The Mukesh Patel Scholarship

The Mukesh Patel Scholarship is a scholarship for law students established by national law firm Freeths in memory of Mukesh Patel, former Managing Partner of Freeths' Leicester Office. The scholarship provides local undergraduate law students with an award of £8,000 (£4,000 per year from second year), with a focus on the socio-economic backgrounds of students who want to pursue a career in Commercial Law. This award also includes a work experience opportunity with Freeths. Freeths launched the scheme to honour Mukesh's legacy and commitment to diversity and equality within the legal profession and to the local business community. Mukesh, who was born and went to school in Leicester, led the firm's Dispute Resolution team in Leicester and subsequently became Managing Partner of the Leicester office in 2014. The scholarship aims to support students demonstrating financial need who are pursuing undergraduate law degrees at De Montfort University.