About:
Articles is Rare’s multi-award-winning development programme for candidates applying for vacation schemes and training contracts with legal clients. The Articles helps participants to increase their chance of securing a vacation scheme and, ultimately, a training contract.
During the programme, participants benefit from:
- Five one-to-one coaching sessions with our expert coaches.
- In-person group sessions with 12 participating law firms including Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith and White & Case. Partners, associates, trainees and members of graduate recruitment teams participate in these sessions, providing candidates with exceptional networking and learning opportunities. These sessions also allow candidates to share ideas and to learn from one another.
- Support with applications and interviews with these firms.
Articles is open to Black African and Black Caribbean students and students of mixed race with Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in their first year of a three-year course or second year of a four-year course. You must be a Rare candidate to apply.
The programme is very competitive. You will need ABB or equivalent at A-Level, or at least 38 IB points. We will take into account contextual information and mitigating circumstances, including the impact of COVID-19 on your examinations.
Candidates can apply online from 22 January 2024.
Selected applicants will then complete an interview in February or March 2024 to secure a place on the programme.
