Guidance

Open Day at HM Revenue & Customs April 2020

Information on how to apply for places at HM Revenue & Customs Solicitor’s Office Open Day in April 2020

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Introduction

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will host an Open Day on Friday 17 April 2020.

The event is for graduates and university students who want to find out more about the work of lawyers and legal trainees in HMRC.

Programme

The Open Day will include:

  • an introduction to HMRC Solicitor’s Office and its role in the wider Government Legal Profession
  • workshops demonstrating the work of litigation and advisory lawyers within HMRC
  • a panel discussion with legal trainees and qualified lawyers in HMRC

Date and location

The Open Day will take place on Friday 17 April 2020 from 12:30pm to 5:00pm.

The Open Day will be held in central London.

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply for a place on the Open Day, you must be:

  • a law student currently in the penultimate or final year of your undergraduate degree
  • a student of any non-law discipline currently in the final year of your undergraduate degree
  • currently studying for the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
  • currently studying for the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or Legal Practice Course (LPC)
  • a graduate of any discipline who has graduated in the past five years

How to apply

In order to apply for a place at the Open Day, please complete and submit the online application form which is available here.

Applications will close at midnight on Friday 6 March 2020.

Allocation of places

Your application will be assessed and successful candidates will be invited to attend the Open Day by Friday 20 March 2020.

Unfortunately feedback will not be offered to unsuccessful applicants.

If you have unsuccessfully applied previously please note that this will not be taken into account when assessing your application.

Applications will be assessed according to the motivation demonstrated for attending the Open Day, and interest in the work of HMRC and public law more generally.

Published 19 February 2020