About Reignite Academy

London based opportunities

The Reignite Academy provides opportunities for experienced lawyers to return to the profession after a career hiatus, through a six month paid programme of training and work experience.

The Academy is a unique collaboration between Inclusivity, She’s Back, and the XX Advantage and has six founding Law Firms committed to providing opportunities to enable you to reignite your career.

The Programme

Qualified lawyers who trained with city firms and who have taken a break from their careers will be invited to join a six month programme with one of the participating firms.

The application process launches in September and successful applicants will begin work in January 2019.

The Academy is open to anyone who trained with a city firm and who is looking to return after a career hiatus.

The doors will be open to people who have taken a complete career break and also to those who have not had complete breaks but who have been under-employed or taken positions considerably below their potential, often due to the barriers faced when re-entering the workforce after a career break.

Applicants need not have trained at one of the founder firms and will be provided with a comprehensive induction, training and coaching programme to support their return.

Areas of Expertise

The founding members have identified a number of practice areas where there are opportunities for returning lawyers.

Antitrust / Competition
Banking & Finance
General
Asset Finance
Derivatives & Trading
Commercial Litigation
Construction & Engineering
Corporate – broad interest in this area across public M&A/ECM, private M&A, joint ventures, private equity
Data Privacy
Energy & Natural Resources
Financial Services Regulatory
Labour & Employment Law
Tax & Commercial Law