Knowledge and Innovation Placement Students

Position overview

These roles sit across our Knowledge and Innovation teams, located out of the London office. They present a rare and exciting opportunity to work “behind-the-scenes” of a law firm, and get involved in a variety of knowledge and technology projects.

These roles will have a dual focus, as outlined below:

Legal Knowledge Focus:

- Three/four days a week, these role will support one of the following Legal Departments:

- Real Estate (which also includes construction and planning groups)

- Litigation & Investigations (which also includes employment and international arbitration)

- Corporate & Finance (which also includes Technology and Commercial, and Tax groups)

- Under the supervision of the Lead Knowledge Counsel for that department, these roles will provide knowledge-related support across a broad range of legal areas within that department. The support will range from researching changes in the law, or summarising new cases. It will include helping to answer queries from our lawyers, and facilitate legal training to lawyers and trainees.

Legal Technology Focus:

- Approximately one day a week, these roles will spend time in our Knowledge Solutions and Innovation teams. They will be supervised by the Senior Legal Knowledge and Technology Advisor and will become involved in a range of firmwide legal technology projects (including Generative AI).

What’s in it for you?

- The successful candidates will work alongside qualified lawyers, legal technologists/data architects, skilled project managers and legal researchers, and have the opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary skillset.

- They will develop vital skills in both the practical application of law, and also the practical utilization of legal technology in a large, international law firm.

- The successful candidate will have a guaranteed assessment centre for our Training Contract.