In-house Commercial Law Undergraduate Placement - 12 months

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Hatfield

Hatfield

213209-en_GB

Life on the team

Salary: £23,500

Start Date: 16th June 2025

Recruitment Process: Online application, CV review, interview

Duration: 12 months

Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire or Blackfriars, London

Positions: 1

Applications closing date: 9th May 2025

Group Legal are a dedicated team of Lawyers and Contract Managers, delivering expert legal advice and contracting support. Our services encompass pre-sales opportunity assistance, management of high-value client contracts, and oversight of corporate legal and compliance matters.

We are seeking a legal intern/placement student to come and join our UK in-house legal department for one year. During your time here, you will gain first hand practical experience of what it is like working as an in-house lawyer in a fast paced, sales environment. The role will highlight exposure to customer contracting, supplier contracting, bid negotiations, and many more areas as you deal with a broad range of legal queries and work with people internally and externally. Please note that this role is an in-house commercial environment for the entire placement.

The position reports directly to the UK Head of Legal.

Responsibilities include:

Maintaining our internal legal records/ resources/ databases
Conducting legal research on topics as requested
Providing regulatory and compliance support to legal advisers and contract managers
Dealing with ad hoc administrative legal requests
Working alongside legal advisers to support them in advising on, negotiating and drafting customer and supplier contracts, such as confidentiality, goods/ services agreements and other documentation such as order forms, local services agreements and statement of works
Managing our legal inbox, this includes dealing with legal queries and allocating the matters to the wider team, requested by internal teams on behalf of customers and suppliers
Providing legal support to bid teams
Mentoring work experience students
Attending external keynotes and seminars/ webinars hosted by customers or relevant organisations

Qualifications and Requirements:

Current student, studying a law degree (or equivalent) and completed/or about to complete second year of study
Genuine interest in commercial law
Inquisitive
Proactivity, attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Enthusiastic, willing to learn, self-motivated and a helpful attitude
Good written and oral skills
Ability to work independently, and be part of a collaborative team
A calm professional manner, even during times of rapid change

Experience you will gain:

Insight into working in a busy in-house legal environment
Understanding the IT market and the interaction with legal
Teamwork and collaboration
Exposure to interactions with customers and suppliers
Appreciation of the different legal career paths
Insights into different departments internally

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 thier 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.

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

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.