Our Impact
We don’t just talk about our passion for social impact, we live it. Prime Advocates is a registered not-for-profit law firm, which means all our profits are reinvested into our impact programmes. The goal of our programmes is to help social enterprises flourish, in the UK and around the world.
Using our legal and financial acumen we run a business accelerator for female founders and a pro bono scheme for social enterprises and law firms. We have also developed an education network to teach students about social entrepreneurship and are developing a transformative vocational school in Ghana to improve female unemployment and the garment industry - See below.
Prime Advocates Impact Programmes are funded in part by the Prime Advocates Foundation, a restricted fund operating under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund, Registered Charity Number: 1099682. If you would like to donate to our impact programmes work, please click the link below!
Our Programs
Women of Impact
Women of Impact is a 12-month training, mentorship and business accelerator programme which pairs social enterprises with professional service firms (corporate finance and commercial law firms) and banks to serve as mentors and provide pro bono legal support. The programme was started to remove barriers to investment and business support that female “social/environmental” entrepreneurs encounter when trying to scale their enterprises. The programme provides pro bono legal support, networking and community building and business strategy and investment training.
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Social Finance Hot Desk
The Social Finance Hot Desk (SFHD) is a unique service, which provides social enterprises with free pro bono from some of the world’s top law firms and Prime. The Social Finance Hot Desk acts as an intermediary between the enterprises and law firms by gathering information from both parties about their needs and preferences. Law firms communicate their preferred types types of pro bono legal work and social enterprises submit specific legal issues or questions through SFHD.
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Osei Academy
The Osei Academy was a Ghanaian vocational initiative established to help create sustainable employment opportunities for women and to support the development of Ghana’s garment manufacturing industry.
Following a successful pilot phase and extensive on-the-ground work stimulating the local garment fabrication ecosystem for numerous years, the Osei Academy has now completed its operations. During its implementation, the Academy focused on inclusive education, equipping women with practical skills to build self-reliance, reduce economic and social inequality, and strengthen the domestic garment value chain.
Sustainability, workers’ rights, and supply chain transparency were embedded throughout the programme, ensuring that industry growth aligned with community wellbeing and environmental responsibility.
The insights and learnings from the Osei Academy continue to inform Prime Advocates’ broader impact strategy and future initiatives supporting ethical manufacturing and economic empowerment.
Learn more about our impact programs in this interview recorded in 2021 with our founder, Anthony Murphy.