Applications for January-June 2027 placements are now open.
To apply for a work experience placement in January-June 2027, please complete the application form and return it to Work Experience Team at workexperiencequeries@matrixlaw.co.uk in PDF format. Applications in another format may not be accepted. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 19 October. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Our work experience blog
Each work experience student is encouraged to tell us about their time at Matrix for the benefit of other students. You can read about it here.
Duties
The duties students can expect to undertake during a work placement at Matrix include:
- Completing basic legal exercises
- Conducting legal research and writing legal reports
- Learning about the roles of the staff team at Matrix
- Helping to book travel arrangements
- Taking barristers’ papers to court and observing them in action
- Helping to set up events
- Dealing with post
- Other ad hoc administrative duties
Application Criteria
Our work experience programme is only open to those undertaking GCSEs and/or A-Levels or equivalent at the time of the placement.
We take three work experience students every three weeks during the legal term. In selecting students for work experience, we actively seek to promote access to the profession and equal opportunities for those typically underrepresented at the Bar. Therefore, individuals who meet at least two of the following criteria will be prioritised in the application process for 50% of placements:
- Would be the first generation in their family to attend university
- Have been in receipt of Free School Meals
- Have been in care, been a young carer, or are estranged (have lost contact with and are no longer supported by family)
- Have parent(s)/guardian(s) who qualify for means-tested benefits
- Are from an ethnic minority background
- Are a refugee/asylum seeker
- Have a disability and/or are neurodivergent
- Attend a non-fee paying school or attend a fee-paying school on a full scholarship
If you believe you meet at least two of the above criteria, and wish to be considered for one of these priority placements, please tick the appropriate box in the application form.
The remaining 50% of placements accessible to all students undertaking GCSEs and/or A-Levels or equivalent at the time of the placement.
Expenses
Matrix will reimburse students for some limited expenses during work experience placements as a matter of course. If you would be travelling from another part of the country to attend a placement, or if you have concerns about expenses for any other reason, please speak to us in advance about what we can do to enable you to take part in the scheme. For all questions about work experience expenses, please contact our HR Manager, Lindsay Clarke at lindsayclarke@matrixlaw.co.uk.
Future Lawyers scheme
If you are accepted to complete one of our priority work experience placements (as described above) and you are studying for your A-Levels or equivalent at the time of your placement, you are eligible to apply to our Future Lawyers scheme.
Participants in the Future Lawyers scheme will be matched with a mentor at Matrix and invited to advocacy and networking workshops. Please see the Future Lawyers page for full details.
Student Placements
We are part of the Bridging the Bar scheme, which enables you to apply for a short placement at Matrix. We also take part in Bringing (Dis)Ability to the Bar’s mini-pupillage scheme. Further details on how to apply can be found on these organisations’ respective websites.
Please note we do not accept applications for student placements/mini pupillages/internships directly.