Access 2027

Description Job Title ACCESS Ashurst Perkins Coie 2027/28 Location London Role : ACCESS Ashurst Perkins Coie Student Reporting to: Ella Blakesley, Senior Social Impact Manager Duration: The two-week legal work experience placement will take place during the school summer holidays, with mentoring and skills sessions continuing throughout the following year. For more information, please visit our ACCESS Ashurst Perkins Coie website. Location: Spitalfields, London (near Liverpool Street Station) Remuneration & Benefits :

• Remuneration: You will be paid the London Living Wage for the full two-week work experience programme.
• Travel Expenses: Ashurst Perkins Coie will cover your travel expenses in full. Payment will be made to you in advance of the programme.
• Accommodation Costs: For students with a commute of two hours or more, we will cover the full cost of accommodation for both you and your parent or guardian in addition to travel costs .
• Clothing Voucher: A clothing voucher will be sent to you ahead of the programme to assist with the cost of professional attire.
• Meals: Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout both weeks of the programme. Who is Ashurst Perkins Coie? Ashurst Perkins Coie is a global commercial law firm with over 3,000 solicitors worldwide. Our solicitors give advice on business-related issues to large organisations, including global banks, tech firms, and government organisations. We regularly help our clients expand into new countries and develop major projects like roads, railways, and buildings. As a truly global firm, we work with people across the world in places like Tokyo, Sydney, and New York, and our work often appears in the press. Programme Overview
• Week 1 : During the first week of the programme, you will spend a week at our London Office, gaining an insight into life at the firm. You will spend two days with a legal supervisor in departments across the office and on the remaining days will take part in interactive skills sessions, involving representatives from Ashurst Perkins Coie and our clients. These sessions will focus on a range of topics including news literacy, recruitment top tips and career insights.
• Week 2 : During the second week of the programme, you will spend a day at five different organisations as part of the Social Mobility Business Partnership (SMBP). During this week you will receive an in-depth overview of each organisation, as well as the role of an In-house lawyer.
• Ongoing support : You will be matched with a volunteer mentor from Ashurst Perkins Coie throughout Year 13 to provide you with a greater insight into life as a lawyer as well as guidance on taking the next steps into higher education or employment. You will also have the opportunity to take part in our ACCESS Commercial Law programme and will receive ongoing support from the Social Impact team and representatives from Ashurst Perkins Coie to support you with your future steps. Eligibility criteria
• you are in your penultimate year of secondary school (Year 12 in England or Wales, Year 13 in Northern Ireland, or S5 in Scotland (or equivalent).
• you are attending a state funded, non-fee paying school/college or are attending a fee paying school on a 100% means-tested bursary. Additional criteria You must also meet one or more of the following: be currently or have previously been in local authority care. be currently in receipt of, or have previously received, free school meals, Pupil Premium, Education Maintenance Allowance and/or 16 to 19 Bursary. be currently or have been a full-time or part-time carer. have come to the UK as a refugee or asylum seeker. are attending a state school or college with:
• below average A-Level or Higher point score and/or:
• low rate of progression to higher education ( PRIME Work Experience School Eligibility Criteria )
• grew up in a household where no parent or guardian attended University. Important information
• We are passionate about reaching students who will benefit most from this opportunity and use Rare Recruitment's contextual recruitment system (CRS) to support us with our recruitment decisions in relation to applying the above 'additional criteria'. The CRS allows us to understand your achievements in the context in which they have been gained.
• We seek to recruit the best people, from every background, regardless of their personal circumstances, and the CRS help us to do that. If you are (or have been) looked after, accommodated or in care, you only need to meet the school year requirement listed in the Eligibility Requirements section.
• There is room on the application form to explain any extenuating circumstances that might impact your application. These above additional criteria are not exhaustive and may be amended over time.
• The programme will take place in London - students must be able to travel to London for the duration of the two week programme. We will cover your travel expenses in full and payment will be made to you in advance of the programme. For students with a commute of two hours or more, we will cover the full cost of accommodation for both you and a parent or guardian, in addition to travel costs. Use of generative AI in your application At Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition. We encourage the responsible use of generative AI across the firm to explore opportunities, improve the ways we work, enhance the capabilities of our people, and create new client-facing services. We recognise that AI, when used appropriately, can be a valuable tool for improving the creation and quality of your application. While we support the use of emerging technologies we expect that any AI altered content is thoroughly reviewed and appropriately edited prior to submission. This is important to uphold the ethical standards of honesty and authenticity expected by the firm. Its use is only to complement your efforts to authentically and accurately represent yourself, your experience and your enthusiasm for the role, rather than replace your thoughts or create them for you. We look forward to receiving your application. Please contact socialimpact@ashurstperkins.com if you have any questions. Apply now Click 'Apply' to begin/continue your application. NB: When completing the personal details section of the application form, please provide the email address that you check most regularly and ensure that there are no restrictions on receiving external emails.