Brand Managers

The overall aim of the Brand Manager will be to strengthen DLA Piper's relationship with the University and to increase the firm's presence and brand awareness on campus. If you are in touch with the student community and are an active member of the student law society this is a good opportunity for you to raise your profile on campus and to get an inside look at a leading international law firm. 

Each year we recruit Brand Managers at the following universities:

• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• University of Leeds
• University of Liverpool
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Oxford
• University of Sheffield
• University of Warwick
• University College London

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work closely with the Graduate Recruitment team to develop a strategy for approaching university activity on campus
• Distribute promotional items and send emails to student law society members and different colleges
• Work with relevant faculties, colleges and student societies to organise events to increase DLA Piper's profile on campus
• Generate interest in and advertise DLA Piper events to relevant university students
• Assist in the running of DLA Piper university events
• Monitor DLA Piper's profile on campus and provide feedback for the Graduate Recruitment Team on how we are perceived on campus
• Provide a monthly update for Graduate Recruitment email via email containing information relating to the above responsibilities

Skills and attributes 

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to network within the student body
• Good organisational and time management skills
• A professional work ethic
• Ability to work under own initiative and without supervision
• An outgoing and resilient personality

Requirements

Candidates should apply at the end of the first year of a law degree or second year of a non-law degree/. Only those candidates who have a minimum of 320 UCAS points from three A-levels (or equivalent exams) and have achieved a 2:i in each completed year of their undergraduate degree are eligible to apply.  

Rewards and benefits

• £250 per annum
• A guaranteed place in our Summer Scheme assessment process for 2012 in your UK office of choice. 
• Gain an understanding of a leading international law firm
• Develop skills such as communication, organisation and time management
• Opportunity to develop your social and professional network
• Work experience in a broad range of areas such as advertising, marketing, event organisation and brand management
• An excellent position to add to your CV

Apply

The deadline for Brand Manager applications for 2011/12 has now passed.  We will begin recruitment for 2012/13 during the summer term.