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Application deadline: 31 January 2025LawWorks 2024 Pro Bono Awards shortlisted firm&nbsp;Our two-year trainee programme is about more than just fulfilling certification requirements. We’re dedicated to helping individuals find their passion, grow beyond their expectations and become the best solicitor they can possibly be. To achieve this, we’ve developed a selective, personalised programme that offers significant mentorship and training, early responsibility, and the opportunity to assist with the end-to-end process of complex transactions. As a trainee, you’ll have exposure to the exciting, groundbreaking work we do for international clients, all while benefiting from the non-hierarchal, collegial and collaborative culture of a smaller office.&nbsp;Before you start, you and your fellow trainees will complete the SQE at BPP Holborn (and the GDL if applicable), so that you can begin to form close bonds with your intake.We recruit 15 trainees a year. Typically, law students will apply in their second year of a law degree, so those applying for a 2025 vacation scheme are for training contracts commencing in September 2027. Students who are doing non-law degrees should apply in their final year. Our vacation schemes are also open to graduates.&nbsp;Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to make sure that Ropes &amp; Gray is the right fit for each of the trainees we select. To help us achieve this aim, those interested in a training contact with the firm must attend an assessment day and, if successful, participate in a two-week spring or summer vacation scheme. The schemes are designed to give you firsthand insight into our work, our people and the unique culture of our firm.If you need any adjustments to be made at any stage of the process, please just get in touch.&nbsp;The application form is your first opportunity to stand out. We ask one open question to allow you to demonstrate your commercial thinking, innovative approach and understanding of law as a business.&nbsp;Please note, we do not operate on a rolling basis. We have one application window.&nbsp;The closing date is 31 January 2025.Contextual Recruitment SystemWe know that the most successful organisations welcome individuals from all backgrounds. To help us do the same, we’ve partnered with diversity recruitment experts Rare and use their Contextual Recruitment System in our recruitment process. The system enables us to further understand the context in which applicants’ experiences have been gained, and identify outperformers that others may miss.Vacation schemeIf you’re selected for a vacation scheme, you’ll get to experience firsthand what it’s like to be a trainee at the firm. You’ll receive mentoring and support from your supervisor, meet lawyers from each practice group, attend workshops and interact with our employees at social networking events. In order to assess you for a training contract, you will complete an interview and a blog post task. Our trainees are recruited exclusively from our vacation schemes. You will receive a payment of £400 per week&nbsp;for attending one of our vacation schemes and, most importantly, you’ll come away with a crucial network of contacts.All trainees who join us will qualify as a solicitor via the SQE route. If you have already completed the LPC, you will be required to complete the SQE1 and SQE2 to qualify as a solicitor with Ropes &amp; Gray.Key dates<ul><li>Application deadline 31 January 2025</li><li>March 2025 Assessment Days<ul><li>04 March 2025</li><li>06 March 2025</li><li>11 March 2025</li><li>13 March 2025&nbsp;</li><li>18 March 2025&nbsp;</li></ul></li><li>April 2025 Spring Vacation Scheme&nbsp;(31st March – 11 April 2025)</li><li>June/July 2025 Summer Vacation Scheme&nbsp;(23rd June – 04 July 2025)</li></ul>

Vacation scheme 2025/Training Contract Sept 2027 - Commercial - Ropes and Gray

Application deadline: 1 January 2025About Porter DodsonPorter Dodson is an award-winning Top 200 UK Law Firm, providing commercial and private legal services to individuals and businesses across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.We're proud of a regional presence that gives clients the local connections and friendly in-person service they love. Being embedded in our local communities and market sectors gives our clients a superb service grounded in the real world.What makes Porter Dodson a great place to work is our people and our culture. Our team are the lifeblood of the firm, and we are fully committed to ensuring our team are motivated, well cared for, and fulfilling their potential at work. Our people are our priority, which is why we have such excellent staff retention rates and how we have sustained a gold accreditation from Investors in People since 2016.Solicitor Training Contract 2025/2026We are now accepting applications for our training contract intake for September 2025/2026. If you want to train at a Top 200 award winning regional law firm, keep reading to find out what training at Porter Dodson looks like and how to apply.We provide four seat rotations during the training contract, which are designed to provide a wide breadth of experience, and opportunities ranging from Corporate Commercial, Residential and Commercial Property, Dispute Resolution, Family, and Private Client across our 7 offices.During the two-year training contract, you will be exposed to all aspects of work within each training area, working with lawyers who are experts in their field and a supervising Partner who will support your learning and development. We endeavour to assign seats according to candidate preference whilst balancing this against business needs. We will ensure that allocated seats are complementary to ensure you gain the maximum benefit for your longer-term career.You can read more about the trainee recruitment process and tops tips for your application on our <a href="https://www.porterdodson.co.uk/trainees-and-apprentices" target="_blank">Trainee and Apprentices page here.&nbsp;</a>Training Contract EligibilityWe continue to run a parallel intake of LPC and SQE candidates and invite applications from candidates pursuing both routes to qualification. All future trainees will be required to have completed either the LPC or the SQE1 and SQE2 exams prior to joining the firm to undertake your 2 years’ qualifying work experience (QWE). To apply for a training contract, you will need to either be in your final year of study of a law degree or non-law degree, or have already graduated.&nbsp; We typically encourage applications from those with a 2:1 Degree and connections to the South-West. We consider all applications on their individual merits and will consider any mitigating circumstances, please reach out to our Recruitment and Early Careers team with any queries in relation to this on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@porterdodson.co.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@porterdodson.co.uk</a>&nbsp;

Training Contract - 2025/6 - Porter Dodson

Deadline: 17 January 2025Summer Scheme – The Summer Scheme will take place from 23 June 2025 – 4 July 2025.We recruit trainees exclusively through our vacation schemes. All vacation scheme attendees will be interviewed and assessed for a Training Contract/QWE.Over our two-week Vacation Schemes, students have the opportunity to become integrated into the London office and gain an insight into the work of a Covington lawyer.Students have the opportunity to participate in:<ul><li>a series of interactive presentations from practice groups and international offices;</li><li>a group activity;</li><li>networking sessions with trainees, associates, and partners;</li><li>an independent research project focusing on a practice area of interest; and</li><li>social events to help you get to know the firm.</li></ul>Candidates are eligible from their final year of a non-law degree or penultimate year of a law degree. We also welcome applications from graduates and career changers.Training ContractAs a trainee at Covington you will have early responsibility and exposure. Trainees play a significant role in complex substantive work, and have a chance to make a real impact on work that matters.We offer trainees the opportunity to work on complex projects for clients such as Microsoft, Astra Zeneca and Meta, and engage in cutting-edge pro bono matters. We have advised pharmaceutical manufacturers on purchase and distribution agreements relating to manufacture and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, acted for ACWA Power in relation to the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project in Saudi Arabia, and represented Ukraine against the Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice.The candidates we choose are sharp, articulate, and quick thinking. They have confidence and composure, but also honesty and humour. We look for candidates to be on track for a 2.1 degree with a strong academic record.We also like to see:<ul><li>energy and enthusiasm</li><li>team spirit</li><li>a range of interests outside of the law (extra-curricular activities, voluntary or paid work)</li><li>independent thought</li><li>communication and influencing skills</li><li>commercial awareness</li><li>resolve and judgement</li><li>a creative approach to problem solving</li><li>resilience under pressure</li><li>a good sense of humour</li></ul>All trainees complete a transactional and contentious seat. Trainees are able to choose two seats from five practice areas.Trainees are able to sit within the following specialist areas:<ul><li>Corporate</li><li>Dispute Resolution</li><li>Employment</li><li>Life Sciences Regulatory</li><li>Technology Regulatory</li><li>Project Development and Finance</li><li>Life Sciences Transactional</li><li>Secondments</li></ul>

Vacation scheme / Training Contract - 2025 & 2027 - Covington

Deadline 5 January 20252025 Spring Vacation Scheme dates: Monday 31 March – Friday 11 April 2025The spring scheme is open to penultimate-year law students, final-year students and graduates of any subject. We invite up to 15 successful candidates to take part in our yearly vacation scheme.&nbsp;Our preferred method of trainee hiring is via our vacation scheme because it is the best opportunity for you to experience life at Akin, and for us to get to know you better.Our two-week spring vacation scheme is the perfect way to experience what life is really like as an Akin trainee. We have carefully designed a comprehensive programme of interactive training sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and exciting social activities to help you get to know your fellow scheme participants and reps from across the London office. When you’re not attending timetabled sessions, you will split your time between two practice groups and work alongside our partners, associates and current trainees. Whether it be drafting documents, researching points of law, or attending client meetings — you’ll be supported and guided each step of the way by your dedicated scheme supervisor.&nbsp;Although we will be assessing your performance during the programme, we appreciate that you will also be working out whether we are the right firm for you. Your supervisors will provide us with detailed feedback about your time sat in their departments, and you will also get involved in a mixture of written and group tasks. At the end of the scheme, you will be offered the chance to interview for our two-year training programme starting in September 2027.Training Contract Programme StructureWe recruit a maximum of 8 trainees each year and therefore you will be integral to the team from day one. Expect plenty of responsibility and the chance to play a meaningful role in fast-paced, sophisticated client matters.Over the course of your two-year training programme, you will rotate across four different practice areas, spending six months in each. This provides you with the best opportunity to acquire a breadth of experience and an indepth understanding of our business, our work, our clients, and our people. All of our seats provide opportunities to gain exposure to multi-jurisdictional work and our global teams and clients. Everyone’s legal journey is different. Although you may already have an idea about the type of work you’re interested in, our advice is to remain open-minded. Our Trainee Development team will be on hand throughout your training to help you navigate seat choices and help tailor your training programme.&nbsp;Key practices include:&nbsp;• Financial restructuring&nbsp;• Corporate/M&amp;A&nbsp;• Energy &amp; infrastructure&nbsp;• Finance&nbsp;• Financial regulatory&nbsp;• Funds/investment management&nbsp;• Litigation/arbitration&nbsp;• International trade&nbsp;• Antitrust &amp; international competition&nbsp;• Tax&nbsp;All of our trainees sit in one or more of our flagship transactional seats and one contentious seat, to give a strong foundation of our key business areas and to build diverse skill sets. In addition, there are opportunities for a tailored international or client secondment.&nbsp;

Vacation scheme / Training Contract - 2025 and 20276 - Akin

Application deadline: not stated so apply as soon as possibleStarting your career in law? Qualify with usHere at LCF Law, we are changing legal services for good: for the good of our clients and for the good of the profession. With our solicitor training contracts, you can be a part of that change.Your two years with LCF Law will be the start of a successful career. We will support you, mentor you and enable you to turn all those years of study into becoming a confident, commercially-minded, fully qualified solicitor. You will experience working in a variety of seats across our corporate, disputes, personal and real estate departments.We will present you with work that is both challenging and rewarding. We recognise the fact that the development and success of our lawyers go hand in hand with the growth of our business, so we will support you to build your career and achieve your goals.You will be provided with formal end of seat reviews, together with informal mid-seat appraisals. These will be an opportunity to gain valuable feedback on your performance, get direction on future seat allocation and discuss your personal and professional development.We also offer our trainees the opportunity to gain experience of the firm’s marketing and self-development activities. Trainees are encouraged to join the firm’s networking group, Next Generation Networking, attend and help organise social events and assist in representing the firm at law fairs and marketing events.Why choose LCF Law? We retain the vast majority of our trainees who go on to progress their careers with us. We aim to support all colleagues in achieving their potential and reward contribution and commitment to the firm.In May 2023, we were ranked of one of the best places to work by the Sunday Times based on an anonymous survey of our employees. You can find out more about what it’s like to work with us in our brochure, A Law Firm You’ll Like to Work With.How do I apply? We're currently taking applications for solicitor training contracts starting in October 2025 and 2026. Click apply to find out more.What our colleagues have to say Harriet Thornton | Head of Real Estate Law | BradfordHarriet Thornton started working for LCF Law on a training contract in 2005, qualifying as a solicitor in 2007, and was promoted to partner in 2022. An award-winning property lawyer, who is highly skilled in all aspects of commercial property and with a speciality in residential leasehold enfranchisement, she now heads the firm’s 18-strong real estate department.“The firm has a supportive culture for everyone to reach their potential. If you want career progression, the opportunity is there, and you will get the support and guidance required. As leaders, we want to see our team grow and develop and be successful. We also understand the importance of family and valuing life outside work. Anyone entering the profession needs to understand that being a lawyer is hard work, but picking the right firm will make all the difference.”Ryan Gosling | Bridie Johnson-Power | Legal CareersBridie Johnson-Power and Ryan Cotton became solicitors at LCF Law having completed their legal training with the firm. Simon Stell, Partner had the following to say about them:"Both Bridie and Ryan did extremely well throughout their training and had already built up plenty of experience with direct contact client work over their training with us. We’re delighted that they decided to continue their careers with LCF Law and there’s no doubt they both have promising careers ahead of them and can play integral roles within our well-established Disputes and Real Estate teams."

Training Contract - 2025 & 2026 - LCF Law

Application deadline: 31 December 2024Each year we welcome Trainee Solicitors who become fundamental to the success of EMW. Within the training contract you’ll be able to enjoy a high level of responsibility, collaboration and support from the start. Please read our Apprenticeship header for more information on how our Solicitor Apprenticeships work.We have an in depth induction programme for your first few weeks with EMW. Here you’ll be given an overview of how everything works within the business.Adjusting to your new role and company can be exciting and challenging. Our buddy programme is there to help guide you in your first few weeks with us.The majority of your Training Contract will be based at our Milton Keynes office, but on occasions you will required to visit our other office locations too.About usWE DO MORE AND WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY&nbsp;In short, we offer all the services you would expect from a law firm, it’s just how our team do them for you that makes us different.Most law firms talk about being commercial, being a trusted advisor, acting in a professional manner, delivering their work and projects on time and hopefully being technically competent. We say the same as these things are absolutely relevant to what we do day in day out, however these things should really be taken as a given.Join usCAREERS WITHOUT LIMITSJoining EMW you will be surrounded by likeminded people, who are passionate about providing great service to our clients. You will have a great opportunity to make a valuable contribution, take ownership of your work, and be exposed to a wide variety of legal matters and expertise. As part of our team, we believe you will be part of something special.We are striving to create a working environment where everyone reaches their full potential, where our teams are flexible, friendly and inclusive with a clear focus on growth and success.If you are looking at a company that will dedicate time, effort and resources to your development, then don’t hesitate to contact us.BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package as we recognise our people’s contributions to EMW and are committed to promoting a positive wellbeing environment.<ul><li>Private Medical Health</li><li>Car Share Scheme</li><li>Holiday Purchase Scheme</li><li>Public Transport Scheme</li><li>Zest Wellbeing Hub</li><li>Employee Referral Scheme</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Perkbox / Benefits Hub</li><li>Legal Service Discount</li><li>Metlife Wellbeing Hub</li><li>Dress for Your Day</li><li>Salary Savings Scheme</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>

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