2026 Legal Placement

2026 Legal Placement

We are looking for an enthusiastic student to join our Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Legal team on a 12-month placement. This placement is ideally suited to a student with a passion for all things legal. The placement provides the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of how an in-house legal function supports the business. Hilton’s first-class Legal Team supports our corporate functions and hotels with a wide variety of matters across EMEA.

From day one, you will be fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, including networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel.

Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 50 Interns and take part in regular connect meetings and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym.

The Opportunity

You will play an active role in our continued success. You will carry out a range of support activities for the Legal team and our strategic business partners, as well as having ownership of certain projects.

You will gain an understanding of different types of contracts: from the beginning of a hotel deal, the process of contract drafting and negotiation, and through to the exciting stage of signing the final agreement. You will also be involved in a wide variety of contracts across EMEA, covering areas such as real estate leases, food and beverage, supplier contracts, employment, and others. In addition, you will work with our dispute resolution team.

As part of this internship, we are also pleased to offer the opportunity to work with our Compliance function, allowing you to gain an insight into how Hilton maintains its integrity in all that we do, from due diligence through to the application and training of our company policies and codes of conduct.

Your work will include both projects and day-to-day activities. Some day-to-day tasks may include legal research, working with our external panel of lawyers, contract drafting, assisting with contract reviews, assisting in the delivery and preparation of training sessions for our business partners, assisting with preparing contracts for execution and filing of key legal documentation, supporting team administration and providing various types of company secretarial support.

Why choose us?

Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:

• Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.
• Networking: Our interns can connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships.
• Feedback and Growth: Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.
• Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function.
• Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends.
• Salary & Benefits: £26,000 Gross PA & private healthcare.
• Location: EMEA Regional Headquarters, Watford. Our placements are office based with flexibility offered across some teams.

What are we looking for?

• A strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
• A current Bachelor’s or Master’s student studying an LLB Law Degree (Bachelor's) or LLM Law Degree (Master's), with a required 12-month year in industry placement.
• Availability to start 13th of July 2026, full-time, for a 12-month placement.
• Eligibility to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in Legal.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Able to effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.

Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 2nd November 2025. We receive a high volume of applications, so thank you for your patience while we carefully review each one to give it the attention it deserves.

If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a one-way video interview and online assessment. These help us get to know you better and assess if the placement could be a great match. Keep an eye on your inbox, and we encourage you to complete each step as soon as you can. Our EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome.

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.