The Firm

Clyde & Co has grown to become a leading global law firm in our core sectors. With a headcount of over 5,000 staff operating from over 60 offices and associated offices across six continents, we offer a comprehensive range of legal services and advice to businesses operating at the heart of global trade and commerce.
From developed to emerging markets, we aim to support our clients by putting the power of our globally integrated firm at their disposal with a range of seamless and efficient services and the very best, commercially minded, legal advice.
This, together with our sector expertise and regional understanding, allows us to help clients identify and manage risk and liability, navigate challenges, harness commercial potential and achieve sustained growth in today's complex and volatile business environment.

We are committed to being a responsible business which means taking responsibility for the impact we have on the environment and seeking to reduce it as much and as quickly as possible. It means taking responsibility for giving back and being a positive contributor to the communities in which we operate. And it means taking responsibility for fostering a truly diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace so that all our people can flourish and fulfil their highest potential, for the benefit of them, the firm and our clients.

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 one: We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success

Excel with clients: We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do

Celebrate difference: We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement

Act boldly: We 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.

For those eligible for both LIFT Social Mobility and LIFT Black Heritage insight weeks, please apply to LIFT Black Heritage only. You do not need to apply to both programmes.

The Programme

Programme dates: 8 - 12 July 2024

Deadline to apply: 23:59, 24 March 2024

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 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.

Please click "Apply " to complete an application.