PLACEMENTS

What will the work be like?

You'll probably be wondering about the type of work you'll do here. The best way to understand what life as a City lawyer is like is to join us on a placement scheme and experience working with us yourself. Completing a placement is a practical and stimulating experience that will help you to decide whether a career with us is right for you.

A placement will give you first hand experience of our work and working style. We offer two types of placement. There is one programme for those from a non-law background and another for those from a law background. The non-law scheme is targeted at those in the final year of university and beyond, who have studied a non-law degree, and is held in December over two weeks. The law programme is aimed at those who are studying or have studied law, and runs for four weeks in the summer.

Both programmes are highly structured and designed to give you a feel for what life as a trainee is like with us. Each placement participant sits with either a partner or an associate to experience life as a City solicitor. Whether you're attending client meetings, going to court or doing office-based legal work, you'll be able to make a practical and valuable contribution to your team. Talks, exercises and projects are designed to give you full exposure to the practice and the various types of work we do. Of course, there are plenty of social activities too, including softball, tours of the City, meals and drinks with trainees.