We are now accepting applications for our Summer 2025 scheme.

Each placement will be for four weeks from 7 July to 1 August 2025

Placements will be paid at the rate of the London Living Wage, which is currently £13.85 per hour. We may also be able to assist with accommodation and travel costs for successful applicants who live outside the Greater London area.

Please note that applications will only be considered if you have completed the relevant application form and provided a copy of your CV. We regret that due to the volume of applications we expect to receive, we might not be able to contact you if your application has been unsuccessful.

The closing date for applications is 5.00 pm on Friday 9 May 2025.

Before applying for a place on our scheme, please read the Information for Applicants document here.

The application form is available here and the equal opportunities monitoring form can be downloaded here.

About the scheme

We launched our Summer Placement Scheme in 2012 with the aim of offering paid work placements to undergraduate students who cannot afford to undertake unpaid work experience or who are from under-represented groups within our firm and the broader legal profession.

We know from our own experience as recruiters that gaining relevant experience can make a crucial difference to a candidate’s ability to secure a training contract.

Every year we give undergraduate students (of any academic discipline) the opportunity to experience working life at Bhatt Murphy.  Placements are paid at London Living Wage rates and we help with accommodation and travel costs for students living outside of central London.

Each placement is usually for one month to help the successful applicants gain meaningful work experience across our areas of practice and an understanding of the realities of working for a legal aid firm.

Please note that we do not offer ad-hoc work experience or internships outside of our summer placement scheme and the Hackney Schools Inspire! programme.  There are no exceptions to this, so we politely ask that you do not send speculative applications to the firm.