2027 cycle · Law
Training contract and vacation scheme deadlines
179 UK law deadlines still ahead at 104 firms: 67 training contracts, 53 vacation schemes, 34 insight days and first-year schemes and 22 solicitor apprenticeships. Every date is quoted from the firm’s own site, with the day we checked it.
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Law deadlines in the next 14 days
13 deadlines from 12 November to 26 November 2026. Each one appears again under its stage.
- 13 November 2026FreshfieldsTraining ContractTraining contractcloses in 1 daychecked 9 September
- 13 November 2026Slaughter and MayTraining ContractTraining contractcloses in 1 daychecked 9 September
- 15 November 2026Hill DickinsonInternship ProgrammeInternshipcloses in 3 dayschecked 24 October
- 16 November 2026Wedlake BellTraining Contract Open DaySpring weekcloses in 4 dayschecked 24 October
- 18 November 2026Clifford ChanceTraining ContractTraining contractcloses in 6 dayschecked 9 September
- 18 November 2026Gowling WLGVacation SchemeVacation schemecloses in 6 dayschecked 21 October
- 18 November 2026Gowling WLGTraining ContractTraining contractcloses in 6 dayschecked 21 October
- 18 November 2026Kingsley NapleyVirtual Insight DaySpring weekcloses in 6 dayschecked 12 October
- 19 November 2026Clyde & CoLondon Vacation SchemeVacation schemecloses in 7 dayschecked 1 October
- 19 November 2026Clyde & CoBright Futures ProgrammeSpring weekcloses in 7 dayschecked 1 October
- 20 November 2026DLA PiperTraining ContractTraining contractcloses in 8 dayschecked 1 October
- 20 November 2026DLA PiperSummer InternshipVacation schemecloses in 8 dayschecked 1 October
- 22 November 2026JMW SolicitorsInsightSpring weekcloses in 10 dayschecked 24 October
Training contract deadlines
67 datesOf the 57 training contract deadlines still ahead, 7 fall in November 2026, 12 in December 2026, 17 in January 2027 and 21 after that. The next to close are Freshfields and Slaughter and May, on 13 November 2026.
- November 2026Browne JacobsonTrainee Solicitor Pathwayopen nowchecked 1 October
- November 2026Higgs LLPTraining Contractopen nowchecked 1 October
- 13 November 2026FreshfieldsTraining Contractcloses in 1 daychecked 9 September
- 13 November 2026Slaughter and MayTraining Contractcloses in 1 daychecked 9 September
- 18 November 2026Clifford ChanceTraining Contractcloses in 6 dayschecked 9 September
- 18 November 2026Gowling WLGTraining Contractcloses in 6 dayschecked 21 October
- 20 November 2026DLA PiperTraining Contractcloses in 8 dayschecked 1 October
- 30 November 2026Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLPLondon Training Programmecloses in 18 dayschecked 1 October
- 30 November 2026Greenberg TraurigLondon Training Contract (2029)closes in 18 dayschecked 1 October
- 1 December 2026Herbert Smith FreehillsTraining Contractcloses in 19 dayschecked 1 October
- 1 December 2026Weil GotshalTraining Contractcloses in 19 dayschecked 1 October
- December 2026Kingsley NapleyTraining Contractopens duringchecked 1 October
- 3 December 2026LinklatersTraining Contractcloses in 21 dayschecked 21 October
- 4 December 2026GoodwinTrainee Solicitor Programme (2029)closeschecked 1 October
- 6 December 2026Latham & WatkinsTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 10 December 2026Hogan LovellsTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 11 December 2026Bird & BirdTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 13 December 2026Kirkland & EllisTraining Contractcloseschecked 21 October
- 20 December 2026TLTTrainee Solicitor / Vacation Scheme (2029 Training Contract)closeschecked 24 October
- 20 December 2026TLTTraining Contract (Scotland)closeschecked 1 October
- 21 December 2026Lewis SilkinTraining Contract 2029closeschecked 1 October
- 31 December 2026DechertLondon Training Contract (September 2028 and 2029)closeschecked 1 October
- January 2027ClarionTraining Contract (September 2028 intake)opens duringchecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027ForstersTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027Squire Patton BoggsUK Trainee Solicitor Program (Summer Vacation Scheme route to 2029 Training Contract)closeschecked 11 November
- 4 January 2027Trowers & HamlinsTraining contract (2029 and 2030 intakes)closeschecked 1 October
- 8 January 2027Sidley AustinTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 8 January 2027Vinson & ElkinsLondon Training Contractcloseschecked 21 October
- 8 January 2027WithersTraining Contract 2029 (London)closeschecked 1 October
- 10 January 2027CMSScotland Training Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 10 January 2027Hill DickinsonTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 11 January 2027ThringsTraining Contractopenschecked 1 October
- 13 January 2027Pinsent MasonsTraining Contract (Scotland)closeschecked 1 October
- 15 January 2027Acuity LawFuture Lawyers (SQE Rotational Training Contract)closeschecked 1 October
- 15 January 2027Charles Russell SpeechlysTraining Contractcloseschecked 23 September
- 15 January 2027Osborne ClarkeTraining Contractcloseschecked 9 September
- 17 January 2027CrippsTrainee solicitor programmecloseschecked 21 October
- 29 January 2027TWM SolicitorsTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 31 January 2027mfg SolicitorsTraining Contract (September 2028)closeschecked 1 October
- 31 January 2027Paris SmithTraining Contract and Vacation Placementcloseschecked 23 September
- 31 January 2027Wilkin ChapmanTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
- 3 February 2027Russell-CookeTraining Contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 23 September
- 14 February 2027BroadfieldTraining Contract (September 2028)closeschecked 1 October
- 26 February 2027Stephenson HarwoodTraining Contract (March and September 2029 commencement)closeschecked 23 September
- 28 February 2027Peters & PetersTraining Contract (2028 and 2029)openschecked 1 October
- 1 March 2027Foot AnsteyDirect Training Contract Application (England and Wales)closeschecked 23 September
- March 2027Collyer BristowTraining Contractopens duringchecked 23 September
- March 2027Rayden SolicitorsTraining Contract (family law)opens duringchecked 1 October
- 26 March 2027Payne Hicks BeachTraining Contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 23 September
- 31 March 2027AshfordsTraining Contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 23 September
- 31 March 2027Laceys SolicitorsGraduate Training Programme (Trainee Solicitor or Solicitor Apprentice, September 2029)closes (opens 1 Jan)checked 1 October
- 31 March 2027Mayer BrownLondon Training Contractcloseschecked 21 October
- 31 March 2027OrrickLondon Training Contract (direct route)closeschecked 1 October
- April 2027Lester AldridgeTraining Contract (2029 intake)closes duringchecked 1 October
- 2 April 2027Bates WellsTraining Contract (2029 start)closes (opens 1 Dec)checked 1 October
- 30 April 2027GirlingsTraining Contract (September 2028)openschecked 1 October
- 30 April 2027TeesTees training contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 1 October
- May 2027Balfour+MansonTraineeshipopens duringchecked 1 October
- 3 May 2027Wedlake BellTraining Contract (2029)closeschecked 1 October
- 31 May 2027Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP)London Training Contract 2028/29closeschecked 1 October
- 31 May 2027Paul HastingsTraining Contractcloses (opens 4 Jan)checked 1 October
- 31 May 2027Sullivan & CromwellU.K. Trainee Solicitors Programme (2029 intake)closes (opens 3 May)checked 1 October
- 8 June 2027Watson Farley & WilliamsTraining Contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 1 October
- 11 June 2027Katten Muchin RosenmanLondon Training Contractcloseschecked 21 October
- 14 June 2027Boodle HatfieldTraining Contractcloseschecked 21 October
- 30 June 2027BurnettsSolicitor Training Contract (2029 intake)closeschecked 1 October
- 31 July 2027Dawson CornwellTraining Contractcloseschecked 1 October
Vacation scheme deadlines
53 datesOf the 53 vacation scheme deadlines still ahead, 7 fall in November 2026, 22 in December 2026, 19 in January 2027 and 5 after that. The next to close is Gowling WLG on 18 November 2026.
- 18 November 2026Gowling WLGVacation Schemecloses in 6 dayschecked 21 October
- 19 November 2026Clyde & CoLondon Vacation Schemecloses in 7 dayschecked 1 October
- 20 November 2026DLA PiperSummer Internshipcloses in 8 dayschecked 1 October
- 27 November 2026Jones DayLondon Vacation Schemes (Winter, Spring, Summer) leading to a Training Contractcloses in 15 dayschecked 1 October
- 27 November 2026Mishcon de ReyaVacation Schemecloses in 15 dayschecked 1 October
- 30 November 2026Sullivan & Cromwell2027 spring and summer vacation schemescloses in 18 dayschecked 1 October
- 30 November 2026Winston Taylor2027 London Summer Vacation Schemecloses in 18 dayschecked 1 October
- 1 December 2026Herbert Smith Freehills KramerSpring and Summer Vacation Schemescloses in 19 dayschecked 18 September
- 1 December 2026WeilSpring Vacation Schemecloses in 19 dayschecked 24 October
- 1 December 2026Weil GotshalWeil Spring and Summer Vacation Schemescloses in 19 dayschecked 9 October
- 2 December 2026Pinsent MasonsVacation Placementcloses in 20 dayschecked 1 October
- 3 December 2026LinklatersWinter, Spring and Summer Vacation Schemescloses in 21 dayschecked 24 October
- 4 December 2026GoodwinVacation Scheme (April 2027)closeschecked 1 October
- 4 December 2026Mayer BrownLondon Vacation Schemescloseschecked 21 October
- 4 December 2026Slaughter and MaySummer Work Experience Schemecloseschecked 24 October
- 6 December 2026Latham & WatkinsSpring and Summer Vacation Schemescloseschecked 1 October
- 6 December 2026White & CaseVacation Schemes (Spring and Summer 2027)closeschecked 9 October
- 7 December 2026Mills & ReeveSummer Vacation Scheme (Training Contract 2029 intake)closeschecked 1 October
- 7 December 2026Willkie Farr & GallagherLondon Spring and Summer Vacation Schemes 2027closeschecked 21 October
- 10 December 2026Hogan LovellsWinter, Spring and Summer Vacation Schemescloseschecked 18 September
- 11 December 2026AshurstUK Summer Vacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 11 December 2026Bird & BirdSpring and Summer Vacation Schemescloseschecked 18 September
- 11 December 2026MilbankVacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 13 December 2026CapsticksLegal Summer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 1 October
- 18 December 2026Foot AnsteyAspire Vacation Scheme (England and Wales)closeschecked 23 September
- 18 December 2026Norton Rose FulbrightWinter and Summer Vacation Schemescloseschecked 18 September
- 18 December 2026Reed SmithVacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 31 December 2026DechertLondon Vacation Schemes (Winter 2026 and Spring 2027)closeschecked 1 October
- 31 December 2026OrrickLondon Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027Bates WellsVacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027ForstersVacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027Stephenson HarwoodSummer Vacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 4 January 2027Stephenson HarwoodSpring Vacation Schemecloseschecked 23 September
- 4 January 2027Trowers & HamlinsSummer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 21 October
- 4 January 2027TWM SolicitorsSummer and Autumn Vacation Schemescloseschecked 1 October
- 5 January 2027Burges SalmonVacation Schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 6 January 2027Watson Farley & WilliamsSpring and Summer Vacation Schemes 2027closeschecked 1 October
- 8 January 2027Gibson DunnSpring and Summer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 9 October
- 8 January 2027Sidley AustinSpring and Summer Vacation Schemescloseschecked 1 October
- 8 January 2027Vinson & ElkinsLondon Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 21 October
- 8 January 2027WithersLondon vacation schemescloseschecked 24 October
- 10 January 2027BroadfieldVacation Scheme (June 2027)closeschecked 1 October
- 11 January 2027RPCLondon Summer Schemecloseschecked 23 September
- 11 January 2027Wedlake BellSummer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 1 October
- 15 January 2027Charles Russell SpeechlysPlacement Schemecloseschecked 23 September
- 15 January 2027Osborne ClarkeVacation Schemecloseschecked 18 September
- 15 January 2027Travers SmithVacation Schemecloseschecked 18 September
- 31 January 2027Edwin CoeSummer Vacation Scheme (only route to training contract)closeschecked 1 October
- 3 February 2027Russell-CookeVacation Schemecloseschecked 23 September
- 8 February 2027CMSCMS Insight Programmecloses (opens 29 Jan)checked 1 October
- 17 February 2027Leathes PriorVacation Scheme (Easter and Summer)closeschecked 1 October
- 30 April 2027TeesTees vacation schemecloseschecked 1 October
- 11 June 2027Katten Muchin RosenmanLondon Summer Vacation Scheme 2027closeschecked 21 October
Insight day and first-year scheme deadlines
34 datesOf the 32 insight day and first-year deadlines still ahead, 4 fall in November 2026, 1 in December 2026, 9 in January 2027 and 18 after that. The next to close is Wedlake Bell on 16 November 2026.
- 16 November 2026Wedlake BellTraining Contract Open Daycloses in 4 dayschecked 24 October
- 18 November 2026Kingsley NapleyVirtual Insight Daycloses in 6 dayschecked 12 October
- 19 November 2026Clyde & CoBright Futures Programmecloses in 7 dayschecked 1 October
- 22 November 2026JMW SolicitorsInsightcloses in 10 dayschecked 24 October
- 8 December 2026Watson Farley & WilliamsOpen Dayopenschecked 12 October
- 14 December 2026Debevoise & PlimptonInsight Daycloseschecked 12 October
- January 2027Foot AnsteyAccelerate Programmeopens duringchecked 12 October
- 3 January 2027White & CaseDiscover: University Insight Scheme 2027closeschecked 9 October
- 6 January 2027Slaughter and MaySpring Forward Programmecloseschecked 24 September
- 8 January 2027Morgan LewisOpen Days 2027closeschecked 24 October
- 15 January 2027MacfarlanesFirst Year Insight Schemecloseschecked 18 September
- 15 January 2027Osborne ClarkeInsight Schemecloseschecked 24 October
- 25 January 2027Willkie Farr & GallagherFirst Year Insight Day 2027closeschecked 12 October
- 29 January 2027Addleshaw GoddardInsight Dayscloseschecked 24 October
- 31 January 2027Latham & WatkinsFirst-Year Spring Schemecloseschecked 24 October
- 31 January 2027Simmons & SimmonsSpring Insight Schemecloses (opens 10 Dec)checked 18 September
- 1 February 2027A&O ShearmanFirst-Year Programme, Londoncloses (opens 4 Jan)checked 12 October
- 1 February 2027Baker McKenzieFirst Year Insight Schemecloseschecked 24 October
- 1 February 2027Herbert Smith Freehills KramerFirst year workshopscloses (opens 1 Jan)checked 12 October
- 4 February 2027FreethsDirect Entry Insight Dayscloseschecked 24 October
- 5 February 2027DentonsOpen Dayscloseschecked 24 October
- 5 February 2027Vinson & ElkinsdiscoVEr Open Daycloseschecked 12 October
- 8 February 2027AshfordsFirst-year insight dayscloseschecked 24 October
- 8 February 2027Clifford ChanceSPARKcloses (opens 2 Dec)checked 24 September
- 12 February 2027FreshfieldsUK First Years Insight Schemecloses (opens 30 Nov)checked 11 November
- 12 February 2027Gibson DunnFirst Year Insight Daycloseschecked 12 October
- 14 February 2027Kirkland & EllisACCELERATE (early access programme, London)closes (opens 1 Jan)checked 21 October
- 22 February 2027Davis Polk & WardwellInsight Daycloses (opens 1 Feb)checked 12 October
- 26 February 2027AshurstFirst Year Insight Daycloses (opens 4 Jan)checked 24 October
- 28 February 2027Hogan Lovells CadwaladerFirst Year Insight Schemecloses (opens 4 Jan)checked 12 October
- 1 March 2027Boodle HatfieldTrainee Open Daycloseschecked 12 October
- 12 March 2027Covington & BurlingCovInsightscloseschecked 12 October
- 23 April 2027ForstersFirst year insight daycloseschecked 12 October
- 2 May 2027Arnold & PorterLondon Office - Insight Daycloseschecked 12 October
Solicitor apprenticeship deadlines
22 datesOf the 21 solicitor apprenticeship deadlines still ahead, 2 fall in December 2026, 7 in January 2027, 10 in February 2027 and 2 in March 2027. The next to close is Bates Wells on 4 December 2026.
- 2 November 2026FreshfieldsSolicitor Apprenticeship Programme, six years to qualified solicitor (Law LLB with BPP)open nowchecked 1 October
- 4 December 2026Bates WellsSolicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 1 October
- 18 December 2026DentonsSolicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 23 September
- 3 January 2027CrippsLegal Apprenticeships (Solicitor Apprenticeship)closeschecked 9 October
- 6 January 2027Slaughter and MaySolicitor Apprenticeship Programme, six years (LLB Law and Legal Practice degree plus SQE)closeschecked 22 September
- 8 January 2027Reed SmithSolicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 24 October
- 25 January 2027Eversheds SutherlandUK Solicitor Apprenticeship, Level 7, six years (LLB plus SQE)closeschecked 22 September
- 29 January 2027Addleshaw GoddardApprenticeshipscloses (opens 7 Dec)checked 9 October
- 29 January 2027Bird & BirdSolicitor Apprenticeship Programme (Level 7, LLB Law and SQE with the University of Law)closeschecked 12 October
- 31 January 2027Hogan Lovells Cadwalader2027 Solicitor Apprenticeship (six year Level 7 solicitor apprenticeship with City Century: LLB plus qualification as a Solicitor of England and Wales via the SQE)closeschecked 12 October
- 1 February 2027ForstersSolicitor Apprenticeship (six years, September 2027 start)closeschecked 12 October
- 12 February 2027LinklatersLinklaters Solicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 24 October
- 14 February 2027Mayer BrownLondon Solicitor Apprenticeship (Level 7, law degree and SQE with BPP University)closeschecked 12 October
- 15 February 2027Foot AnsteyLegal Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 9 October
- 15 February 2027Stephenson HarwoodSolicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 23 September
- 17 February 2027A&O ShearmanSolicitor Apprenticeship, London, Level 7 (LLB Hons Law and Legal Practice plus SQE)closes (opens 1 Dec)checked 1 October
- 18 February 2027Mills & ReeveSolicitor degree apprenticeship (six years: qualifying law degree (LLB), the SQE and a Level 7 solicitor apprenticeship qualification)closeschecked 12 October
- 19 February 2027Trowers & HamlinsSolicitor Apprenticeshipcloseschecked 12 October
- 21 February 2027TLTLegal Solicitor Apprenticeship (England)closeschecked 12 October
- 28 February 2027Hill DickinsonApprenticeshipscloses (opens 5 Jan)checked 9 October
- 19 March 2027Walker MorrisSolicitor Apprenticeship (six-year Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with BPP, LLB (Hons) in Law and Legal Practice plus SQE1 and SQE2)closes (opens 8 Jan)checked 12 October
- 31 March 2027Blacks SolicitorsLevel 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship (2027 Level 7 Apprentice Scheme)closeschecked 12 October
Other law programmes
3 datesOf the 3 deadlines still ahead, 1 falls in November 2026, 1 in December 2026 and 1 in February 2027. The next to close is Hill Dickinson on 15 November 2026.
- 15 November 2026Hill DickinsonInternship ProgrammeInternshipcloses in 3 dayschecked 24 October
- 10 December 2026MichelmoresPlacement Year ProgrammePlacement yearcloseschecked 12 October
- 4 February 2027FreethsDirect Entry Programme: Legal PlacementPlacement yearcloseschecked 1 October
The 141 law programmes with no date
If a firm below is on your list, check its careers site yourself and do not wait for an announcement. We name them rather than print a date the firm never set.
2 say they recruit on a rolling basis
Apply early: these close when they are full. Accutrainee, HFW.
139 publish nothing at all
A&L Goodbody, Aberdein Considine, Arnold & Porter, Arthur Cox, Ashfords, Ashurst, Attwells Solicitors, Audley Chaucer, B P Collins, Baker McKenzie, Berry Smith, Bevan Brittan, Bindmans, Birketts, Blackadders, Blake Morgan, Blandy & Blandy, Brabners, Browne Jacobson, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), Burges Salmon, Capital Law, Carson McDowell, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clifford Chance, CMS, Cooley, Covington & Burling, Davis Blank Furniss, Dentons, DLA Piper UK, DMH Stallard, DWF, Eversheds Sutherland, Express Solicitors, Fieldfisher, Fried Frank, Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors, Gateley, Geldards, Gibson Dunn, Gillespie Macandrew, Gordons, Gowling WLG, Harbottle & Lewis, Harper Macleod, Hawkswell Kilvington, HCR Law, Hempsons, Herrington Carmichael, HFW, Higgs LLP, Howard Kennedy, Howes Percival, Hugh James, Irwin Mitchell, JCP Solicitors, K&L Gates, Kennedys, Lanyon Bowdler, Latham & Watkins, Lawrence Stephens, Leathes Prior, Ledingham Chalmers, Lee & Thompson, Lindsays, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, McDermott Will & Schulte, McGuireWoods, Mewburn Ellis, Michelmores, Mills Selig, Mishcon de Reya, Moore Barlow, Muckle, Nockolds, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Pinsent Masons, PwC UK, Reed Smith, Ringrose Law, Ropes & Gray, RPC, Shakespeare Martineau, Shepherd and Wedderburn, Sheridans, Shoosmiths, Simmons & Simmons, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Skadden, Stevens & Bolton, Stronachs, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Rose, Taylor Wessing, Thomson Snell & Passmore, Travers Smith, Tughans, Turcan Connell, VWV, Weightmans, Wiggin, Winston Taylor, Womble Bond Dickinson.
Questions about law deadlines
How current are these law deadlines?
Every date is quoted from the firm’s own careers site and carries the day we checked it. The page is rebuilt hourly from the same dataset as our programme pages, so a date the firm changes is corrected once and corrected everywhere.
Why is a firm I am applying to not listed with a date?
Because it did not publish one we could find. Some firms recruit on a rolling basis and close when they have enough applicants, which makes applying early the safe plan. We list those firms by name at the bottom of this page rather than print a date nobody set.
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Yes. There is no sign-up, no paywall and no account needed for anything on it. Each stage has its own anchor, so you can link straight to training contracts or vacation schemes.