Vacation Scheme Deadlines

As good bargains go, vacation schemes stand out as amazing 3-for-1 deals: for just a few weeks of your time, you get to improve your resume, brush up your legal skills and, best of all, you can see first-hand what life’s truly like at your favourite law firm before committing to the full training contract experience.

Because we know a number of you are set on giving vacation schemes a try, we’ve put together a collection of relevant application deadlines to help you along.

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Firm Vacation Scheme Application Deadline Scheme Dates Add to Calendar
Addleshaw Goddard Summer 6 January 2026 Remind me
Addleshaw Goddard Insight Day 2026 10 February 2026 Remind me
Akin Spring Monday 13 April - Friday 24 April 2026
Anthony Collins First Year Insight Scheme: 13 February 2026 June/July 2026 Remind me
Bevan Brittan Summer 17 February 2026 Vac Scheme 1: 1 June – 12 June 2026 Remind me
Bevan Brittan Summer 17 February 2026 Vac Scheme 2: 22 June – 3 July 2026Remind me
Birketts Summer 5 January 2026 Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July 2026 Remind me
Brabners Vacation Scheme - Liverpool 26 June 2026 Monday 1 June to Friday 5 June 2026 Remind me
Brabners Vacation Scheme - Manchester 26 June 2026 Monday 8 June to Friday 12 June 2026Remind me
Charles Russell Speechlys Spring 15 January 2026 London Placement Scheme: 7 - 17 April 2026 Guildford Placement Scheme: 23 - 27 March 2026 Remind me
Charles Russell Speechlys Spring 15 January 2026 London Placement Scheme: 1 - 12 June 2026Remind me
Charles Russell Speechlys Summer Cheltenham Placement Scheme 1: 22 June - 26 June 2026 Cheltenham Placement Scheme 2: 29 June - 3 July 2026 15 January 2026 Remind me
Charles Russell Speechlys Summer Guildford Placement Scheme: 6 - 10 July 2026 15 January 2026 Remind me
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Winter 31 October 2025 Remind me
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Spring 31 January 2026 Remind me
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Summer 31 January 2026 Remind me
Cooley (UK) Spring 1 January 2026 13April 2026 – 24 April 2026 Remind me
Cooley (UK) Summer 1 January 2026 13April 2026 – 24 April 2026 Remind me
Covington & Burling Winter 24 October 2025 8-19 December 2025 Remind me
Covington & Burling Summer 16 January 2026 29 June-10 July 2026 Remind me
Covington & Burling CovInsights 15-16 April 2026 13 March 2026 Remind me
Covington & Burling Legal Horizons 20 October 2025 10 October 2025 Remind me
Devonshires Summer 28 February 2026 TBC Remind me
Farrer & Co Spring 2 January 2026 7 April - 17 April 2026 Remind me
Farrer & Co First Summer 2 January 2026 15 June - 26 June 2026 Remind me
Farrer & Co Second Summer 29 June - 10 July 2026 2 January 2026 Remind me
Fladgate Summer 25 January 2026 in late June/early July Remind me
Fladgate First Summer 2 January 2026 15 June - 26 June 2026 Remind me
Fladgate Second Summer 29 June - 10 July 2026 2 January 2026 Remind me
Forsters Spring 5 January 2026 13-17 April 2026 Remind me
Forsters Summer 1 5 January 2026 8-12 June 2026 Remind me
Forsters Summer 2 15-19 June 2026 5 January 2026 Remind me
HFW Spring 8 January 2026 Monday 23 March - Friday 27 March 2026 Remind me
HFW Summer 8 January 2026 Monday  8 June - Friday 19 June 2026 and Monday 6 July - Friday 17 July 2026Remind me
Hill Dickinson LLP Summer 16 January 2026 Remind me
Kirkland & Ellis Spring 14 December 2025 Remind me
Kirkland & Ellis Summer 14 December 2025 Remind me
Latham & Watkins Spring Vacation Scheme 7 December 2025 Monday 13 April — Friday 24 April 2026 Remind me
Latham & Watkins Summer Vacation Scheme 7 December 2025 Monday 22 June — Friday 3 July 2026Remind me
Leathes Prior Spring 25 February 2026 April 2026 Remind me
Leathes Prior Summer 29 July 2026 September 2026 Remind me
Macfarlanes Spring 5 December 2025 Monday 13 April to Friday 24 April 2026 Remind me
Macfarlanes Summer 5 December 2025 Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July 2026Remind me
Mishcon de Reya LLP Spring 1 26 November 2025 13-17 April 2026 Remind me
Mishcon de Reya LLP Spring 2 26 November 2025 27 April-1 May 2026 Remind me
Mishcon de Reya LLP Summer 1 22-26 June 2026 19 December 2025 Remind me
Mishcon de Reya LLP Summer 2 6-10 July 2026 19 December 2025 Remind me
Morrison Foerster Summer 25 January 2026 15th June – 26th June Remind me
Morrison Foerster Summer 2 January 2026 29th June – 10th JulyRemind me
Morrison Foerster Second Summer 29 June - 10 July 2026 2 January 2026 Remind me
Osborne Clarke Summer 15 January 2026 June and July 2026 Remind me
RPC Summer 12 January 2026 Scheme 1: 15–26 June 2026 Remind me
RPC Summer 12 January 2026 Summer Scheme 2: 29 June–10 July 2026Remind me
Russell-Cooke LLP Spring 6 February 2026 Week 1 – w/c 13 April 2026; Week 2 – w/c 20 April 2026 Remind me
Stephenson Harwood Spring 30 January 2026 13 – 24 April Remind me
Stephenson Harwood Summer 30 January 2026 22 June – 3 July and 27 July – 7 August deadlineRemind me
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Spring 5 December 2025 March and April 2026 Remind me
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Summer 5 December 2025 June and July 2026 Remind me
Vinson & Elkins Spring/Summer 11 January 2026 One week schemes taking place between April and July Remind me
Vinson & Elkins Winter 11 January 2026 One week schemes taking place between October and December Remind me
Watson Farley & Williams LLP Spring 6 January 2026 13-24 April 2026 Remind me
Watson Farley & Williams LLP Summer 6 January 2026 1-12 June and 22 June-3 July Remind me
Wedlake Bell Summer 12 January 2026 22 June-10 July 2026 Remind me
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP Spring 14 December 2025 23 March-2 April 2026 Remind me
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP Insight day 12 October 2025 7 April-17 April 2026Remind me
White & Case LLP Winter 26 October 2025 1-12 December 2025 Remind me
White & Case LLP Spring 12 January 2026 13-24 April 2026Remind me
White & Case LLP Summer 29 June-10 July 2026 12 January 2026 Remind me