Opportunities Overview
All the upcoming deadlines for applications in one place.
Starting your law career
During your studies there are ample opportunities to engage in work experience or liase with firms you hope to join in employment in the future. These include but are not limited to, open and insight days, workshops and vacation schemes. These are useful for applications later on for training contracts. Here are all the deadlines for these opportunities offered by the various firms on our faculty careers pages- all in one place. For more detailed explanations of these openings, or the firms offering them, have a look at the individual page for these employers. Please note that these dates will be updated regularly - dates that have passed will be kept until new dates are released to give you an idea of when specific employers have their application periods.
Applications and Deadlines: Commercial
Open/Insight Day | 1st Year Programs/ Campus Ambassador | Vacation Scheme | Training Contract | ||
Allen & Overy | 13 Jan - 13 Feb 2020 | 1st Yr Program 11 Jan- 11 Feb 2021 | (S) 01 Aug 19- 20 Oct 19 (W) 01 Aug 19- 22 Dec 19 | 03 Aug - 20 Dec 2020 (2023 intake) | |
Baker McKenzie | 14 Sep 2020- 01 Sep 2021 | Campus Ambassador Apply by 01 Jul 2020 | (Spr) 01 Oct- 01 Dec 20 (S) 01 Oct 20- 01 Jan 21 | 01 Feb 21- 01 Apr 21 (2023 intake) | |
Clifford Chance | 01 Aug 19 Applications Open | 03 Aug 20- 10 Dec 20. | Will re-open in Aug 20. | 03 Aug 20- 10 Dec 20 (2021 intake) | |
Freshfields | 1 Oct 19- 20 Feb 20 | Freshers meet Freshfields Workshop 1 Oct - 5 Nov 19 | (Spr) 5 Oct 20- 7 Jan 21 | (S) 01 Jun 20- 15 Jul 2021 | |
Herbert Smith Freehills | 14 Sep -11 Oct 20 | Campus Ambassador 01- 31 Jan 21 | (W) 14 Sep- 16 Oct 20 (finalists/ grads) (Spr/ S) 14 Sep- 14 Dec 20 (Penultimate, finalists, grads) | Recruit from VS only. | |
Hogan Lovells | 02 Jan 20- 29 Feb 20 | Campus Ambassador 02 Jan 20- 28 Feb 20 | (S) 16 Sep 19- 05 Jan 20 | Close 31 Jan 20 (Non-Law) Close 31 Jul 20 (Law) | |
Kirkland Ellis | (Spr/ S) 05 Jan 20 | Closes 12 Jul 20 | |||
Linklaters | Apply by 04 Oct | Campus Ambassador Apply by 30 Aug 20 | (W) Opened 4 Sep 2020 | Closed Jun 19 20 | |
Mayer Brown | Applications open 01 Nov 19 | 01 Nov 20 - 31 Jan 21 | 01 Nov 20 - 31 Jan 21 | ||
Norton Rose Fulbright | 01 Oct 19- 31 Jan 20 | Campus Ambassador 01 Oct 19 - 31 Mar 20 | 01 Oct 19 - 31 Jan 20 | 01 Oct - 12 Jan 20 | |
Pinsent Mason | Sep TBD 20- 7 Dec 20 | Closed 22 May 20 for 2022 intake. 2023 applications TBD | |||
Shearman Sterling | Close end Aug or Dec (Depends on which Open Day you are applying to) | Campus Ambassador Close 17 May 20 | (W) Closes 03 Nov 19 (Spr/S) Closes 19 Jan 20 | Recruit from VS only. | |
Slaughter and May | 01 Oct 19 - 31 Jan 20 | Winter Workshop (Finalists / Grads) 01 Oct 19 - 08 Nov 19 | 01 Oct 19- 02 Jan 20 | Opens Sep 20 (2023 intake) | |
Travers Smith | Opens 01 Oct 19 | 01 Oct 19 - 31 Jul 20 | |||
White & Case | 1 Oct 19 - Nov (varies) | 1st Year Insight Scheme 01 Oct 19- 31 Mar 20 | (W) Closes early Nov (Spr) Closes early Jan (S) Closes late Jan | Closes Jul |