SPARK Scheme

by Clifford Chance

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Deadline: 12th December 2019
Salary: £350 p/w
Length: Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Roles: Legal/Law
Location: London
City: 10 Upper Bank Street, London

SPARK Scheme

SPARK is an award-winning and unique opportunity to gain an unparalleled introduction to the world of commercial law, undertaking classroom based learning alongside work shadowing in a practice area. You may even secure a Training Contract by the end of your first year of university (or second year if you are on a four-year degree).

Experience and skills

You do not need to have prior legal experience or a Law degree to apply to us. As our SPARK Scheme may lead to a Training Contract, we will expect you to be a problem-solver with strong communication skills and commercial acumen. The competencies that we look for in our SPARK interns (and trainees) include:

  • Business awareness
  • Leading and managing
  • Problem solving with commercial insight
  • Relationship building and networking
  • Strong communication skills (oral and written)
  • Ability to identify legal vs business issues

You will be in your first year of study, or your second year if you are completing a four-year degree.

If you are a Law student then you should be able to start a Training Contract in 2023, and if you are a non-Law student then you should be able to start in 2024. The details for the Training Contract are:

  • Job Title: Trainee Solicitor
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Location: 10 Upper Bank Street, London
  • Salary: £48,000 (first year), £54,000 (second year)

Application process

Applications open on 1st August 2019 and close at midnight on 12th December 2019. We do not recruit on a rolling basis and we do not review applications until after the deadline has passed.

Shortly after submitting your application, you will receive an email from us asking you to complete an online Watson Glaser critical reasoning assessment. This takes approximately 30 minutes and should be completed within 5 days of receiving our email with instructions.

The assessment days for our SPARK Scheme will take place in London from the week commencing 3rd February 2020.

About Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, offering local and global clients expert advice on all aspects of commercial law. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across five continents and seven practice areas.

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