Legal Placement - Second Year Students - Nottingham, Bristol or Oxford

A huge opportunity for second-year students

Apply for Legal Placement at Freeths – and build a rewarding career at our leading firm. Are you a budding lawyer with a burning ambition to be brilliant? At Freeths, we get you off to a flying start. We’re a full-service law firm with more than 1,000 freethinking colleagues, spread across 13 UK offices. We’re smart and entrepreneurial. We’re bold in how we engage with our clients. And we’re a friendly, diverse and together team who always look out for each other.

Unique opportunity for second years

Would you like to spend a week in one of our offices, doing hands-on work experience and learning what life is like at a leading law firm? Students who excel in this opportunity will be offered formal training to join us after they graduate.

How Our Legal Placement Works

We offer a limited number of one-week placements in our offices each year. Choose your preferred office when you apply (below) and we’ll do our best to meet it. This year the legal placement will take place weeks commencing the 6th and 13th July 2026, so you must be available for those weeks. Our placements are an opportunity to learn about the law, increase your understanding and self-confidence, and learn how Freeths can support you building a successful law career.

More Reasons To Join Freeths

We take your growth seriously: We make sure everyone feels connected through a clear progression pathway and ongoing mentoring. Our modern training is rounded, relevant and focused on unlocking your potential. We recognise what you do: When you do great work at Freeths, it gets noticed. You receive excellent career development, and our rewards and benefits are among the best in the market. We take care of you: We combine a high-performance culture with a caring one, where your wellbeing and work-life balance are taken seriously. We know that differences add strength, so we have a diverse culture where everyone has the freedom to be your authentic self.

Apply now!

Applications close Friday, 6 February 2026 at 00:00

Application link- Freeths - AllHires

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Do we sound like a match? If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team.