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Overview

This Autumn, we are delighted to be running our first Clyde & Co Academy, designed to give students from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds the chance to gain new skills, connections and the in-depth knowledge to succeed in a career in law and beyond.

Clyde & Co recognises that individuals from diverse ethnic groups such as Black Heritage are severely under-represented in the legal sector, and we want to create fairness at the firm for people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds – so everyone has an equal chance to succeed.

The Clyde & Co Academy has been set up in partnership with Bright Network to particularly support students diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds in reaching their full potential during their careers.

The programme will provide you with deeper insight into Clyde & Co and the wider legal industry, but also help you to build the technical skills and knowledge that will enable you to kick start your career in law. The two-month programme will include a mixture of tailored webinars, support, and networking, as well as 1-2-1 mentoring sessions with a member of the Clyde & Co team.

For everyone that completes the Academy, you will be invited to attend an Assessment Day in December with Clyde & Co for one of their 2022 vacation schemes.

 

How do I apply?

To get started, click on the link at the bottom of this page to fill in the short application form. Bright Network will then screen your initial application with successful candidates confirmed by the end of September.

You will be asked to answer two short written application questions, detailing your motivations for a career in law and this opportunity.

 

How does the Clyde & Co Academy work?

If you successfully gain a place on the Academy, you will be contacted by Bright Network with a timetable detailing the sessions on offer, which will run across two months through October and November.

The Academy will include five core webinars (detailed below), 1-2-1 mentoring sessions which you will arrange directly with your mentor, and optional drop-in sessions with the Bright Network team to ask any questions you may have.

  • 5th Oct      Intro to the Clyde & Co Academy, and Law as a career
  • 19th Oct    Panel session with ACED – Clyde & Co’s culture and diversity network
  • 27th Oct    Showing your potential in application processes & commercial awareness
  • 16th Nov    Your personal brand and how to succeed at Assessment Centres
  • 3rd Dec     Assessment Centre

All the sessions will be run virtually on Zoom, other than the Assessment Centre which will be held at Clyde & Co’s London offices. 

Please note you will be required to attend all the above sessions to be eligible to attend the Assessment Centre.

 

Candidate profile

To be eligible to apply for the Clyde & Co Academy, we are looking for students who are:

  • In their penultimate year of study (graduating 2023)
  • On track for a 2.1 in any discipline
  • Strongly motivated and committed to a career in law
  • Identify as being from a minority ethnic group such as (but not limited to) Black Heritage, Asian, Arab and Mixed/Multiple ethnicities

 

If you're ineligible or are not successful in being shortlisting for the Clyde & Co Academy, you can still apply for the vacation scheme directly.