PRIME’s Virtual Legal Work Experience
We believe that everyone can access law, you included.
PRIME and our member firms are determined to ensure that everyone who wants to enter the world of law has an equal chance to do so.
Our firms offer legal work experience to young people from less privileged backgrounds and have now come together to help create PRIME’s Virtual Legal Work Experience Programme.
You will get to experience what real lawyers do every day, working on tasks that introduce you to different practice areas, including commercial and criminal law. You will also build legal skills and gain an understanding of what it means to be a lawyer, helping you to decide if this is the career for you.
“It covered a lot of law and really made me think about certain elements. It introduced me to what real law work could look like and what aspects of it I may want to chase in the future.”
PRIME Virtual Legal Work Experience student
The Programme
The Legal System
Research and understand the UK's legal systems and routes into them.
Due Diligence
Assist with transactional work on a corporate acquisition by reviewing documentation.
Arbitration
Advise a client on the merits and drawbacks of arbitration as a choice of dispute resolution over litigation.
The Bribery Act
Analyse the facts as set out by your client and determine the risks they fact under the Bribery Act.
Commercial Property
Review a commercial lease from the perspective of your client and negotiate certain provisions on their behalf.
Discover what it means to be a lawyer and develop skills fundamental to a career in law.
Our Programme
Over 2,500 students have enrolled.
“Gives a detailed background that makes me feel as though this is a real task with real people involved. Really enjoyed the experience.“
PRIME Virtual Legal Work Experience student.
82
of participants said they were confident about the type of work they would be doing as a lawyer having completed the programme (up from 53% before).
93
of participants said they were likely to apply for a PRIME work experience placement having completed the programme (up from 64% before).
97
of participants said they were likely to pursue a career in law having completed the programme (up from 78% before).
“The program gave a practical perspective of the work that would be done as a Lawyer carrying out a broad range of tasks.”
“Very informative, the tasks were super interesting and it felt as though I were really working on behalf of a law firm.”
“I liked that you could complete the tasks in your own time, and that every task was different. They were challenging but it showed me how I could work through them.”
