T&Cs

1. The Pitch For Change competition (the “Competition”) is open to residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland aged 18 or over who are studying any subject at undergraduate or postgraduate level at a UK or Irish institution at the date of entry.
2. By entering the Competition, Entrants (the “Entrant(s)”) confirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and all other applicable rules and guidelines in relation to the Competition. This Competition is not open to any employees of Linklaters.
   
   

   Participation

3. The Competition will run from 9:30 a.m. on 17 January 2022 (the “Opening Date”) to 11:59 p.m. on 14 February 2022 (the “Closing Date”) inclusive. All Competition entries received after the Closing Date will be automatically disqualified.
4. All entries should be submitted via email to trainee.recruitment@linklaters.com with the subject “Pitch For Change submission” and should be received by Linklaters by the deadline on the Closing Date.
5. To enter the Competition, the Entrants must answer the following question: If you were given a chance to speak to the CEO of a large international company, what are the key ESG legal issues that you think their business should focus on following COP26 and why.
6. Entrants should pick a real international company as the company to which their entry relates.
7. Entries should take one of the following forms:
   
   a) A video submission to be in YouTube or Vimeo format and no longer than 5 minutes in length; or
   
   b) A slide presentation to be in PowerPoint or Keynote format and no greater than 5 slides.
8. Entrants must work in small groups of between 2-4 students. Students who would like the Linklaters Trainee Recruitment team to assist in finding a group to work with, must email and notify the team via trainee.recruitment@linklaters.com by 11.59 p.m. on 31 January 2022.
9. All Entrants will be invited to attend a virtual ESG Open Day on 23 February 2022.
10. At the ESG Open Day, the Entrants shortlisted for the virtual Grand Final will be announced.
11. The virtual Grand Final will take place on 2 March 2022. At the Grand Final, the shortlisted Entrants will be required to pitch their ideas to a panel of senior Linklaters lawyers.
12. Only one entry will be accepted per group. Multiple entries from the same group will be disqualified.
13. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this Competition.
14. Entries should be the Entrant’s own independent work. Linklaters has the right to disqualify any Entrant at their discretion if they are deemed by Linklaters to be using significant external assistance.
    
    

    Prize

15. Entries to the Competition will be judged based on the following criteria:
    
    a) Entrepreneurial outlook – being innovative, commercially aware and bringing value to a new job or business;
    
    b) Divergent thinking – the ability to both understand problems from many possible perspectives and the capacity to generate diverse potential solutions;
    
    c) Social and emotional intelligence – clear communication skills both in person and on paper, resilience, leadership, motivation and integrity; and
    
    d) Empathy – collaboration with colleagues and clients, respect and interpersonal skills
16. Entries will be judged by a panel of adjudicators, all employees of Linklaters.
17. The winning group, a maximum number of four students (the “Winners”), will be selected by a panel at the Grand Final (see item 11 above) and notified on the day.
18. The winning team will receive a cash prize of £1,000 (the “Prize”) to be shared equally between members.
19. Linklaters will notify the Winner when their Prize will be delivered in due course.
20. The Prize is as stated, and no other alternatives will be offered. The Prize is not transferable. The decision of the adjudicators is final.
    
    

    Responsibilities and Liability

21. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason. Linklaters are not responsible for inaccurate Prize details supplied to any Entrant by any third party connected with this Competition.
22. The Winners agree to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity materials. Any personal data relating to Winners or any other Entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the Entrant’s prior consent.
23. Linklaters does not claim any rights of ownership in Entrants’ competition entries
24. No Entrant may attribute their work to Linklaters in any way to any person or through any media. If an Entrant wishes to reproduce, disseminate or otherwise share their entry with any person or through any media otherwise than with Linklaters as part of this Competition, they must do so in a way that makes it clear that their work is solely an expression of their own views and no other person’s.
25. Entrants agree that Linklaters may, but are not required to, make entries available on their websites and any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, and in connection with any publicity of the Competition.
26. The Winners grant Linklaters the right to reproduce or publish their entry.
27. Linklaters will not retain any rights to the ideas submitted by an entrant.
28. For more details about how we use your data, please see Linklaters’ Global Recruitment Privacy Notice here.
    
    

    General

29. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, Linklaters may, at its discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the Competition.
30. Linklaters reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition and these terms and conditions without notice. Any changes to the Competition will be notified to Entrants as soon as possible by Linklaters.
31. These terms and conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, including in respect of the seeking of all injunctive or ancillary relief actions.