Norton Rose Fullbright RISE Work Experience Programme

I am delighted to introduce you to our new Year 12 work experience programme, RISE, launching in October this year.

We are reaching out to you as we would be most grateful if you could spread the word and encourage students in your network who meet the below eligibility criteria and are interested in a career in Law to apply on September 2, 2024. 

About the programme

Aimed at year 12 students with an interest in a career in commercial law, RISE, our two-year work experience programme, is designed to provide students with the necessary skills, networks and resources to accelerate their career in the legal sector.

This course is designed to upskill aspiring legal professionals to be successful in applications for graduate schemes. Students will:

• Be enrolled onto a two year development programme with the firm.
• Complete work shadowing with both our business services and fee earning teams.
• Get to know our clients with an insight day at their offices.
• Participate in a mock assessment centre.
• Receive specialist training from in house teams including early careers, learning & development and bids.
• Join our mentoring programme to develop your commercial acumen with our trainees and clients.
• Join us for your graduation day in our London office

Students will receive a £500 bursary split across two instalments across both years along with a laptop. 

Timeframe

• Applications will open on September 2 and close on September 30, 2024.
• Students will join us for a week of activity during October half term (w/c 28 October,) followed by a virtual mentoring programme in Year 13 (September 2024 to January 2025), ending with two days of engagement in our offices in July 2025. 

Information sessions 

• We will be holding information sessions on Friday July 12, 13:00 for teachers
• Student information sessions will be held on Friday September 6, 13:00

To register please RSVP for sessions here - https://forms.office.com/e/0FWz7MvLeT

Eligibility criteria

• Be in Year 12 in the September 2024 intake at your college or sixth form.
• Be within a one-hour commute of either our London or Newcastle office. Office hours are 10:00 – 17:00.
• Have attended a state school for majority of your time in secondary school.
• Achieve minimum grade requirements, averaging an overall score of six in your top eight subjects, which must include English and Maths.

In addition to the above, students must meet one or more of the below criteria. You:

• Spent time in local authority care.
• Grew up in a household where no parent or guardian had attended University.
• Have been eligible for free school meals at any point between the ages of 11-16.
• Came to this country as a refugee/asylum seeker (you must ordinarily reside in the UK on the first day of the first academic year of your course and have been recognised as a refugee on this date).
• Have been registered as a carer.
• The occupation of your main household earner is categorised as a routine or manual occupation. A summary of this can be found here.
• You are attending a state school or college with:
  a) below average A-Level or Higher point score and/or
  b) low rate of progression to higher education.

The application form and an additional guidance document will go live on our website on September 2.

Please check our website here for links and further information - RISE | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Natasha