The Legal and Democratic Services team at Peterborough City
Council operates a work experience programme each year for the
following:
- senior school pupils interested in a career in law or public
administration
- law students intending to qualify as lawyers
- law degree graduates
Examples of some typical work experience includes:
- senior school pupils spending time with investigators, lawyers
and Democratic Services officers
- Law Students attending the Magistrates Court to watch trials
and undertaking research on the benefit of work placements for Law
students
- Graduates assisting one day a week with a project to produce a
work retention schedule and assess the merit of retaining archived
files
We can provide work experience which runs according to a
timetable of events over a period of one or two weeks or for one or
two days a week over a longer period according to your needs.
The work experience programme runs from June to August and
January to March. Applications for each of these periods need
to be submitted by 01 May for the summer and 01 November for the
winter.
Our aim is to provide experience which the applicant will find
useful in assisting them to decide if they would like a career in
law or Democratic Services and which provides a real insight into
the work of lawyers and Democratic Services officers in the public
sector. Because our work experience opportunities aim to provide a
quality experience, specifically tailored to different levels of
experience, we receive many more applications that we can
accommodate.
In order to distinguish those who would gain most from work
experience at Peterborough City Council we ask that all applicants
submit a maximum 300 word statement about why they are seeking work
experience with Peterborough City Council and what they hope to
gain from their experience. Law degree graduates should specify
which area of law particularly interests them and why.
All applicants should also be prepared to submit a report at the
end of their work experience.
Applications need to be submitted to:
Head of Legal Services
Chief Executives Department
Town Hall
Bridge Street
Peterborough
PE1 1HG
The Legal and Democratic Services team cannot accommodate more
than two work experience persons at any one time but if your
application is accepted we can put you on a waiting list for a
placement. Please be aware that applications are always high during
school holiday periods.