Enhance Your University Experience
As a student ambassador, you’ll play a part in expanding The Lawyer Portal community by employing new and innovative ways to engage students! In doing so, you’ll develop a roster of new skills and tangible experience to bolster your CV.
Events By Bird & Bird
Get tips on acing training contract applications, through specially curated 12-month program of development and learning.
Boost Your CV
Garner a roster of new skills including leadership, community building, networking and marketing.
Track Your Progress
You’ll receive regular feedback throughout the year and leave in hand with a skills report.
Being an ambassador for TLP has been a great experience. The role has improved many skills that I can now talk about in applications and interviews, including organisation and marketing skills. It has allowed me to demonstrate innovation as I try to come up with new ways to promote TLP and overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the TLP team.
Lucy, University of East Anglia
AMBASSADOR RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Be Doing
With your know-how and campus connections, you’ll bring awareness to the wealth of resources that The Lawyer Portal has to offer.
Student ambassadors can expect to get involved with:
- Leadership and community building, by managing a Facebook group for their university, sharing relevant TLP articles and encouraging university members to join.
- Communication and organisation, by creatively promoting TLP at their university, e.g. running and speaking at TLP events and contributing to content for the website.
- Growth and product development, by participating in focus groups and market research.
PROGRAMME PERKS
Benefits Of Being An Ambassador
Programme highlights include:
- Exclusive access to a Bird & Bird webinar, specially curated for TLP ambassadors with valuable insights on how to ace training contract applications.
- Attend further Bird & Bird and TLP events and network with trainees, lawyers and law students across the country.
- Develop organisation, marketing, communication and leadership skills and boost your CV with tangible experience.
- Receive regular reviews throughout the programme and leave in hand with a skills report.
Eligibility Criteria
Who Is Eligible To Apply?
We will consider your application if you meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Received AAB at A-levels (mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration, including GCSE result evidence)
- Must be eligible for Bird & Bird’s next recruitment cycle, which means you’re in your penultimate- or final-year of university
- Have 2:1 degree result prediction, where possible
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We welcome applications from undergraduate and postgraduate law and non-law students.
Application Process
How To Apply
To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement of up to 600 words to [email protected] that outlines the following:
- How you meet the selection criteria
- The university you’ll be attending your second year or beyond of in September 2022/23
- Why you want to be a TLP ambassador and the skills/experience you have to be a successful ambassador
- What social media experience you have that can support your role in promoting TLP and Bird & Bird (include any social media handles)
- Why you’re interested in Bird & Bird.
APPLICATION OUTCOME
What Happens Next
Ambassadors represent universities across the country, with a number of spots available per university on the programme.
We review applications on a rolling basis with applications closing on August 7th 2022. Successful applicants will be notified by the middle of August.
Good luck!
FAQS
Ambassador Programme FAQs
Is this a paid role?
As part of the programme, ambassadors will be acting in a voluntary capacity.
What would my responsibilities be?
You would be responsible for promoting content for both The Lawyer Portal and Bird & Bird across social media channels and attending events.
Would I be working alone?
No, TLP reserves a number of spots for each university. This means you’ll have other ambassadors from your university who you’ll be working with.
What experience do I need?
No prior experience in a similar role is necessary! However, experience with managing and growing social media accounts would be desirable.
Do I need to be at university to apply?
Yes, the programme requires that applicants are at university or will be starting university at the beginning of the academic year.
Do I need to be a law student?
No, we welcome applications from non-law undergraduate and postgraduate students too.
