Careers at Burges Salmon

Dates 6 - 10 July and 13 - 17 July 2020

(1 week unpaid work experience)

The Bright Sparks Work Experience programme is designed for students in Years 10 - 12 only.

Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm whose unique model and collaborative culture delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.

Our six core values - Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

It's important to us, that as a Responsible Business, we represent the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

We are proud to have been awarded 'Happiest Work Place' at the National Happiness Awards in 2017, and in 2018 we were delighted to have been awarded 'Law Firm of the Year' for the third year running by RollonFriday.

Bright Sparks forms part of our commitment to PRIME to offer fair and equal access to quality work experience. As a participant in our Bright Sparks programme you will get an insight into the world of work and develop key business skills. During the week-long programme, you will take part in a series of workshops and spend time in a variety of departments, which may include:

Finance (including Accounts)
People Team (including HR, Recruitment, Corporate Responsibility, Learning & Development)
IT
Knowledge & Information Services (including Library)
Legal departments (including learning about Apprenticeships)
Marketing
Operations i.e Business Facilities

The aim is to give you the chance to experience the world of work and help confirm your career choice or open your eyes to other options, which you may not have considered. Having work experience on your CV will be an advantage when you come to apply for jobs or higher education courses.

Closing date: 3 November 2019

Please note that we operate a blind recruitment policy. At application stage we will not be able to see your name, address and school. This policy aligns with ourdiversity and inclusionstrategy and is part of our commitment to ensuring that our recruitment processes are as fair as they can be.