Our Summer Intern Programme
WHAT DO YOU DO AS AN INTERN?
This four-week internship involves a comprehensive training and development programme, which will enable you to get the most from your internship experience. Interns will be placed in one of our five main practice areas, giving them excellent exposure to high quality work. Interns will also get exposure to all of the practice areas within the firm through a series of workshops. You will work on real client matters and pro bono projects, giving you a fully immersive experience. We supplement this with seminars and skills sessions in order to give interns a realistic insight into the busy and diverse nature of life as a trainee in a law firm.
A career in Arthur Cox is challenging, exciting and rewarding. Our people are supported in meeting these challenges and developing the knowledge and skills in core areas which are essential to success as a lawyer.
These include:
• Advanced writing and drafting
• Negotiation
• Project management
• Communication
• Working with people
• Practice management
• Business development
This four-week internship involves a comprehensive training and development programme, which will enable you to get the most from your internship experience.
WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE PART?
When you join Arthur Cox, you will work with lawyers who are the leaders in commercial law. You will work on the largest, most complex and innovative transactions and become part of a team of highly respected experts.
You will work with experts who are committed to giving you exposure to unique situations and opportunities essential for your own professional growth. Development of your professional knowledge and experience is a key feature of our internship programme.
It suits those who have a continuous thirst to develop legal expertise, who have ambitious career prospects, and who prefer an entrepreneurial atmosphere. You’ll find all this in a friendly, inclusive workplace.
What we’re looking for...
Teamwork
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Drive
Ambition
Intellectual rigour
Curiosity
Excellent problem solving skills
Strong communication
What you can expect from us...
Fully-paid internship
Exposure to high-calibre clients and work
Comprehensive training programme
Supportive environment
City centre location
Onsite restaurant and barista bar
Free onsite state-of-the-art gym
Employee Assistance Programme
Firmwide social events
Accommodation provided for interns outside of Dublin
Potential pathway to traineeship
Excellent career progression
Hear from our previous interns...
Seoda Smyth University College Dublin
Liam Cleary University of Galway
Elaine Treacy University College Cork
Cormac Hoare University of Cambridge
Mary Igbinigun Dublin City University
Carla Cooney Trinity College Dublin
THINKING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE TRAINEESHIP?
Not only does our Summer Intern Programme give you an insight into Arthur Cox culture and life as a trainee but it can also be an opportunity to go on and become a trainee in the firm. Our Summer Intern Programme is an important pipeline for our Trainee Programme.
If you go on to become a trainee at Arthur Cox, these are some of the highlights of the programme:
- Five rotations
- Pro bono rotation
- Trainee rotation preferences
- Size of intake – intakes up to 60 trainees
- Zambia Project
- Client secondments
- Trainee bursary
- Comprehensive Knowledge, Learning and Development Programme
- Advanced electives – Accredited external provider
- Career progression (Our Managing Partner, Geoff Moore, our Chair, Orla O’Connor, and many of our partners, trained with Arthur Cox)
