The Business Foundation Course

Overview

The Business Foundation Course is a two-day work insight programme designed to provide you with insight into life at a Magic Circle law firm and assist you to develop essential skills required for pursuing a fulfilling career.

Open to applicants aged 16 to 18 years, who attend non-fee-paying schools, the Business Foundation Course incorporates a variety of activities designed to expand your knowledge of career pathways and increase your confidence in your ability to achieve your professional ambitions. During the course, you will take part in a series of interactive workshops, providing you with the chance to engage directly with Linklaters people from across the firm.

Course Content

The Linklaters workforce is split between the Practice, which includes those handling legal matters for clients, such as lawyers, legal assistants, and paralegals, and the Business Teams which are those who support the firm's operations, helping it run smoothly and efficiently, such as accountants, marketing specialists, HR professionals, and IT managers. Day one of the course will focus on the Practice and day two will be based around insights into the roles of various Business Teams.

Dates

This course will take place on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th April 2025 between the hours of 9:30am-4:30pm (Monday) and 9:30am-5:30pm (Tuesday).

Location

This Business Foundation Course will be hosted in-person at Linklaters' Global Headquarters (1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ).

Eligibility

In order to apply for the Business Foundation Course, you must be aged between 16-18 years old and be in full time education at a non-fee-paying, UK based, school or college.

Applications

Applications open at 9am on Friday 14th March, before this date and time you will not be able to apply.

Applications will not be assessed on the basis of academic ability; however, you must be able to clearly articulate your reason for applying, and how you believe the course will support your skills development and future career aspirations.

Please write your application authentically, using your own words and ideas. All applications will undergo screening for the use of generative AI. Any applications detected as using generative AI will be rejected.

Applications will close automatically at 23:59 on Friday 21st March and successful applicants will be informed the following week.

Linklaters will close applications as soon as a sufficient number are received. This may well be in advance of the application deadline and so we strongly suggest that you complete your application at the earliest opportunity!

Travel and Subsistence

Linklaters will reimburse reasonable travel expenses and will provide both lunch and refreshments.

Contact

If you have any questions or queries, please contact BusinessFoundationCourse@Linklaters.com

Application deadline:
Friday, 21 March 2025 at 17:00 (UTC)
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