Brand ambassadors

Dentons brand ambassadors are an intrinsic part of the graduate recruitment campaign and will work closely with the graduate recruitment team to build the firm's brand and presence on your campus. If you are an active member of the student community and are passionate about pursuing a career in law, this is an excellent opportunity to get an in-depth insight into the world's largest law firm.

We are looking for eight brand ambassadors to work across the following universities:

• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Durham
• London School of Economics
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Reading
• University of Warwick

What will the role involve?

You will be required to work two weeks each academic term, for five hours each week. The specific weeks can be confirmed with the graduate recruitment team before the academic year begins. This role will see you involved in a variety of tasks with the aim of promoting the Dentons brand on campus: 

• Generating interest in Dentons news and events by working closely with the careers service, faculties, colleges and student societies on campus.
• Promoting the Dentons work placement and training contract opportunities throughout the academic year.
• Strategically distributing promotional items and literature on campus.
• Using a variety of social media to promote the training contract and other Dentons opportunities.
• Managing Dentons competitions on campus.
• Running one focus group with a variety of students from your campus.
• Monitoring the Dentons profile on campus and providing feedback on our profile to the graduate recruitment team throughout the academic year.
• Collecting student feedback on effective ways to engage with them and ideas around ways to improve our presence on campus going forward.
• Providing two comprehensive reports at the end of the autumn and summer terms. These will cover the current perception of our brand, activities our competitors are engaging in on campus and an evaluation of your work as a brand ambassador.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for ambitious and active individuals who are passionate about a career in commercial law to help promote our brand on campus. You will be an LLB Law undergraduate, in either the second or third year of study. Key skills for this role include:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to network within the student community and body.
• Innovative and creative ideas to help in brand promotion.
• Professional work ethic and manner.
• Good organisational skills and reliability.

What will you get?

As a brand ambassador you will gain invaluable experience in marketing, advertising and networking, whilst establishing a strong professional network of contacts within the legal industry.

You will receive a payment of £500 for your work in two equal instalments. You will also take part in a full day's training at the Firm's London office and will be invited to a thank-you lunch at the end of the academic year.

Application process

Please send your CV and a 500-word covering letter to [email protected].

Your covering letter should cover these key areas:

• What interests you about Dentons?
• Why do you think you would make a good Dentons brand ambassador?
• What creative ideas would you bring to the role?

The deadline for applications is Friday 10 June 2016.

If you demonstrate the skills we are looking for in your CV and covering letter, you will be asked to complete a short video interview.