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Brodies

Brodies is a UK law firm headquartered in Scotland, with offices across Scotland and in Leeds and London.

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Head office Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Locations 14 office records

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United Kingdom - Virtual Work Experience

Type: Virtual Experience

Location: United Kingdom

  • Application timing: Registration is available at any time.
  • Programme dates: Self-paced online programme comprising four tasks of approximately one hour each.
  • Duration: Approximately four hours
  • Status: available

Published application and programme dates

  • Registration is available at any time.
  • Programme: Self-paced online programme comprising four tasks of approximately one hour each.
  • Who can apply: S4–S6 students.
  • Application process: Complete the opening questionnaire, then work through four online tasks.
  • Progression: Completion certificate for CV or personal statement.
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United Kingdom - Summer placements

Type: Work Experience

Location: United Kingdom: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness

  • Applications open: 2026-11-02
  • Closing date: 2027-01-04 12:00:00
  • Duration: Three weeks
  • Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

  • Applications open 2026-11-02; Close 2027-01-04 at 12:00:00
  • Who can apply: Minimum third-year LLB or first-year accelerated LLB students.
  • Application process: Research and attend law fairs Apply online Attend webinars Interview in January or February 2027
  • Progression: Traineeship assessment.
  • Disability support: Brodies publishes inclusion and neuro-inclusion commitments, but the checked programme pages do not set out a detailed early-career adjustment process. Applicants should contact graduate recruitment or the People Engagement team about individual arrangements.
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PRIMED for Law Work Experience

Type: Work Experience

  • Application timing: Applications open in March 2027.
  • Programme dates: Work-experience programmes run from mid to late June 2027.
  • Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

  • Applications open in March 2027.
  • Programme: Work-experience programmes run from mid to late June 2027.
  • Eligibility: Students aged 16–18 in S4, S5 or S6 at a state school who satisfy the published PRIMED for Law widening-access criteria.
  • Application process: Confirm eligibility against the published criteria and register interest when applications open in March 2027.
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United Kingdom - Breaking barriers: pathways to the legal profession 2026

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

  • Application timing: Free registration is available through the event page.
  • Programme dates: 17 November 2026, 17:00–18:15, online.
  • Status: no_application

Published application and programme dates

  • Free registration is available through the event page.
  • Programme: 17 November 2026, 17:00–18:15, online.
View United Kingdom - Breaking barriers: pathways to the legal profession 2026 official opportunity page (opens in new tab)

United Kingdom - Edinburgh Career Insight Day

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

  • Application timing: Applications open on 19 October 2026.
  • Programme dates: 19 February 2027
  • Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

  • Applications open on 19 October 2026.
  • Programme: 19 February 2027
  • Eligibility: S4–S6 students interested in learning about a legal career.
  • Application process: Apply through the official Brodies early-careers page.
  • Funding: Free day-long careers insight event.
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