In Summary

Our Spring Vacation Scheme will offer you a taste of life in commercial law at a global firm.

Job Description

Are you a penultimate or final-year undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate interested in a career in commercial law? Our Spring Vacation Schemes will offer you a taste of life in commercial law at a global firm. They will put you in the best possible position to secure a Training Contract here. We'll also pay you £500 per week while you're with us. 

During your two-week Spring scheme, you'll be involved in real deals, sit with a Principal, work hard and enjoy an active social life. You'll also attend professional development sessions which offer a broader understanding of our global business strategy and practice areas and help you to develop essential skills like negotiation and pitching. More informally, you'll have the ear of experienced lawyers. A Trainee ‘buddy’ in each department is on hand to integrate you into the team, as well as a Principal, who is an Associate or Managing Associate. This reflects the support you can look forward to if you join us as a Trainee. You'll also get to know us, and other Vacation Scheme students, through our social events (often a highlight!).

During the Vacation Scheme, we’ll automatically offer you a final interview for our Training Contract with a Partner and Managing Associate. The selection process for our Schemes is tough, because they are there to help prepare you, and we want you to be successful in your Training Contract application. 

Additional Information

Criteria:

• Penultimate and final year undergraduates
  
• Graduates
  
• Postgraduates studying Law and Non-Law subjects
  
• Consistent 2:1 across all undergraduate degree modules. *We do consider extenuating circumstances
  

How to apply:

• Complete a short online form with your basic information, academics, work experience and extra-curriculars (approx. 60 mins)
  
• Take the Capp online assessment (approx. 60-90 mins)
  
• Take the Watson Glaser critical reasoning test (approx. 30 mins). *We strongly advise you take a practice test first.  
  

Candidates must complete the short online form and the Capp Online assessment by the application deadline. You will have a 5-day deadline, from the date of your application, to complete the Watson Glaser online test. Please note, there are no time limits to any of our assessments.  

Further information about the application process, including a link to an example Watson Glaser test, can be found at https://careers.linklaters.com/en/early-careers/your-application. If you are successful with your application, you will be invited to attend an assessment day, taking place between January - February.

2025/26 Vacation Scheme dates

• Winter Vacation Scheme: 1 – 12 December 2025
  
• Spring Vacation Scheme: 13 – 24 April 2026
  
• Summer Vacation Scheme: 22 June – 10 July and 20 July – 7 August 2026