Training Contract Deadlines

You’ve done your homework, studied the stats, read up on practice areas, and compared the firms that’ve caught your eye – now, it’s time to put your best foot and training contract application forward.

There’s no delaying the inevitable, and, as graduate recruiters were keen to tell us when we collected our list of relevant tips, procrastination rarely improves an application. So, take the time to browse over the following deadlines, make a schedule and pace yourself accordingly – you’ll do great.

Last but not least: good luck, and keep us updated on Twitter!

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Firm Deadline Date Information Add to Calendar
Charles Russell Speechlys 15 January 2026 When: Remind me
Cooley (UK) 1 January 2026 Remind me
Devonshires 30 June 2026 Remind me
Farrer & Co 27 March 2026 Remind me
Fladgate 25 January 2026 Remind me
Forsters 5 January 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP 7 June 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
HFW 16 July 2026 for September 2028/March 2029 training contracts Remind me
Hill Dickinson LLP 16 January 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Irwin Mitchell 1 December 2025 for 2028 contracts Remind me
Kingsley Napley 13 April 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Latham & Watkins 19 October 2025 Graduate Recruitment Open Day — 13 November 2025 Remind me
Latham & Watkins 5 October 2025 Graduate Recruitment Open Day — 22 October 2025 Remind me
Latham & Watkins 19 October 2025 Black Lawyers Group Open Day — 6 November 2025 Remind me
Latham & Watkins 19 October 2025 LGBTQ+ Open Day — 27 November 2025 Remind me
Macfarlanes 5 December 2025 for First Year Insight Scheme Remind me
Macfarlanes 26 June 2026 for Training Programme Remind me
Marriott Harrison 2 February 2026 for our 2026 Summer Vacation Scheme which leads to our 2027 Trainee Programme. Remind me
Mills & Reeve 1 January 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Morrison Foerster 5 January 2026 Remind me
Osborne Clarke 15 January 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Payne Hicks Beach LLP 28 March 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
RPC 22 June 2026 London Remind me
RPC 16 March 2026 Bristol Remind me
Russell-Cooke LLP 6 February 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Stephenson Harwood 27 March 2026 Remind me
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 12 June 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Thrings LLP 5 November 2025 for 2026 training contracts Remind me
Watson Farley & Williams LLP 24 May 2026 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Wedlake Bell 1 May 2026 for 2028 contracts Remind me
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP 14 December 2025 for 2028 training contracts Remind me
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP 18 January 2025 for apprenticeships Remind me
White & Case LLP 10 May 2026 to start in September 2028/March 2029 Remind me