Work Experience
Your chance to see how the world of law works and take that vital first step towards a career with our future facing firm.
Your chance to see how the world of law works and take that vital first step towards a career with our future facing firm.
CMS is a founding member of PRIME, an organisation formed by various UK law firms committed to improving access to the legal profession.
Our work experience programme (CMS Connect) is designed for school and college students who might think a career in law is out of reach. This programme is here to prove it is not.
We will show you what’s possible, letting you experience how our legal practice works and the role you could play with us in the future.
During the programme, you will develop skills that all employers look out for, not just those in the legal profession. This happens through:
Following the one-week programme, candidates will continue their legal journey through a sustained programme of support. CMS Connect offers:
Applications will open on the 24th April 2024. To register your interest for future opportunities please click here.
Your five days of work experience will be packed with opportunities to learn, discover, and meet new people. It is your chance to lay the foundations for a future career in law. Following successful completion of the work experience, you will then enter a sustained programme of support with ongoing mentoring, workshops and events.
CMS will offer springboard support for any future applications you make to the Solicitor Apprenticeship or Insight Programme.
Get to know what makes CMS tick and how our lawyers help all kinds of clients.
You will spend time with colleagues across the firm who will show you what life is really like at CMS.
You will take part in workshops and insight sessions designed to enhance skills required for the world of work.
You will receive £275 on completion of the five-day work experience.
Upon completion of the work experience programme you will have access to our CMS mentoring platform and ongoing support. You can also apply for our Solicitor Apprenticeship or Insight programmes.
In order to apply for a work experience placement, you must meet the following qualifying criteria (please note the more criteria you meet, the more likely you are to be offered a place on the programme):
You’re in either:
Year 12 (England & Wales) or S5 (Scotland)
At a state school
You’re attending, and have attended from aged 11, a state-funded, non-fee-paying school/college
You must also meet one or more of the following
Note: young people who meet the local authority care criteria do not need to meet any other criteria.
Interested in applying?
Applications for our 2024 programme will open in Spring 2024.
An opportunity for us to start to get to know you, your educational background, work experience and interests and why you are interested in a career with CMS.
You will also be asked two motivational questions. These are:
Each answer to the motivational questions should be 200 words long. You should also remember to:
You may also be interested in our Law Scholarship programme. If you’d like to find out more about these programmes then join us on 2nd May 2024 for the Launch and Learn Webinar. You’ll rub shoulders with programme alumni, uncover insider tips to elevate your application, and discover how these opportunities can benefit you, your students or your community. This event is open to students, teachers, careers advisors, parents and carers, and friends of CMS. You can sign up here.
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24 April 2024 |
Applications open (all locations) |
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2 May 2024 |
Launch and Learn webinar (sign up under our events page) |
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19 June 2024 |
Applications close (all locations) |
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