Business & Legal Operations Graduate Scheme 2026 en Nrf

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What is the Business and Legal Operations Graduate Scheme? 

Our Business and Legal Operations Graduate Scheme is a two-year programme encompassing every aspect of the rapid changes currently underway in the delivery of high-end legal services. This doesn't just involve the emergence of new technology. It involves the increasingly crucial role played by other technical disciplines in providing more complex and sophisticated client solutions and optimising our performance as a business.  

This two-year programme will mirror our traditional training contract for new lawyers, but with a focus on different disciplines. Those who progress to full time roles are expected to drive our business strategy in the years to come. 

What can you expect? 

The scheme sits within Norton Rose Fulbright’s Legal Transformation programme, NRF Transform, which supports our lawyers with matter delivery, and develops innovative solutions to address industry-wide issues. The scheme is built around four six-month rotations across:  

Legal Technology Consulting - analyse our clients’ requirements to build bespoke solutions, powered by people, process and by technology Commercial Management - the team promoting our legal transformation offerings both internally and to clients 

Innovation, Design and Technology - the team reviewing new tools and approaches for the delivery of legal work 

Legal Operations Consulting - the team advising clients on how to manage their in-house legal operations like a business, from strategy and operating model design to the implementation of transformation programmes 

Digital Solutions - the team developing new client-facing solutions to emerging and industry-wide challenges  

Legal Project Management - the team managing our efficient and effective delivery of matters and projects 

Pricing and Commercial Insights – the team working with partners to achieve optimal pricing and commercial arrangements  

Bids – the team driving growth through effective bid strategies.  

Business Transformation – the team supporting delivery of strategic project across EMEAPAC, improving our firm’s operations. 

GenAi – a programme executing our GenAi strategy across the business and with clients 

Client secondment – opportunity to work at a large financial institution, supporting their in-house team to drive innovation across their global legal function. 

While Business and Legal Operations Trainees will always be within one of these teams, they may also be assigned work flexibly and in multi-disciplinary groups across all teams. All rotations, except the client secondment, will be based in our London office following the firm's hybrid working policy. 

What you need to know 

• Those gaining places on the scheme will be given extensive support and expected to perform at a high level. Graduates successfully completing the two-year scheme will be offered permanent roles. The scheme does not lead to a legal qualification. 

• Start date: August / September 2026 

• Starting salary: £38,000 which will increase to £40,500 in your second year. 

• Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026 

• Applicants should be available to attend an in-person assessment day in early March 2026

To strengthen your application, learn more about the Business and Legal Operations Graduate Scheme here. You can familiarise yourself with the Early Careers recruitment process here. 

For a deeper insight into life at NRF, listen to our Early Careers podcast, Jump Start and make sure you’re following us on Instagram (@nortonrosefulbright.emea). 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 

Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know via [email protected]