Solicitor's Office

Apply for a place on our 2013 Vacation Placement Scheme A vacation placement with the Solicitor’s Office of HM Revenue & Customs (or HMRC) is a great way for any student with a particular interest in our work to gain some experience of it in practice and to spread information about the work of the Government Legal Service. We will run two, one-week vacation schemes in the summer of 2013. The dates are:
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1 July - 5 July 8 July - 12 July

The work Whether they are creating legislation or litigating in the highest courts in the land, lawyers and trainees in the Government Legal Service operate at the cutting edge of law and government, delivering legal solutions that impact upon the lives of millions. The Solicitor’s Office of HMRC does a broad range of often unique work covering, in addition to tax, many aspects of public law including Human Rights, European law, Judicial Review and Freedom of Information. We employ both solicitors and barristers and undertake both advisory work (including the development of new primary legislation and drafting secondary legislation) and litigation (with cases before the Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights). Further information is available at www.gls.gov.uk or

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/jobs/legal-trainee/index.htm.

The scheme During the week: o you'll join one of our legal teams and will be mentored by one of our current trainees, getting involved in the work of the team; and
Information is available in large print, audio tape and Braille formats. Type Talk service prefix number – 18001

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there will also be a number of talks about our work, and you will gain an insight into the way the Government Legal Service operates.

You will: o be based in HMRC Solicitor's Office in London (either 100 Parliament Street or Bush House Aldwych or both); and o