Commercial Law Placement Programme

Computacenter PLC; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a placement student for its UK in-house Group Legal team in Hatfield for one year. You will gain first-hand experience of working as an in-house lawyer in a fast-paced commercial environment, with exposure to customer and supplier contracting, bid support, negotiations, and a wide range of legal queries.

You'll work with business colleagues and external partners, maintain internal legal records, conduct research using AI tools, support regulatory and compliance matters,

Qualifications

• Current law student, second year (or about to complete second year).
• Experience or interest in commercial law is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining internal legal records, resources, and databases.
• Conducting legal research using AI platforms and other tools.
• Providing regulatory and compliance support to legal advisers and contract managers.
• Supporting ad hoc legal and administrative requests, using AI where appropriate.
• Reviewing, negotiating, and drafting customer and supplier contracts, including NDAs and various agreements.
• Managing the legal inbox and allocating matters within the team.
• Mentoring work experience students.
• Attending external keynotes, seminars, and webinars.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

AI tools

Education

Current law student, second year

Tools

AI platforms

Legal databases

Job description

Group Legal is a dedicated team of lawyers and contract managers, providing expert legal advice and contracting support across the business. We support pre-sales opportunities, manage high-value client contracts, and oversee a wide range of corporate legal and compliance matters. We're looking for a legal placement student to join our UK in-house legal team for one year. During your placement, you'll gain first-hand experience of what it's like to work as an in-house lawyer in a fast-paced commercial environment. You'll get exposure to customer and supplier contracting, bid support, negotiations, and a wide variety of legal queries, while working with people across the business and externally. Please note that this is an in-house commercial legal placement for the full duration of the role and the role reports directly to the UK Head of Legal.

What you'll do

• Maintaining our internal legal records, resources, and databases
• Conducting legal research using AI legal platforms and other tools
• Providing regulatory and compliance support to legal advisers and contract managers
• Supporting with ad hoc legal and administrative requests, using AI where appropriate
• Working alongside legal advisers to support the review, negotiation, and drafting of customer and supplier contracts, including confidentiality agreements, goods and services agreements, order forms, local services agreements, and statements of work
• Managing the legal inbox, including responding to queries and allocating matters across the wider team
• Mentoring work experience students
• Attending relevant external keynotes, seminars, and webinars, Please note: This is an in-house commercial legal position only available for undergraduates looking to gain experience to support their legal studies. At the end of the placement the successful candidate will return to university to complete their degree. You'll be a current law student (or equivalent), having completed or about to complete your second year of undergraduate study
• A genuine interest in commercial law
• A proactive approach, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once
• Enthusiasm, willingness to learn, self-motivation, and a helpful attitude
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work independently while also contributing as part of a collaborative team
• A calm and professional approach

Experience you will gain

• First-hand insight into working in a busy in-house legal environment
• A stronger understanding of the IT industry and how legal teams support it
• Experience of teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
• Exposure to working with both customers and suppliers
• A broader understanding of different legal career paths
• Insight into how different teams and departments work together across the business

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers' infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance. Interested in joining a company with a strong sense of community? We're growing. We're hiring. We encourage. We empower. We support. #winningtogether #peoplematter