILABLE ((C) ABOVE) £
LESS TOTAL OUTGOINGS (D) £
SURPLUS/DEFICIT £
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Assets and liabilities (each over £1,000) at the date of this application
Liabilities
Assets
Savings
Overdraft/credit
cards
Investments
Other bank loans
Car (value, ignoring
HP or loan)
Hire purchase
Property (value,
ignoring any
mortgage)
Mortgage(s)
Other (please specify)
Other (please
specify)
TOTAL
TOTAL
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Please supply this information on one or
more separate typed sheets)
 Which particular areas of law interest you?
 What type of career in the law do you envisage pursuing?
 Previous Law Related Employment Experience (including work
placements, mini pupillages etc, stating dates, employer and work
performed)
 Previous Non-Law Related Employment Experience (stating dates,
employer and work performed)
 Activities and Interests
Please state your non-academic activities and interests, indicating any
positions of responsibility held.
 Other information in support of your application
THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE REPAYMENT OF
ANY MONIES PAID TO OR ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT IF ANY
INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE APPLICANT IS INCORRECT.
SIGNED ......................................................DATE ................................
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