Legal Vacation Scheme - Legal Services - Manchester

Price waterhouse Coopers LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

PwC invites penultimate and final year students to join its Summer Internship in Manchester, offering a hands-on introduction to business law and client-facing work. You’ll gain commercial awareness, build skills, and expand your network while earning a pro-rata salary.

Successful interns may receive a conversion path to a full-time graduate programme upon graduation, with exposure to the firm’s diverse business areas and professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year or final year students eligible.
• Keen interest in business law.
• Undergraduate degree (any subject) or on track to graduate.

Responsibilities

• Summer Internship provides exposure to PwC’s legal services and business environment.
• Potential to secure a full-time graduate offer if performance is strong.

Job description

Legal Services

PwC has one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world. Our client-facing legal practice is an exciting place to launch your legal career. We are focused on providing our graduates with high-quality legal training and daily exposure to broader business skills. By providing strategic guidance and support to all kinds of clients and industries, you’ll build a broad perspective on the business world while developing your legal knowledge.

Apply for these programmes if:

• You have a keen interest in business law
• You are passionate about supporting clients
• You love solving problems
• You have a strategic mind

Joining a Summer Internship

At PwC, we support our people to grow further. And few career opportunities are a better first step than our Summer Internship. You’ll build your commercial awareness, skills and confidence. You could also lay the foundations for an exciting career path.

It's your chance to learn about our firm, get a taste for the business world and build your network. On top of all that, you get paid a good pro-rata salary. And, if all goes well, you could end the Summer Internship with an offer for a full-time job when you graduate.

In Manchester we have opportunities in the business area/s listed below. If you have a particular preference on business area, you'll have the opportunity to express this during the application process. Please note, preferences are considered but not guaranteed.

• Legal Services - SQE (Solicitor Qualifying Exam)

Whilst you will not study toward a professional qualification as part of your Internship, if successful and offered a conversion to our graduate programme you may be offered a role with a professional qualification route within your chosen business category.

What you’ll need

We allow applications from penultimate year (and onwards) law students and final year (and onwards) non-law students.

You need to demonstrate a keen interest in business law.

You'll need to have achieved or be on track to pass an undergraduate degree or above in any subject. We determine whether you're on course to pass based on the grades you achieved in your last completed year of academic study.

As a reminder we accept one application per recruitment season. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have taken the time to research your chosen business categoryand business areathoroughly, and have a good appreciation of the professional qualifications aligned to your preferences.