Our unique Vacation Scheme
We won’t pretend it’s easy to get onto our Vacation Scheme. From the hundreds who apply, we invite the most promising to an assessment day. And following that we accept just 60, who participate in four intakes over the vacation periods. But here’s the key statistic. Every year, we recruit around 90% of our new trainees directly from the Scheme. As for the Scheme itself, we think it’s an exceptionally well designed way for potential recruits to get to know Nabarro, and vice versa. It lasts for three weeks, rather than the more usual two. And, no less important, you’ll spend the entire time in a single department, allowing you not just to start building relationships, but to roll up your sleeves and get involved in some interesting work for clients. You’ll be given a proper induction to the firm, learning how our various systems work and gaining valuable research skills. And, just like a Nabarro trainee, you’ll be allocated a supervisor, responsible for keeping you productively occupied, as well as a trainee in your department, who will be another point of contact during the scheme.
Socially, too, there are all kinds of activities lined up – a chance not just to relax and enjoy your time with us, but also to start getting better acquainted with potential future colleagues across the firm.
Those awards we mentioned? We’re justifiably proud of the fact that our Summer Vacation Scheme won the Target award for “best undergraduate internship/ vacation programme”, for three consecutive years, beating off competition from the likes of Accenture, BP and Deutsche Bank. In addition, we recently won the Ratemyplacement award for 'best short term insight scheme' - an award based on the students' views of their placements. You can read their reviews at www.ratemyplacement.co.uk
