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Law Graduate Programme

Deliver business solutions to local and global clients whilst developing skills for an exciting career in Law.

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    Law

    With over 4,500 legal professionals and a huge growth ambition in both the UK and globally, our Legal business works both independently, delivering legal advice direct to its clients, and seamlessly with other EY professionals - including Strategy Consultants, Technologists, Tax Advisors and Corporate Financiers. We deliver complete business solutions to clients, helping build trust and confidence in worldwide economies and industries.

    In our Law team, you'll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals enabling change and helping to shape our legal business. You'll learn new skills to help you develop into a fully rounded and forward-thinking lawyer and your proactive, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial outlook will be nurtured in our people-focused culture.

    Technology in Law

    EY Law is at the forefront of technology and legal innovations, benefiting the business, our clients and our people.

    What will you be doing?

    • Completing four, six-month seats within various legal practice areas
    • Assisting our lawyers with exciting high-profile work
    • Meeting clients and taking on responsibility for seeing matters through to completion
    • Working on business development, marketing and pitches
    • Working with EY colleagues from other service lines to deliver legal services as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
    • You may also have the opportunity to undertake a client secondment
    • Are you eligible to apply?

      We operate an open access policy, meaning we don’t screen out applications on your academic performance alone. You will, however, need to have completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or equivalent by the time you commence your training with EY. You will also need to have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths, and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.

      We're also looking for candidates with an understanding of EY Law, in particular our multi-disciplinary approach and the benefits that this brings to our clients.

      We welcome applications from all academic backgrounds and are looking for individuals who will succeed at EY in the desired role and future qualifications, therefore throughout our recruitment process your academic performance will be considered against your online assessment scores to determine your suitability for an EY role. We are also proud to partner with RARE recruitment, so that your application can be processed in the context of your socio-economic background. This allows us to give you the maximum credit for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your personal circumstances.

      Read more about our academic requirements.

    Programme length

    Two years

    Salary

    Competitive 

    How’s it structured?

    After an EY induction, you'll join an inclusive and collaborative team who will support you in your career journey and guide you on client work. Throughout your time at EY, you'll have plenty of training and development opportunities. We'll provide you with the experiences, tools and technology to personalise your career including:

    • Formal learning for technical skills and knowledge as well as the softer skills that are essential to both an EY and a legal professional
    • A careers counsellor who will support you in your personal development and provide feedback and regular coaching
    • A buddy who will support you in your transition from university to a global professional services firm
    • The option to elect a mentor outside the Law team for broader career development
    • Access to a wider graduate community for shared learning experiences
    • Opportunities to expand your network and building lasting relationships for the future with internal colleagues and external clients

    During the programme you'll gain further knowledge and complete four six-month seats within the following areas: Transactions, Corporate Structuring, Commercial and Digital, Employment, Energy, Financial Services Regulatory, Data Protection and Controversy/Disputes. Throughout each of your four seats, you'll learn through experiences and receive additional tailored technical training in the relevant practice area.

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    Rewards and benefits

    You want a career that counts. An experience that challenges you. That rewards performance and ultimately defines your future. That's what's on offer at EY. After all, our success is founded on yours.

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    Adjustments

    All candidates should be given the opportunity to be their best selves throughout the process. We have adjustments in place to make all individual applications accessible.

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    FAQs

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