2025 UK Summer Internship

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2025 UK Summer Internship

About this programme

Our three and a half week, in-person paid summer internship will show you what we do, how we work and the impact we make in the UK and around the world.

Programme details

Explore the intersection between law and business. Develop the foundation of skills you need for a global legal career. You’ll do all this, and more, on our three and a half week internship in our UK offices.

This isn’t just a chance to shadow our lawyers. You’ll play a real role in our teams and take on responsibility from day one. Whether attending court hearings, working with clients or developing your professional network, you’ll experience the cutting edge of the legal sector. You'll discover how law can unlock potential around the world and in your own career. That includes seeing how a purpose-led organisation makes a difference through pro bono work and sustainability commitments.

The internship is your chance to see if law is a career you can thrive in. Working across our practice groups and sectors, you’ll be giving your career the best platform by developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will support your professional growth.

During the internship, you will:

• Come to London for an induction with your peers from other international offices;
• Experience the complexities of our work and discover how you can make a real impact around the world. You’ll see how we think across borders to find creative solutions for our clients;
• Join a forward-looking, friendly team while collaborating with colleagues around the world;
• Develop your knowledge and skills through structured learning and development opportunities;
• Be supported by a strong network of supervisors, buddies, and mentors to develop your confidence and identify your own personal and professional goals;
• Be part of an international early careers community full of talented colleagues who’ll become part of your global network;
• Have opportunities to explore interests beyond your role, including legal tech, sustainability and pro bono work, to give you an authentic insight into life at DLA Piper; and
• Enjoy a supportive working environment where your wellbeing is always a priority and your workload is managed so you can always deliver your best.

You’ll have the freedom to discover your own path and make an extraordinary impact beyond the borders of traditional law. Tomorrow’s legal industry can’t hire yesterday’s skills. Unlock your potential and start building a different kind of legal career.

Show us your strengths in action. Once you've completed your internship, you could be offered a place on the international training programme. Please note: you’ll be considered for a position on the international training programme in the office where you do your summer internship.

For our summer internship, we recruit interns into the following offices:

• Birmingham
• Edinburgh
• Leeds
• London
• Manchester

What do we look for?

We’re looking for people from a diverse range of backgrounds who have the potential to thrive at our firm.

To succeed on our early careers programmes, you don’t need any specific legal experience or education, but you will, in addition to the eligibility criteria:

• Have an interest in international law and business;
• Have a forward-thinking and entrepreneurial mindset and will be excited about doing things differently in the legal industry;
• Be self-motivated by a strong desire to achieve your personal and professional goals;
• Enjoy collaborating with others and will be instinctively socially aware;
• Have a growth mindset so you see setbacks as learning opportunities, and you’ll proactively look for ways to grow and develop;
• Enjoy working in an ever-changing environment; and
• Enjoy taking ownership of tasks and thinking critically.

About DLA Piper

Opportunity, unlocked

We’re redefining what an international law firm can be.

With over 90 offices in more than 40 countries, we offer global careers without limits. At DLA Piper, you’ll find the most interesting work, experience the riches of other cultures, and enjoy the complexity of an interconnected world.

We’re a different kind of law firm. We’re a firm where you’ll focus more on shaping the future than protecting the past. You’ll work in forward-looking teams to find creative solutions for clients.

We’re making an extraordinary impact, beyond the borders of traditional law. Looking forward, without forgetting how far we’ve come.

On our Early Careers programmes, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills to give your career the best platform. You’ll have the opportunities to discover your own path and the support to help you along the way.

At DLA Piper, you’ll define the impact you make. Unlock your potential. Come and shape the future of law.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.