Summer vacation schemes and insight events

Summer vacation schemes

Our summer vacation schemes are a great way of finding out what life really is like as a trainee at our firm.

We offer up to 48 places across our London, Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester offices each year. During your time with us, you will work within one department and be involved in real work - drafting, undertaking research, attending meetings and interacting with a range of people across the firm. You will be teamed with a trainee mentor who will introduce you to each department and be on hand to offer you all the guidance you need. And you will be allocated a supervisor to offer you advice on the work that you will undertake.

We pay every candidate attending our summer vacation schemes. This is currently £400 per week in London and £300 per week in Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester.

The dates of our schemes this year are:

• Scheme 1: Monday 19 June to Friday 30 June 2023
• Scheme 2: Monday 3 July to Friday 14 July 2023

Please note that applications for our summer vacation schemes in 2023 are now closed. Applications will reopen in October.

Insight events

We hold open days and coffee mornings in our UK offices to give you an insight into life as a trainee, our practice areas and clients, and to develop your application skills. 

Our open days are taking place on:

Wednesday 23 November – in-person
Tuesday 6 December – virtual

At these events, you will attend presentations on topics ranging from application form tips to life as a trainee at the firm and will have the chance to network with members from these offices.

At the London open days, you will attend presentations on topics ranging from application form tips to life as a trainee at the firm and will have the chance to network with members from these offices.

Applications for this year's open days are open now and you will need to complete an online application form to apply.