Commercial Law Placement Programme

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Hatfield

Hatfield

218938-en_GB

Life on the team

Salary: £25,000

Start Date: August 2026

Recruitment Process: Online application, telephone interview, ftf interview

Duration: 13 months

Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire or Blackfriars, London

Group Legal is a dedicated team of lawyers and contract managers, providing expert legal advice and contracting support across the business. We support pre-sales opportunities, manage high-value client contracts, and oversee a wide range of corporate legal and compliance matters.

We’re looking for a legal placement student to join our UK in-house legal team for one year. During your placement, you’ll gain first-hand experience of what it’s like to work as an in-house lawyer in a fast-paced commercial environment. You’ll get exposure to customer and supplier contracting, bid support, negotiations, and a wide variety of legal queries, while working with people across the business and externally. Please note that this is an in-house commercial legal placement for the full duration of the role and the role reports directly to the UK Head of Legal.

What you’ll do

Maintaining our internal legal records, resources, and databases
Conducting legal research using AI legal platforms and other tools
Providing regulatory and compliance support to legal advisers and contract managers
Supporting with ad hoc legal and administrative requests, using AI where appropriate
Working alongside legal advisers to support the review, negotiation, and drafting of customer and supplier contracts, including confidentiality agreements, goods and services agreements, order forms, local services agreements, and statements of work
Managing the legal inbox, including responding to queries and allocating matters across the wider team
Mentoring work experience students
Attending relevant external keynotes, seminars, and webinars

What you’ll need

You’ll be a current law student (or equivalent), having completed or about to complete your second year of undergraduate study
A genuine interest in commercial law
A proactive approach, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once
Enthusiasm, willingness to learn, self-motivation, and a helpful attitude
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The ability to work independently while also contributing as part of a collaborative team
A calm and professional approach

Experience you will gain:

First-hand insight into working in a busy in-house legal environment
A stronger understanding of the IT industry and how legal teams support it
Experience of teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
Exposure to working with both customers and suppliers
A broader understanding of different legal career paths
Insight into how different teams and departments work together across the business

Please note: This is an in-house commercial legal position only available for undergraduates looking to gain experience to support their legal studies. At the end of the placement the successful candidate will return to university to complete their degree.

Why you should choose us

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.

Access all areas

Join us and you’ll follow a structured programme that gives you access to all parts of Computacenter including our senior leaders.

Our customers

You’ll have the opportunity to work with our high-profile customers giving you first-hand exposure to what we do and the opportunity to help shape our solutions.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Global environment

Become part of our team and from day one you’ll become part of a global community, as you’ll work with like-minded team members from around the world who share your ambition.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Supportive environment

Share your skills with us and we will do the same! Not only will have great mentors to support you, but you’ll also get to work alongside some of the brightest people in the business.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

We’re a place where you can belong

At Computacenter, people matter. We value what makes you, you, and believe everyone should feel comfortable being themselves at work. Here, you’ll be recognised for your contribution, supported to grow, and welcomed into a vibrant, collaborative culture where you can experience a genuine sense of belonging - because when you thrive, we thrive.

You’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the skills and experience we need.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.