AVAILABILITY
Please note, we are currently at full capacity for placements in 2025.
As a result, applications will be considered for work experience opportunities in 2026.
We encourage you to submit your application early for consideration in the upcoming year. Thank you for your interest, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Work Experience Opportunities
We are committed to providing meaningful work experience opportunities for people to gain invaluable life and employability skills.
The placements we offer are tailored to university students or those studying law. The type of work you would carry out with us during your placement depends on your experience and capabilities. For example, university students will experience a more hands on approach, undertaking research and preparing draft letters and documents for Fee Earner approval as well as observing client meetings.
Tasks set during work experience placements are on an individual basis, so you can be assured that you will only be asked to undertake tasks within your capabilities. The tasks will be as varied as possible, allowing you to gain different insights into our business and the legal sector by working with different colleagues across our Teams.
We can guarantee that you will develop and enhance different skills during your work experience, including customer service, administration, and organisational skills, as well as communication skills, confidence and self-belief.
Overall, work experience is beneficial for you to help you better understand the career you would like to pursue, and we would encourage you to apply for a work experience placement at Maxwell Hodge by completing the form at the end of this section.
What have previous work experience students said?
“Showed me what day to day office work is like, gave me an introduction to areas of the law I was yet to look in to and opened up possible career path ideas for me in the future. I would recommend this work experience as it gives a good insight into general day to day office life and provides a good idea of different areas of the law you may want to venture into”. (Mia, April 2024)
“This work experience has given me valuable knowledge and skills, which is transferable to my career. After reading case files and medical reports, this experience has confirmed my interest in medical negligence. After discussing career paths with different staff, I have learned that a training contract is not my only career path into law and that there are different routes for different legal jobs. I have gained skills and experience here which will be highly valuable”. (Elle, June 2024)
“I would 100% recommend Maxwell Hodge for work experience. I think it’s a fantastic place to complete work experience. It’s obvious that the company cares a great deal about their staff and clients alike. There are a number of areas that you can get involved in and I was able to do a lot more than I expected”. (Millie, September 2024)
“I’ve learnt how to draft several different types of letters and what information needs to be included in these letters. I’ve also learnt the process of a clinical negligence claim from start to finish and I now understand how to address clients in these claims, what steps need to be taken and the no win no fee aspect to these types of cases. It’s been interesting to learn which medical negligence claims are continued and which aren’t. I’ve built on my previous knowledge of wills and have learnt about codicils”. (September 2024)
“This work experience has been helpful for me as I now understand the different tasks and information necessary for building a case. By completing administrative tasks, I feel better prepared to enter the workplace, as I better understand what is expected of me if I were to work in a law firm. Following a typical office schedule has also help me acclimatise to what life would be like working in any office, not just a law firm”. (October 2024)
“This work experience has been invaluable, as it has enabled me to apply my academic knowledge in a practical setting, benefiting both my personal development and my future career prospects. By shadowing solicitors, I gained a deeper understanding of their roles and responsibilities in a real-world context. Additionally, I was able to observe the significant contributions made by their assistants and the entire ‘behind the scenes’ team, all of whom are dedicated to advancing client outcomes”. (Sophie, October 2024)
“All the team at Maxwell Hodge were so welcoming and kind to me I couldn’t have had a better interaction with them at all”. (November 2024)
“This [work experience] has taught me administrative skills. I am able to look at case studies and summarise that information in a clear and readable format. I have better knowledge now of what it’s like to work in professional legal environment and I have also developed my data analysis skills so looking at more complex information is easier than before”. (Muibat, December 2024).
“I would definitely recommend work experience with Maxwell Hodge because the staff are really welcoming, and they tell you how they got into the legal sector so you can get a good idea of the different pathways into law. You get to complete a range of different tasks, which were really interesting, and they really helped me get a good idea of what areas of law I may be interested to pursue in the future”. (February 2025)
