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About the Role

RISE is Norton Rose Fulbright's flagship work experience programme, designed to support talented students from underrepresented backgrounds by providing them with the necessary skills, networks and resources to accelerate a career in the legal sector. Through a combination of skills development, mentoring, workplace experiences, professional networking, and ongoing support, RISE helps students build the confidence, knowledge and connections needed to fulfil their potential.

Responsibilities

Be enrolled onto a two year development programme with the firm
Attend an in person work experience week in October half term (w/c 26 October 2026) at either our London or Newcastle office.
Complete work shadowing with both our fee earning and business services 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.

Requirements

Be currently studying in Year 12 (or equivalent)
Have attended a state school
Have achieve minimum grade requirements, averaging an overall score of six in your top eight subjects, which must include English and Maths.
Meet at least one of the programme's social mobility criteria
Demonstrate ambition, a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn
Interested in developing their skills and exploring future career opportunities
Willing to actively participate in programme activities
Committed to personal development and making the most of the opportunities available

Skills

Innovative
Commercial
Value the work that they do

Location

London
Newcastle

Work Type

In person
Full-time

Experience Level

Year 12 (or equivalent)

Education Level

State school

Salary/Compensations

£500 across the programme

Benefits

Travel will also be reimbursed

About the Company

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide.
We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view and believe diversity drives innovation, so we're building a culture where difference is valued.

Equal Opportunity

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential.
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service.
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams.
We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates.
If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know via EMEAResponsible.Business@nortonrosefulbright.com.