Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to
clients in its core sectors of insurance, transport, energy,
infrastructure and trade & commodities.
We're growing and transforming our business and accelerating our
clients' success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and
pursuing your potential have never been brighter.
Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and
grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We
share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful
ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where
everyone can thrive.
Here you're empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace
every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting,
stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams
and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors.
Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and
standards are high. You'll be fully invested in growing yourself, your
colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal - to
consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in
each other.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite
us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and
our firm. We:
Work as oneWe are a globally connected team of
talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clientsWe aim high and challenge
ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them
at the centre of everything we do
Celebrate differenceWe help each other to be at our
best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
Act boldlyWe seek new opportunities, take action
and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our
development and contributes to growth
LIFT Social Mobility
The LIFT Social Mobility insight week is a hybrid skills and
development week for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
During this 5-day hybrid programme you'll gain an insight into what a
career in the legal sector could look like. The programme consists of
2 days in-person in an office across the UK, and 3 days virtually,
during which you will have access to panel sessions, skills
development workshops and networking opportunities. You'll be able to
continue your development after the programme with the support from a mentor.
Key Requirements
To be eligible you must be age 18 years or older, and no longer in a
compulsory year of education (this includes secondary school, high
school or sixth form college or studying A Levels, Scottish Highers,
technical or vocational qualifications, or equivalent).
You also need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
You were eligible for free school meals. (You do not have to have
received them).
Your household income was lower than roughly £21,000 when you were
about aged 14.
You grew up in a household where no parent/guardian had attended
university or higher education. (You are still eligible if your
parents/guardians went to university as a mature student, and if a
sibling went to university).
The occupation of your highest-paid parent or guardian when you
were about aged 14 was:
technical and craft occupations (e.g motor mechanic, plumber,
printer, electrician, gardener, train driver) or
routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations (e.g.
postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm
worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner,
porter, waiter/waitress) or
unemployed.
You spent time in local authority care.
You are or have been a carer.
You had refugee or asylum seeker status as a child.
You have experienced homelessness.
You consider yourself to be from a lower socio-economic background.
Please note that to be eligible to participate in this scheme, you
will need to have the right to work in the United Kingdom for the
duration of the scheme. The vacation scheme role is not eligible for a
skilled sponsor visa. If you are on a student visa, you will not be
eligible to participate in the scheme during your term time. Please
contact earlycareers@clydeco.com if you have any questions about this.
The Programme
Programme dates: 7 - 11 July 2025
Deadline to apply: 23:59, 2 March 2025
Recruitment Process
Complete the online application form.
In the questions section, we want to hear what you think! We already
know what generative AI tools like ChatGPT think. Deeply considered,
personalised responses score best in this application.
We have made an effort to ensure this form and process is accessible
to all, however, if you have any questions or require any adjustments,
please email LIFTUK@clydeco.com. If you are successful through the
process and would be in need of adjustments once onboard, we will
check in again to ask for adjustments.
We recommend attending one of our virtual insight sessions
before submitting an application, to gain a better understanding of
the application process and insight week. Registration links for our
LIFT insight sessions can be found on our Early Careers website. We
do not recruit on a rolling basis.
