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| Training Contract Vacancies | Applicant Count | Application Closing Date | Grade Requirements | A Level Requirements Desired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addleshaw Goddard | 60 | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Akin | 8 | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | N/A |
Arnold & Porter | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Ashfords | 12 | N/A | 31st Mar 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Ashurst Perkins Coie | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 27th Mar 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Baker McKenzie | 40 | 3,196 | 1st Apr 2026 | 2:1 (mitigating circumstances considered) | N/A |
Bates Wells | 6 | Undisclosed | 3rd Apr 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
BCLP | 20 | 2,000 | 31st May 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Bevan Brittan | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 17th Mar 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Birketts | Undisclosed | 615 | 5th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | 120 UCAS Points |
Bristows | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2nd Jan 2026 | 2:1 - mitigating circumstances considered | N/A |
Burges Salmon | 1 | Undisclosed | 22nd Jun 2026 | 2:1 | BBB |
Charles Russell Speechlys | 20 | N/A | 15th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | AAB (mitigating circumstances are considered) |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 16 | 1,400 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | High 2:1 | AAA |
Clifford Chance | 100 | Undisclosed | 19th Nov 2025 | 2:1 | N/A |
Clyde & Co | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 for trainees and vacation schemes | AAB |
CMS | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 4th Dec 2025 | No minimum | No minimum |
Collyer Bristow | 4 | 352 | 25th Jun 2026 | 2:1 or above | Good grades |
Cooley | 6 | 1,051 | 1st Jan 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Covington & Burling | 9 | N/A | 2.1 | ABB | |
Cripps | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 4th Jan 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Debevoise & Plimpton | 10 | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Dechert | 10 | 1,500 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAB |
Dentons | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 31st January 2026 (London & Milton Keynes); 31st March 2026 (Central Belt) | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Devonshires | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
DLA Piper | N/A | N/A | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | N/A | N/A |
Dorsey & Whitney | 2 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Druces | 4 | 40 | Undisclosed | 2:1 minimum | AAA |
DWF | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Farrer & Co | 8 | 1,110 | 27th Mar 2026 | 2:1 | AAB |
Fladgate | 10 | 706 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | ABB |
Forsters | 12 | Undisclosed | 5th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Fox Williams | 4 | 300 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | ABB |
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson | 4 | N/A | 22nd May 2026 | 2:1 and above | AAB |
Gateley | 19 | N/A | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | N/A | N/A |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Goodwin | 14 | 2,000 | 12th Dec 2025 | 2:1 preferred | AAB preferred |
Greenberg Traurig | 20 | 450 | 16th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Harbottle & Lewis | 6 | 923 | 31st Jan 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Haynes and Boone | 3 | 437 | 8th Jun 2025 | 2:1 | N/A |
HFW | 16 | 1,485 | 16th Jul 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Hill Dickinson | 25 | 1,500 | 16th Jan 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 31st Mar 2027 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Howes Percival | 8 | 353 | 20th Jun 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Irwin Mitchell | 44 | 5,157 | Undisclosed | N/A | N/A |
K&L Gates | 8 | Undisclosed | 31st Jul 2026 | 2:1 predicted or equivalent (or the relevant academic equivalent) | 128 UCAS or equivalent |
Kennedys | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 28th Nov 2025 | 2:1 | 120 UCAS |
Kingsley Napley | 8 | Undisclosed | 1st Apr 2026 | N/A | N/A |
Kirkland & Ellis | Undisclosed | 1,000 | 14th Dec 2025 | At least 2.1 (or equivalent) | At least AAB (or equivalent) |
Latham & Watkins | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAB |
Lewis Silkin | 10 | N/A | 21st Dec 2027 | N/A | N/A |
Linklaters | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 3rd Dec 2025 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Macfarlanes | 33 | 4,548 | 26th Jun 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Marriott Harrison | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Mayer Brown | 15 | 1,253 | 31st Mar 2025 | 2:1 | N/A |
McDermott Will & Schulte | 6 | N/A | 31st Oct 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Michelmores | 12 | 419 | N/A | N/A | |
Mills & Reeve | 35 | 2,000 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | N/A | Undisclosed |
Mishcon de Reya | 30 | 3,901 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAB |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 6 | 588 | 19th Jun 2026 | 2:1 | AAB |
Morrison Foerster | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 (or equivalent) | AAB (or equivalent) |
Northridge Law | 2 | Undisclosed | 30th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Norton Rose Fulbright | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAB |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 30th Apr 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Osborne Clarke | 35 | 2,500 | 15th Jan 2026 | N/A | N/A |
Paul Hastings | 12 | Undisclosed | 30th Jun 2026 | 2:1 | Majority of A grades |
Penningtons Manches Cooper | 15 | 511 | 28th Mar 2026 | Upper 2:1 | N/A |
Reed Smith | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Ropes & Gray | 15 | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
RPC | 15 | Undisclosed | 12th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Russell-Cooke | 10 | 242 | 6th Feb 2026 | 2:1 | AAB |
RWK Goodman | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Sidley Austin | 19 | 2,958 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAA |
Simmons & Simmons | N/A | 36 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | BBB |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 1st Dec 2025 | 2:1 or above | Undisclosed |
Slaughter and May | 85 | Undisclosed | 13th Nov 2026 | Strong 2:1 | AAB |
Squire Patton Boggs | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 5th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | N/A |
Stephenson Harwood | 25 | Undisclosed | 27th Mar 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Stevens & Bolton | 10 | Undisclosed | 31st Jan 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Sullivan & Cromwell | 12 | Undisclosed | 12th Jun 2026 | Minimum 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Travers Smith | 35 | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | AAB |
Trowers & Hamlins | 25 | 1,200 | 5th Jan 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Vinson & Elkins | 5 | 1,213 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 (achieved or expected) and 60%+ average across first-year modules | AAB (or equivalent qualifications) |
VWV | 1 | Undisclosed | 14th Jan 2026 | Minimum 2:2 | 3 A Levels at grade B and above in any subject |
Ward Hadaway | 18 | Undisclosed | 31st Jan 2026 | 2:1 or above preferred | AAB or equivalent preferred |
Watson Farley & Williams | 19 | 1,400 | 24th Jun 2026 | 2:1 | ABB |
Wedlake Bell | 8 | Undisclosed | 1st May 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 15 | Undisclosed | 1st Dec 2026 | 2:1 (obtained or predicted) | AAB at A-level or equivalent |
White & Case | 50 | Undisclosed | 12th Jul 2026 | 2:1 | AAB |
Wilkin Chapman Rollits | 10 | 125 | 31st Jan 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 6 | 1,396 | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Wilsons | 6 | Undisclosed | 30th Apr 2026 | 2:1 | Undisclosed |
Winckworth Sherwood | N/A | 468 | 28th Feb 2026 | N/A | Undisclosed |
Winston Taylor | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Withers | 12 | 935 | 28th Feb 2026 | 2:1 | AAB |
Womble Bond Dickinson | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Firm recruits exclusively through it's vacation scheme | 2:1 (obtained or predicted) | Undisclosed |
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