| Firm |
Vacation Scheme |
Application Deadline |
Scheme Dates |
| Addleshaw Goddard |
Spring |
5 January 2020 |
April 2020 |
| Addleshaw Goddard |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
June and July 2020 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Ashfords LLP |
Summer |
30 April 2020 |
Sucessful candidates will be invited for a week of work experience which will end with an assessment centre on the Friday |
| Ashurst |
Winter |
3 November 2019 |
9–13 December 2019 |
| Ashurst |
Ahead with Ashurst |
5 January 2020 |
6–9 April 2020 |
| Ashurst |
Summer |
22 June–10 July 2020 |
5 January 2020 |
| Baker McKenzie LLP |
Spring |
1 December 2019 |
|
| Baker McKenzie LLP |
Summer |
1 January 2020 |
|
| Bates Wells |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
1-12 June and 15-26 June 2020 (apply from 1 October 2019. Process includes online application form, Watson-Glaser test, face-to-face competency-based interview, vacation scheme, final training contract interview with managing partner.) |
| Bevan Brittan LLP |
Summer |
28 February 2020 |
15-26 June 2020 |
| Birketts LLP |
Summer |
|
Dates to be confirmed |
| Bristows LLP |
Winter |
17 November 2019 |
11-12 December 2019 |
| Bristows LLP |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
25-26 March 2020 |
| Bristows LLP |
Summer |
24-25 June 2020 |
31 January 2020 |
| Burges Salmon LLP |
Winter |
9 September 2019 |
9-13 December 2019 |
| Burges Salmon LLP |
Spring |
10 January 2020 |
14-24 April 2020 |
| Burges Salmon LLP |
Summer |
8-19 June 2020 and 22 June- 3 July 2020 |
10 January 2020 |
| Burness Paull LLP |
Spring – Insight day |
|
See website for details. |
| Burness Paull LLP |
Summer |
|
Six weeks during June, July and August. See website for application process details. |
| Charles Russell Speechlys |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Charles Russell Speechlys |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
Winter |
|
9-20 December 2019 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
Spring |
|
30 March-9 April 2020 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
Summer |
22 June-3 July 2020, 6-17 July 2020 |
|
| Clifford Chance |
Winter |
12 December 2019 |
|
| Clifford Chance |
Spring |
12 December 2019 |
|
| Clifford Chance |
Summer |
|
12 December 2019 |
| Clyde & Co LLP |
Spring |
5 January 2020 |
30 Mar- 9 Apr, apply 1 October 2019) |
| Clyde & Co LLP |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
Summer 1 Vacation Scheme: 15-26 June, Summer 2 Vacation Scheme: 6-17 July, Manchester Vacation Scheme: 2- July – 31 July (applications open 1 October 2019) |
| CMS |
Summer |
1 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Coffin Mew LLP |
Summer |
1 June 2020 |
|
| Cooley (UK) LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
June/July 2020 |
| Covington & Burling LLP |
Winter |
12 November 2019 |
|
| Covington & Burling LLP |
Summer |
17 January 2020 |
|
| DAC Beachcroft |
Spring |
|
Please see website for details |
| Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
Spring |
5 January 2020 |
April 2019 |
| Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
June-July 2019 |
| Dechert LLP |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Dechert LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Farrer & Co |
Spring |
|
30 March-9 April 2020. |
| Farrer & Co |
Summer |
|
Scheme 1, 29 June-10 July; scheme 2, 20 July-31 July 2020. |
| Fladgate LLP |
Summer |
1 March 2020 |
|
| Forsters LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
June-July 2020 |
| Gateley |
Summer |
11 February 2020 |
June-July |
| Goodwin Procter (UK) LLP |
Summer |
10 January 2020 |
|
| HFW |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| HFW |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Hill Dickinson LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Hogan Lovells |
Winter |
31 October 2019 |
|
| Hogan Lovells |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
|
| Irwin Mitchell |
Summer |
12 January 2020 |
June 2020 |
| Jones Day |
Winter |
25 October 2019 |
Two weeks in December 2019 |
| Jones Day |
Spring |
13 December 2019 |
Two weeks in April 2020 |
| Jones Day |
Summer |
Two weeks in July 2020 |
10 January 2020 |
| K&L Gates LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
Spring |
5 January 2020 |
April 2020 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Latham & Watkins |
Winter |
|
December 2019 |
| Latham & Watkins |
Spring |
|
April 2020 |
| Latham & Watkins |
Summer |
July 2020 |
|
| Leathes Prior |
Spring |
1 March 2020 |
Week commencing 20 April 2020 |
| Leathes Prior |
Summer |
1 March 2020 |
Week commencing 15 June 2020 |
| Lester Aldridge LLP |
Summer |
1 March 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Macfarlanes LLP |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
Easter 2020 |
| Macfarlanes LLP |
Summer |
31 July 2020 |
Date TBC |
| Macfarlanes LLP |
First Year Open Day |
Date TBC |
28 February 2020 |
| Mayer Brown International LLP |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Mayer Brown International LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Memery Crystal |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
April 2020 |
| Michelmores LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Milbank LLP |
Summer |
3 January 2021 |
Apply from 1 October 2020 |
| Mills & Reeve |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
June/July 2020 |
| Mishcon de Reya LLP |
Spring |
|
Please see website for details. |
| Mishcon de Reya LLP |
Summer |
|
Please see website for details. |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
July 2020 (apply online; interviews take place in February) |
| Morrison and Foerster LLP |
Summer |
5 January 2020 |
15-26 June and 29-10 July 2020 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright |
Winter vacation scheme 2019 |
8 November 2019 |
applications open 1 October 2019 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright |
Spring vacation scheme 2020 |
12 January 2020 |
applications open 1 October 2019 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright |
Summer vacation scheme 2020 |
applications open 1 October 2019 |
31 January 2020 |
| Osborne Clarke LLP |
Summer |
15 January 2020 |
July 2020 |
| Penningtons Manches Cooper |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
Week-long placements throughout July |
| Reed Smith LLP |
Vacation schemes |
|
Please see website for details. |
| Roythornes Limited |
Summer |
30 April 2020 |
First two weeks in July 2020 |
| RPC |
Summer |
17 January 2020 |
|
| Russell-Cooke LLP |
Spring |
21 February 2020 |
23-27 March and 30 March-3 April 2020 |
| Shoosmiths LLP |
Summer |
28 February 2020 |
May/June 2020 |
| Sidley Austin |
Winter |
4 November 2019 |
|
| Sidley Austin |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Sidley Austin |
Summer |
|
31 January 2020 |
| Simmons & Simmons |
Winter |
|
Apply from 1 October 2019. |
| Simmons & Simmons |
Spring Insight Scheme |
|
Two days in London. Apply from 15 January 2020. |
| Simmons & Simmons |
Summer (London and Bristol) |
Apply from 15 October 2019. Please note we recruit on a rolling basis. We therefore advise you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. |
|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP |
Spring: |
12 January 2020 |
Spring 2020 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP |
Summer |
12 January 2020 |
Summer 2020 |
| Slaughter and May |
Vacation schemes |
|
We offer open days, workshops and work experience schemes to enable you to gain an insight into life as a commercial lawyer. Full details of these opportunities can be found on our website. |
| Squire Patton Boggs |
Winter |
1 November 2019 |
9-13 December 2019 |
| Squire Patton Boggs |
Summer |
10 January 2020 |
London & Manchester 22 June-3 July 2020, Birmingham & Leeds 29 June-10 July 2020 |
| Stephens Scown LLP |
Vacation schemes |
|
Work experience scheme available over the summer and early autumn, applicants should apply during January-March of the year they wish to participate via our website. |
| Stephenson Harwood |
Winter |
11 November 2019 |
9-13 December 2019 |
| Stephenson Harwood |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
30 March – 9 April 2020 |
| Stephenson Harwood |
Summer |
15 – 26 June 2020, 29 June – 10 July 2020, 13 – 24 July 2020 |
31 January 2020 |
| Taylor Vinters |
Summer |
|
June/July 2020 |
| Taylor Wessing LLP |
Summer |
13 January 2020 |
June and July 2020 (up to 35 places) |
| Taylor Wessing LLP |
First year open day |
31 December 2019 |
March 2020 |
| Thrings LLP |
Spring |
31 January 2020 |
|
| Thrings LLP |
Summer |
30 April 2020 |
|
| TLT LLP |
Spring |
10 January 2020 |
One week in Bristol, one week in Manchester |
| TLT LLP |
Summer |
10 January 2020 |
Two weeks in Bristol, one week in London, one week in Manchester |
| Travers Smith LLP |
Winter 2019 |
|
Rolling application from 1 October 2019. |
| Travers Smith LLP |
Summer 2020 |
17 January 2020 |
|
| Vinson & Elkins LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
June to August summer vacation placement |
| Ward Hadaway |
Summer |
28 February 2020 |
May / June / July |
| Watson Farley & Williams |
Spring |
13 January 2020 |
23 March-3 April 2020 |
| Watson Farley & Williams |
Summer |
13 January 2020 |
8-19 June 2020 and 6-17 July 2020 |
| Wedlake Bell LLP |
Summer |
31 January 2020 |
First three weeks of July 2020 (application process opens 1 November 2019) |
| White & Case LLP |
Winter |
6 November 2019 |
9-20 December 2019 |
| White & Case LLP |
Spring |
15 January 2020 |
23 March – 3 April 2020 |
| White & Case LLP |
Summer |
15-26 June 2020 |
15 January 2020 |
| White & Case LLP |
First year 2-day insight scheme |
6-7 and 13-14 May 2020 |
31 March 2020 |
| Wilsons Solicitors LLP |
Summer |
30 March 2020 |
One week in June |
| Womble Bond Dickinson |
Summer |
28 February 2020 |
June and July 2020. Apply online at www.womblebonddickinson.com |
