LegalVitae is the Law Society’s jobs portal designed to showcase a full range of available positions to law students, such as Graduate and Summer Clerkship positions.
A legal clerkship is traditionally a summer program (though some private practice firms do offer a different seasonal placement) that provides you with a taste of working in a multi-disciplinary professional services firm.
For students who are hoping to work in private practice, a clerkship is an integral part of doing so. While a clerkship is not a prerequisite for working in private practice, it is a key stepping stone and the preferred method of recruitment for private practice firms as clerks are usually converted in to Graduates at the end of their program. It is important to note that while this is the most popular path to private practice it is not the only one.
Graduate positions are usually only offered to students in their final year who are graduating within the required time frame set by the firm or organisation, or recent graduates that have already finished their studies.
Most private practice firms, in-house legal teams and government organisations offer graduate programs. However, the majority of the graduates sourced by each organisation come from their previous pool of clerks or interns.
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