Our investment in our people starts even before they begin their formal career with us.
We run two placement schemes: London Summer Placements and
International Summer Placements . Both are highly sought after, and are designed to give you a realistic flavour of what it is like working for Baker & McKenzie.
Play the video above to hear about the experiences of the London Summer Placement scheme by one of our Associates, Richard Davies.London Summer PlacementsThe London Summer Placement scheme aims to give students who are interested in a career in the legal profession a taste of what it is like working for an international law firm.
The scheme is open to both law and non-law students in their penultimate year of undergraduate study, or in the second or third year of a four-year course.
Each three-week placement comprises two seats - two weeks in one department and one week in another. You are given the opportunity to select which departments you wish to be placed in. You will be involved in live work, acting as part of the team. We will provide training sessions to help familiarise you with some of our typical transactions, while helping you to develop a range of key skills. You will be paid £270 per week for the duration of the placement.
You will have the opportunity to attend departmental and client meetings and court hearings. We offer a range of social events to enable you to find out more about the firm from current trainees.
The dates for our 2011 Summer Placements are:
- Intake 1: 20th June - 8th July
- Intake 2: 11th July - 29th July
- Intake 3: 1st August - 19th August
The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 January 2011.
See the
Application and Selection page for further details on the interview process for a London Summer Placement.
