Virtual Internship with Law students
General
- Undergraduate; 3rd year, 2nd year
- 70 hours per learner
- Dates set by projects
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 2/1 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Non profit, Small to medium enterprise
- Legal, Any
Categories
Skills
Overview
- Details
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Virtual Internship Opportunity
Bring on one or more students from London Metropolitan University to be your virtual interns! Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students are available for 20 hours of placement.
This is an unpaid for-credit experience
- Learner skills
- Casework, Policy writing, Law, Research
- Deliverables
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Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project.
Project Examples
Students can complete a substantial project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates structure for the internship, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal.
Program outline
Students who are in their 2nd or 3rd year of study can look for placements in Autumn, Spring, and Summer. Students from these law courses cover the following areas:
- Corporate law
- Civil law
- Criminal law
- Property law
Areas of focus for students could include but is not limited to:
- Drafting legal documents
- Policy writing (coronavirus policies)
- Attending court
- Shadowing solicitor/ barrister
- Helping out with client work
- Customer service
- Helping out with casework
- Legal Research on specific topics
- Draft legal memorandum
- Finalize and/or correct drafts
- Creating Powerpoint presentation on research topics for case development
- Legal websites editing
Recruitment process
Please submit a project to this page describing your Virtual Internship opportunity, if you are able to provide a position. You can message Angelina Marochka if you have any questions prior to applying. Students will apply for Internship positions with employers whose projects are approved.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Must be able to provide milestones or project goals.
Feedback at the end of the placement period.
A dedicated contact with who we can liaise with via video and email over the course of the project.
For international students (Tier 4) we require weekly timesheets to be signed off by the member of staff from the organization overseeing the work placement/project.
Be available for a quick conference call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual placement. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact on a daily basis, or as needed.
105 hours of work experience required over a semester (roughly 15 weeks). These hours can be completed in a minimum of 15 working days (based on 7 hours per day) full-time during the summer, or over a semester in a part-time mode.