It’s never too early to start thinking about law firms and where you might eventually want to apply. And with more and more opportunities for first-year students emerging, it has never been easier to engage with law firms early. With this in mind, see our table of dates and deadlines. Please note that most of the opportunities detailed below are open to students in the first year of a law degree or in the penultimate year of a non-law degree. However, each firm differs so be sure to check individual websites to ensure you are eligible to apply!
| Firm | Opportunity | Date | Application deadline |
| Addleshaw Goddard | First year schemes | Please visit website for application deadlines. | |
| Charles Russell Speechlys LLP | Open days | London 7 December 2022; Cheltenham 8 December 2022; Guildford 13 December 2022; Virtual 11 January 2023 | 16 November 2022 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Insight day | 22 March 2023 | 28 February 2023 |
| Clifford Chance | SPARK (five-day paid scheme) | 26-30 June 2023 and 17-21 July 2023 | 9 February 2023 at 11.59pm |
| CMS | First Steps | Spring Vacation Scheme | 24 December 2022 |
| Cooley (UK) LLP | Insight event | April/May 2023 | 28 February 2023 |
| Cripps | Vacation scheme | 26 June-7 July 2023 | 31 January 2023 |
| Cripps | Online insight sessions | Evening sessions in March and April. Dates tbc. | Please visit website for application deadlines. |
| HFW | Insight day | 22 March 2023 | 28 February 2023 |
| Hill Dickinson LLP | Open day | 30 November 2022 | |
| Kirkland & Ellis International LLP | Open day | 01 March 2023 | 05 February 2023 |
| Latham & Watkins | Open day | February 2023 | Please see website for deadlines |
| Leathes Prior | Summer vacation scheme | Summer 2023 | 23 July 2023 |
| Michelmores LLP | Open day | 29 January 2023 | 27 January 2023 |
| Milbank LLP | Open day | April 2023 | Closed |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Open day | 01 April 2023 | 18 January 2023 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Open days | 2 November, 15 March and 21 June 2023 | 1 January 2023 |
| RPC | Vacation scheme | 15 January 2023 | |
| Taylor Wessing LLP | First-year insight scheme | 17-18 April 2023 | 01 October 2022 |
| TLT LLP | Two-day insight scheme | Summer 2023 | 01 April 2023 |
| Vinson & Elkins RLLP | Spring 2023 | 04 February 2023 | |
| Watson Farley & Williams LLP | Open day | 14 December 2022 | Late November 2022 |
| Wedlake Bell LLP | Open day | 05 January 2023 | 30 November 2022 (applications open 1 November 2022) |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP | Fast track scheme | 19 March 2023 | |
| White & Case LLP | Two-day insight scheme | 3-4 May 2023 and 10-11 May 2023 | 31 March 2023 |
| Wilkin Chapman LLP | Five-day work experience placements | Easter and Summer 2023 | 31 January 2023 |