In-house Legal Summer Internship, Flex Legal
RS Group
£10.95 - £10.95 per hour
Legal profession staffing agency
Open for applications
Legal profession staffing agency
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£10.95 - £10.95 per hour
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the legal industry more human and agile.
Role
Who you are
- Interested in pursuing an in-house legal career
- A final year university student or a recent graduate who has achieved a 2.1 grade
- Studied a law degree or STEM subject, e.g. engineering of Chemistry but want to qualify as a lawyer through LPC or SQE
- A socially mobile candidate – the internship is designed to bring socially mobile and diverse aspiring solicitors into the legal profession. As part of your application, you will be asked to provide more details of your background and upbringing, particularly related to your education and social background
- An interest in tech would be useful
- Someone who is currently not in full-time legal employment or who has not lready secured a training contract
- Available to work full-time from 10th-21st June
What the job involves
- This work experience is aimed at providing insight into the legal function of a large international organisation for a future aspiring lawyer
- Each intern will have a buddy in the Legal Team
- You will be invited to all team meetings
- You will be set a presentation topic
- There will be collaborative tasks
- You will have the opportunity to meet other teams including: Sales, HR, Marketing, Cybersecurity, Digital and Tech
- You will need to bring your own laptop, equipment will not be provided
Application process
- Complete an assessment by Thursday 2nd May
- Complete an interview on Thursday 2nd May
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Law firms often experience periods of increased demand, especially around project work, but don't have the time or expertise to easily source skilled legal professionals. Flex Legal was founded in 2017 with the goal of easing these staffing problems, giving law firms access to a flexible pool of qualified and vetted lawyers and paralegals.
Flex's main competition are the traditional recruitment agencies who have supplied temporary workers in this sector, but lacking the links to the legal profession they are unable to source the best talent or accurately assess their suitability for roles. Compared to other legal agencies Flex is a step ahead in its matching systems and interface, for instance offering video profiles and automated timesheets and invoicing systems which are not typical in the sector.
As the legal profession continues to modernise, having access to the top new talent will be increasingly important. Flex's contribution is to implement tools like the training journal app, which is the UK's first digital Qualifying Work Experience record. This will bolster Flex's pool of qualified legal talent while supporting students and employees through the qualification process, a win-win for the company and the industry. In 2024, an acquisition by vision-aligned London-based international law firm Mishcon de Raya will see Flex maintain autonomy and benefit from new capital.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Private healthcare (following successful completion of 3 month probationary period)
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working, with vibrant office based just off Bermondsey Street in London
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Generous nursery benefit (subject to scheme’s eligibility criteria)
- £200 annual development budget for personal/professional development
- £200 allowance towards home office equipment
- Employee Assistance Programme
Company HQ
Bermondsey, London, UK
Leadership
Mary Bonsor
(Co-Founder)Is also a Governor at Keyworth Primary School. Was previously a Solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood LLP.
James Moore
(Co-Founder)Is a board member for SysKit, Gearset and 3T Software Labs. Prior to co-founding Flex Legal was CTO of Redgate Software.
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