Expiry: April 5, 2026

This opportunity is brought to you by the #BlackInterns program, which is a Black Professionals United Kingdom (BPU) initiative. In collaboration with Thorntons Law, this opportunity aims to provide valuable professional experience within the Legal sector.  

Anyone from black OR other ethnic minority communities in the UK can apply.

About the Role

Are you organised, detail‑focused, and interested in gaining hands‑on experience in organisational development, reward, and job architecture? This internship offers the opportunity to join our People Team and support a project focused on establishing a comprehensive register of all job role profiles across the firm.

Working closely with the EVP & Reward team, you’ll help translate existing role profiles into a new template, support the mapping of colleagues to the correct profile, and contribute to governance processes that will shape how role profiles are managed in the future. It’s about:

• Role Reporting – Use headcount reports to create a detailed register of all job roles across the organisation.
• Data Integrity – Reconcile job title data to ensure accuracy and alignment with the organisation’s job architecture.
• Role Profile Standardisation – Review existing job role profiles and convert them into a new template.
• Consistency – Ensure consistency of language, structure, and formatting across all updated profiles.
• Alignment & Mapping – Support the process of mapping all colleagues to the correct approved job role profile using the register and headcount data.
• Quality Assurance – Highlight any missing profiles, discrepancies, duplicate roles, or unclear mapping to project leads.
• Governance Framework Development – Contribute to the set-up of a new governance process for maintaining approved job role profiles which will help future version control.  Working collaboratively with the EVP & Reward and Talent Acquisition teams to ensure the governance process is fit for purpose.

Project Coordination – Maintain organised folders, trackers, and supporting documents to ensure strong project management discipline

What we’re looking for

• Ability to work with reports and datasets.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills for data and file management.
• Confidence in identifying inconsistencies, duplicates, or gaps and provide solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel, Word and Copilot.
• Ability to follow structured templates and apply standard formatting rules.
• Ability to maintain consistency in tone, language, and layout across documents.
• Ability to manage, prioritise workload and meet project timelines.
• Confidence in proposing improvements or raising questions to improve accuracy and clarity.
• Understanding the importance of handling people‑related data with confidentiality and integrity.

Belonging (Benefits of working with us)

At Thorntons, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

As a Disability Confident employer, we want to ensure that everyone has a positive experience when applying to join us. If you have a disability or are neurodivergent and need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know — we’ll do everything we can to support you.

We work flexibly to meet the needs of our clients and our people. While not every role is the same, most offer a hybrid working pattern. We’ll work with you to agree the right arrangement that supports you, the role, and our clients.

Make the moment matter

If you’re looking for a career with a different kind of law firm, this is the moment to find out more – and apply.

Choosing the right company is about more than just the work—it’s about the people, the culture, and the opportunities to grow. At Thorntons Law, we’ve built something different. We’re one of Scotland’s largest and most respected full-service legal firms, but more importantly, we’re a firm that invests in you—your development, your ambitions, and your future.

All you need to do is apply by April 5, 2026, and we’ll be in touch.

Reporting to: Head of EVP & Reward

Hours per week:  35 hours

Duration: 8 weeks

Location: Dundee or Edinburgh (with some requirement for travel to Dundee)

Commencing: By arrangement with the successful candidate

Salary: £13.45 per hour

 

How do I apply?

• If you are not already a BPU member, register for free with Black Professionals United Kingdom by following this link: https://blackprofessionals.uk/register/
• Send a CV (2 pages max) and covering letter (250 words max) to workplacements@blackprofessionals.uk
• In the subject field of your application email, simply type “BPU009 – Name” so if your name is John Mensah, kindly type “BPU009 – John Mensah”