Are you interested in a career in law? Would you love to work for a global law firm with offices around the world? Do you want to develop skills to give you the best possible chance at being successful in the future?
If the answer is yes then consider the bespoke, award-winning, two-year development programme for year 12 or equivalent students – Clifford Chance ACCESS.
This pioneering programme consists of twelve different components (some of which are paid), each focused around specific core areas of your personal and professional development, culminating in the opportunity to secure a place on our ACCESS SPARK programme and ultimately a Training Contract. Further information on ACCESS can be found here.
Be aware that this programme does have qualifying criteria:
1. You are in Year 12 (England and Wales), S5 (Scotland) or Lower Sixth (Northern Ireland)
Unfortunately if you do not meet this criteria then you are not eligible for the ACCESS programme.
You must also meet at least TWO of the following criteria (please tick all that are applicable to you);
1. You are attending, and have attended from age 11, a state-funded, non fee-paying school/college
2. You grew up in a household where no parent or guardian attended university.
3. You are currently in receipt of, or have previously received, free school meals, Pupil Premium, Education Maintenance Allowance and/or a 16 to 19 Bursary
4. You are attending a school or college with;
- A below average A-level or Higher point score; and/or
- low rate of progression to higher education
5. You have been, or are currently, in local authority care (for a period of three months or longer)
6. You are, or have been, a full-time or part-time carer
7. You came to the UK as a refugee or an asylum seeker.
8. At age 14, the occupation of the main household earner (parent/guardian) is considered to be in the lower socioeconomic group which is namely;
- technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver
- routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff
- long-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)
Note: young people who meet the local authority care criterion do not need to meet any other criterion.