Macfarlanes first-year insight day

The first year insight day is designed to provide you with an insight into City law and to give you the opportunity to meet trainees, solicitors and partners within the firm.

The day will consist of the following:

• A negotiation exercise
• Speed networking
• Lunch with trainees, solicitors and partners
• An application skills workshop
• Work-shadowing a trainee

Whilst the day enables us to meet you this is a two-way process. You will have an opportunity to meet people across the firm. Work-shadowing one of our trainees offers invaluable experience. You will get to see the real work that goes on behind closed doors.  We will also help you with application forms, offering advice and tips on what you should and shouldn’t write. In addition we ask that you come armed with questions. 

The insight day will provide you with skills and information to decide whether a career in law is right for you.

When is the first year insight day?

Our first year insight day will be held on Tuesday 27 March 2018.

Who should apply?

We welcome applications from candidates with either a law or non-law background with outstanding academics. Applicants will need to be in either the first year of their undergraduate degree or second year of a four-year undergraduate degree.

In addition to outstanding academics, the qualities we look for in applicants are the same as those we look for in our people. These include strong communication skills, attention to detail, research skills, drive, motivation, resilience and an interest in City law.  

Application process

Our application form is online. The form itself is simple and is designed to give you every opportunity to impress us.

Applicants will be invited for a telephone interview before offers for a place on our insight day are made.