Interesting report . via Legal Cheek who write,
Linklaters has launched a free online legal internship aimed at giving UK university students insight into the life of a magic circle lawyer.
In what is understood to be a UK-first, the London-headquartered outfit has teamed up with digital education provider, Inside Sherpa, to create a virtual platform available to students “from any university, background or degree”. In offering exposure to virtual colleagues and clients, the ‘Linklaters Virtual Programme’ hopes to equip participants with practical legal skills and commercial awareness as they contemplate a career in law.
During the online internship, which starts at the end of this month, students will undergo a series of tasks similar to that completed by Links’ vac schemers and trainees on a day-to-day basis.
The seven-step virtual training programme begins by requiring participants to “pitch to a consortium of banks” that need legal advice ahead of a fintech acquisition. It then rounds off by asking participants to leave a voicemail for a client, before listening to a recording from one of the firm’s partners offering tips on communicating with clients.
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