Placements: UK

Our placement schemes provide a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a top legal firm and to find out more about Clyde & Co first hand.

You'll get to know us better, and we'll also get to know you - it's a great way of making a strong impression on us if you are thinking about applying for a training contract at Clyde & Co.

London and Guildford

In the UK, Clyde & Co offer two summer placement schemes, each a fortnight long, aimed at penultimate-year law students and final-year students of other disciplines. The summer placement schemes are also open to candidates who are currently studying for the GDL or LPC, or who are considering a career change.

It provides an opportunity for candidates to spend two weeks at Clyde & Co, meet lawyers at every level, experience the very real differences between academic study and legal practice, and undertake a variety of work.

Dates

The dates for the Clyde & Co UK Summer Placement schemes in 2009 are:

  • 22 June to 3 July 2009
  • 20 July to 1 August 2009

Real experience

During the two weeks, you'll have the opportunity to assist lawyers in different practice areas, each handling a range of work types. You'll gain experience of commercial law in practice. For example, you could get involved in any of the following:

  • negotiating transactions and drafting documents
  • attending trials, arbitrations and meetings
  • liaising with clients.

The areas of work you may be exposed to could range from analysing witness statements about a shipping incident to assisting on a high-value corporate transaction - a variety of opportunities that will give you a real taste of working life in at Clyde & Co.

Training

Clyde & Co has a wide range of education and training programmes for its lawyers. Our Learning & Development team work closely with the Trainee Solicitor Recruitment team to design a programme especially for summer placement candidates, which includes:

  • talks on areas of the firm's work and its overseas offices
  • role-playing and case study exercises
  • guidance on your next career steps after work placements.

Skills practice

As part of the programme, you'll have the chance to use many of the skills essential to the role of a solicitor at Clyde & Co. You'll gain experience of: 

  • negotiating
  • dealing with clients
  • interviewing
  • teamwork
  • research
  • presenting.

Social scene

The summer placement scheme is designed to be busy, challenging and rewarding - but it's not all about work! You'll have plenty of opportunity to meet our trainees and other staff in a range of activities including sports, social functions and lunch in the Clyde & Co coffee shop.

Apply

To apply for a summer placement scheme in 2009, visit
www.cvmailuk.com/clyde. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2009.

We are an equal opportunities employer. All applications are treated equally, regardless of age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status or sexual orientation.

If you have any further queries please email the graduate recruitment team at theanswers@clydeco.com 

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