Summer Law School
The Tods Murray summer law school is a unique opportunity to sample life as a solicitor, whilst studying for your law degree. One to two week work placements often involve work shadowing, whereas our eight week programme enables you to obtain valuable exposure to various transactions, well beyond that which can be achieved during shorter placements.
Summer Law School Duration and Salary
Our summer law school lasts for a period of eight weeks, usually taking place throughout June and July each year. We recommend that applicants are, at least, in their 3rd year of an Undergraduate LLB or in their 1st year of the Accelerated LLB.
Successful applicants joining us for the summer will be paid at least £270 per week (£2,160.00 throughout the eight week programme).
Summer Law School Programme
Our programme focuses on key elements:
Induction Programme
To maximise your time with us, we provide you with an intensive induction programme, which helps you familiarise yourself with your new colleagues, the office environment, our IT systems and our day-to-day way of working.
In addition to getting to grips with our working environment, the induction programme also gives you the opportunity to mix with other Summer Law School participants and existing Trainees and to kick-start the social side of the programme by getting involved in the extra curricular activities planned by our Sports and Social Committee.
Departmental Placement
Whilst assigned to a specific department you will be involved in various transactions, carrying out research, attending client meetings and, in some cases, working on a departmental project. Of course, support will be available to you throughout the programme and you will be assigned both a supervisor and a “buddy”, to provide you with continual guidance. Placements are available within eight of our departments, providing the opportunity to work on transactions in a number of industry sectors including:
Business Skills Development Workshops
We understand that a summer placement is a key element in your career development, and to maximise your time in this commercial environment, we will provide weekly workshops, exclusively for summer law school participants, to help build on your business skills. Workshops on offer will include:
- IT/IP
- Renewable Energy
- Entertainment Law
- Securitisation
- Charity Law
- Business Development
- Drafting
- Presentation Skills
- Hospitality and Leisure
- Traineeship Interview Tips
Traineeship Interview
Towards the end of the programme, you will be offered a traineeship interview for one of our traineeship contracts, commencing two years in the future. Last year we made offers to 93% of our summer students, and, as you can imagine, many were delighted to be returning to university with the security of a traineeship under their belts.