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Placement details

Overview

Location: Leeds

Start date: to be confirmed

Application criteria:

As a firm DLA Piper do not have any academic requirements to apply for their project manager apprenticeship, however the tuition providers DLA Piper work with do have minimum academic requirements.

• You will need at least 120 UCAS points (or equivalent) and five GCSEs, including Maths and English, or equivalent, at Grade C/4 or above.
• You need to have the right to work in the UK and have lived in the UK for the last three years.

Application deadline: 25th February 2025

How to apply: click 'Apply' at the top of this page!

 

About the DLA Piper Project Manager Apprenticeship

Explore the intersection between law and business. Discover how an international law firm makes an impact in the UK and around the world. Develop the foundation of skills you need for a global legal career. You’ll do all this and more on DLA Pipers four-year Level 6 Project Manager Apprenticeship.

As an apprentice, you'll get the qualifications and experience you need to start a global career that transcends traditional boundaries. You'll be part of a firm that embraces new ideas and fosters progress. With a focus on shaping the future of law, you'll do work that's as diverse as the world we live in.

On the project manager apprenticeship, you'll be earning while you learn, with no university fees or student debt. You'll spend one day a week with our training provider, QA, studying towards:

• BSc (Hons) Project Management, awarded by Northumbria University, Newcastle

In the role, you will: 

• complete work-based learning (four days a week) by working in DLA Piper Law& teams. You'll complete rotations (work placements in different teams) across the office to use the knowledge and skills learn from your academic studies;
• be at the forefront of legal innovation, working on high-profile, cross-border projects that will shape the future of law and business.
• join a forward-looking, friendly team while collaborating with colleagues around the world to drive results you're proud of;
• develop your knowledge and skills through structured learning and development opportunities in DLA Pipers supportive culture;
• be supported by a strong internal network of supervisors, buddies, and mentors who'll set you up for success and guide you in identifying your own personal and professional goals.

 

About DLA Piper

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in over 90 offices across more than 40 countries throughout the world. Their global reach ensures that they can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. They are the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to over 13,000 clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed.

A different kind of law firm. DLA Piper believe great businesses can make a better world.  They are a firm where you’ll focus more on shaping the future than protecting the past. To DLA Piper, new ideas are as welcome as the people who voice them, because open minds unlock exciting futures. Forward-thinking, innovative organisations can find the answers to today’s most difficult questions. That’s why, every day, they help them succeed. Their bold and dynamic culture means they think big and act decisively. Because relationships are at the heart of everything they do for their clients and communities. They're making an extraordinary impact, beyond the borders of traditional law. Here you’ll have the freedom to seize opportunities and discover your own path.

Next steps

Click 'Apply' at the top of this page!