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Vacation Scheme Applications 

To help you begin your research into Vacation Schemes and Training Contracts, we have provided details about our sponsors and other law firms that have reached out to us, including the type of scheme, key dates for 2024/2025, and key insights about their work. 

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Type of Firm: Magic Circle 

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Main Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Competition 

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Highlight: One of the oldest and most prestigious UK firms, with a multi-specialist approach and no billable hours. More FTSE 100 clients than any other City law firm.

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2024-2025 Opportunities

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Training Contracts offered to finalists and graduates

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Summer Scheme offered to penultimate year students (takes place June-September 2025)

(Assisting an associate in their area of legal work, case studies etc.)

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Spring Insight Day offered to First Year Students and Second Years on a Four-year course (takes place 9, 15, 23 April 2025)

Spring scheme offered to first-year students from lower socio-economic and ethnic minority backgrounds (April 2025)

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Application Deadlines: 29 Nov 2024 (TC), 6 Dec 2024 (Summer Scheme), 3 Jan 2024 for all Spring opportunities 

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Type of Firm: US (New York) 

 

Main Practice Areas: Private Equity, Finance and Litigation 

 

Highlight: Renowned for its competency in addressing financial crime allegations and other investigations for major clients 

 

2024-2025 Opportunities: 

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Spring and Summer Vac Schemes are offered to penultimate year Law undergraduates, all final year undergraduates and graduates. (Schemes run from 31 Mar to 11 Apr 2025 and 23 Jun to 4 Jul 2025, respectively)

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First-year Insight Schemes are offered to first-year Law undergraduates and second-year non-Law undergraduates.

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Application Deadlines: 20 Dec 2024 (Vac Schemes), 31 Jan 2025 (First-year Scheme).

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Trainees recruited exclusively from Vac Scheme

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Type of Firm: Silver Circle

 

​Main Practice Areas: Private Client, Corporate/M&A, Disputes and Litigation 

 

Highlight: Unique client base catering to both individuals and institutions.

 

2024-2025 Opportunities:

 

​Training Contracts are offered to penultimate-year students and above​. 

 

Firm runs one Spring and two Summer Vacation Schemes, both offered to penultimate year students and above. (Vac Schemes run from March-April, June-July respectively).

 

Spring Insight Scheme offered to First Year Students. 

 

Application Deadlines: 27 Jun 2025 (TC), 3 Jan 2025 (Vac Schemes), 24 Jan 2025 for Spring Insight Scheme 

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Type of Firm: US (Boston) 

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Main Practice Areas: Finance and Private Equity 

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Highlight: A global powerhouse which specialises in advising private capital investors, so is much more-focused and personal than other firms 

 

2024-2025 Opportunities:

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Summer Vacation Scheme (23rd June – 04 July 2025)

Spring Vacation Scheme (31st March – 11 April 2025)

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Assessment Days take place in March 

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Schemes offered to penultimate-year law students, finalist non-law students, and graduates. 

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Trainees are recruited exclusively from vacation scheme 

 

​Application deadline: 31 January 2025 (not on a rolling-basis)

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Type of Firm: US (Philadelphia) 

 

Main Practice Areas: Corporate and securities, financial services and investment management, real estate, and investigations. 

 

Highlight: Dechert is trusted by 24 of the top 25 global asset management firms and 41 of the top 50 global private debt firms.

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2024-2025 Opportunities:​

 

Offers Winter, Spring, and Summer Vacation Schemes to penultimate-year Law and final-year students of all disciplines. Schemes run from (9-20 Dec, 7-17 Apr, and 23 Jun - 4 July, respectively). 

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Application deadline: 25 Oct 2024 (Winter Vac Scheme) and 31 Dec 2025 (Spring and Summer Vac Scheme). 

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Trainees are recruited exclusively from Dechert's Vac Schemes. 

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