Placement Year
Michelmores LLPExpected closing date: Thursday, 10 December 2026
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Key Takeaways
- Gain first-hand legal experience in an administrative/paralegal role for 9-12 months.
- Opportunities available in Bristol and Exeter offices.
- Develop professional skills and gain insight into the legal sector.
- Apply by clicking the link provided or emailing early.careers@michelmores.com.
About the Role
About the Placement Year
Our placement years are designed to give you first-hand experience of working in a law firm, allowing you to develop your knowledge and skills while contributing to real legal work. This experience will help you build valuable professional skills that will support your future career.
For 9-12 months, you'll work within one of our legal teams in an administrative/paralegal role. You'll receive direct supervision, take part in learning and development sessions, build your network across the firm and have the opportunity to get involved in our ESG initiatives if these are of interest to you.
The placement is non-rotational, giving you the opportunity to gain in-depth experience within a specific area of the business and develop strong legal knowledge and skills. You'll be supported by senior lawyers within your team, as well as a trainee buddy who can provide day-to-day guidance throughout your placement.
Placement year opportunities are available in our Bristol and Exeter offices. During the later stages of the recruitment process, you'll be able to indicate both your preferred office location.
Learning and Development
Throughout your placement, you'll have the opportunity to attend a range of learning and development sessions alongside colleagues from across the firm. These sessions will help you build your professional skills, broaden your understanding of the legal sector and gain valuable insight into different areas of the business.
Why Michelmores?
Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.
We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.
Alongside building your understanding of the law, you’ll gain a real grasp of the commercial realities that affect our clients and how we help them make the most of their opportunities.
You will be joining a firm that wants to make a positive difference to the world around them, for their people, their clients, the local communities we work in and the planet.
Who We Are Looking For:
- Individuality
- The right values and behaviours
- A growth mindset
- Future leaders
- Candidates who are passionate about law and a career at Michelmores
How to Apply
To apply please click the link below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please email early.careers@michelmores.com and we can arrange a call.
Right to Work
All employees must have a legal right to work in the UK. British and Irish citizens have an automatic right to work. Other citizens must have a UK visa or settled status. Please provide full details of your immigration status and how you intend to qualify for a UK visa. Any offer will be conditional upon your right to work in the UK. Potential sponsorship options are subject to UK immigration policies and reviews. Michelmores cannot guarantee eligibility for sponsorship.