Community investment

We are committed to supporting community projects in the areas closest to where we live and work, as well as those in underserved communities, by providing volunteers and funding. We encourage our colleagues to get involved in and volunteer for projects focused on access to education, access to employment, supporting local communities and facilitating social mobility around the world to break cycles of poverty and improve people’s life chances.

Two-story paper model house with gabled roof, dormer windows, and arched doorway, shown in black and white.

Representative work

Access to education

We support mentoring, job shadowing skills workshops, bursaries, school supply drives, and career days.

Public legal education – our long-term London partnership with Young Citizens promotes legal education in schools, ensuring more young people learn about the law and the legal sector. In the U.S., we have been long-standing supporters of Street Law, a legal and civics education program for secondary school students.
Helping primary school children – we work with two primary schools in London to provide additional support for their students, such as delivering financial literacy workshops and acting as reading partners.
Providing educational bursaries – many of our offices provide bursaries to help students from underprivileged or underserved areas. This includes our Perth office, which funds an A&O Shearman Ngoolark Bursary for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.