Undergraduate Placement Scheme
by BCLP
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Legal Placement Scheme
Our industrial legal placement for second year LLB students offers the opportunity to spend an academic year in our London office, gaining practical experience in one of five market-leading areas – Core Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Commercial Construction, Business Commercial Disputes and Finance Transactions.
Students will benefit from departmental legal training and will expect to receive a diverse range of legal tasks with a high level of responsibility in one department.
The programme will allow students to take part in an assessment centre for a Training Contract at the end of the placement.
The Placement
Students will spend their third year on placement at BCLP commencing in August each year, as part of a four-year qualifying law degree. The internship will be non-rotational, affording students the opportunity to embed in one area of the business and develop high quality legal skills and knowledge.
Each student will also benefit from the firm’s induction programme and department specific training sessions, the supervision of a UK qualified Solicitor, and a trainee ‘buddy’ scheme.
Students will be required to complete a reflective learning log each week whilst on the placement, which will outline work they have undertaken and skills gained.
Application and Eligibility
The programme is open to LLB and ‘Senior Status’ LLB students upon completion of their second year of the UK LLB programme. Students must achieve an average of 2.1 across both their first and second year results to be considered and will be required, if selected, to transfer to the LLB Law in Practice.
Mitigating circumstances regarding academic results will be taken into account during application and assessment
About Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
We are BCLP — with more than 1,275 lawyers across 30 offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America, we are a global law firm that is built on the foundations of thinking differently.
Curious and unbound by tradition, we’re shaking up the legal space with our ground-breaking thought leadership, market-leading solutions and collaborative culture. We’re a distinctly modern law firm that was built to evolve beyond more archaic structures. And as a fully integrated international team, we provide clients with clear, connected legal advice across time zones.
The world is changing, and we need bold and inquisitive minds to help us build the future of our firm. We’re at the leading edge of legal technology and innovation, pushing ahead and forging a bold new path in law. If you’re ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll have the freedom to explore new ideas and the space to grow while drawing inspiration from a diverse range of people, perspectives and interactions.
Plus, you'll be doing interesting, varied and impactful work as part of a supportive, globally connected team from day one.
Join BCLP, a firm to be proud of, a place to belong.
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