Legal Summer Vacation Scheme 2026

Legal Summer Vacation Scheme 2026

Our two-week paid Legal Summer Vacation Scheme is the principal route towards securing a training contract with us.

You’ll receive a highly competitive salary, join client meetings, conduct research and practise legal drafting while working and training directly alongside expert lawyers.

This programme is a great way to find out how we work and see for yourself the ways in which we’re truly unique in the legal marketplace, gaining valuable legal work experience during your time with us.

What you'll do

You’ll rotate across two different practice groups, carry out research, draft legal documents and attend client meetings, obtaining feedback from your supervisors along the way. Examples of practice groups you could experience are below:

• Corporate and International Business Reorganisations
• Digital and Data
• Direct Tax
• Employee Incentives
• Employment
• Environmental Taxes and Regulation
• Financial Services (Legal)
• Indirect Tax
• Intellectual Property and Commercial
• Office of General Counsel
• Private Business and Deals (including Corporate Regions)
• Real Estate

You’ll also complete a series of assessments during the programme – including a business assessment, written exercise and a case law activity. These assessments, along with your performance during the scheme will be used to help us make informed decisions on training contract offers.

Is the Vacation Scheme right for you?

Law students

• To be eligible, you must have completed and passed an undergraduate law degree. In addition, applicants must have completed and passed either the LPC or the SQE by August 2026.

Non-law students

• To be eligible, you must have completed and passed an undergraduate degree (or higher) in any subject. Applicants must also have completed and passed the PGDL or MA Law, as well as either the LPC or the SQE, by August 2026.

These requirements apply to all candidates in order to be eligible to join our trainee cohort starting in Autumn 2026.

You need to demonstrate a keen interest in business law.

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.