Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard is an international law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers working across 22 offices in 13 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Vacatory records each current office separately and distinguishes student recruitment by jurisdiction. The early-careers inventory includes England, Scotland and Ireland placement and qualification routes, the Office of the General Counsel route, school and university insight programmes, five school-leaver apprenticeship types, a Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship, legal innovation and business-services graduate schemes, Paris trainee opportunities, the Legal Explorer social-mobility programme, the SMART Legal Commitment Grant, BPP Legal Access, 10kBI and Ethnicity.Talent.Law.
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Vacation schemes, training contracts, apprenticeships, insight programmes, work experience and other application routes.
United Kingdom - England Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, London, Manchester
- Application timing: There is no separate direct Training Contract application. Candidates are recruited through the England Placement Scheme and successful placement participants may receive Training Contract offers.
- Programme dates: Four six-month seats. Exact start dates depend on the offer intake.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate direct Training Contract application. Candidates are recruited through the England Placement Scheme and successful placement participants may receive Training Contract offers.
- Programme: Four six-month seats. Exact start dates depend on the offer intake.
- Who can apply: Placement-scheme candidate
- Eligibility: audience: Placement-scheme candidate location: London / Leeds / Manchester study stage: Placement-scheme candidate
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: England Placement Scheme application Critical thinking test Voice interview Assessment centre Placement Scheme Training Contract decision Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Assessments: Critical thinking test Voice interview Proofreading Group assessment Briefing exercise Partner interview Placement performance
- Progression: Qualification as a solicitor and potential newly qualified role.
- Funding: AG covers all fees for the Law Conversion Course and SQE. Current maintenance grants are £15,000 for London and £8,000 for Leeds or Manchester. currency: GBP law conversion course: Fully funded where required Leeds Manchester maintenance grant: 8000 London maintenance grant: 15000 SQE assessments: Fully funded SQE preparation: Fully funded
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Scotland Traineeship
Type: Traineeship
Location: United Kingdom: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow
- Application timing: There is no separate direct Scotland Traineeship application. Candidates are recruited through the Scotland Placement Schemes and successful participants may receive Traineeship offers.
- Programme dates: Exact future traineeship start dates depend on the offer intake.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate direct Scotland Traineeship application. Candidates are recruited through the Scotland Placement Schemes and successful participants may receive Traineeship offers.
- Programme: Exact future traineeship start dates depend on the offer intake.
- Who can apply: Scottish placement-scheme candidate
- Eligibility: audience: Scottish placement-scheme candidate location: Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Glasgow study stage: Scottish placement-scheme candidate
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Qualification as a Scottish solicitor and potential newly qualified role.
- Funding: AG covers Diploma fees up to £14,000 and currently pays a £7,000 maintenance grant to Scotland future trainees. currency: GBP Diploma fees up to: 14000 maintenance grant: 7000
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Manchester Summer Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Manchester
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 22 June–3 July 2026.
United Kingdom - Uptree Work Experience Events
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Current recurring route; exact next application or registration dates are not published by Addleshaw Goddard.
- Programme dates: Virtual and in-person work-experience events; next event dates are not published on the current official Addleshaw Goddard page.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Current recurring route; exact next application or registration dates are not published by Addleshaw Goddard.
- Programme: Virtual and in-person work-experience events; next event dates are not published on the current official Addleshaw Goddard page.
- Who can apply: Year 12, Year 13 and post-A-level students interested in gaining law-firm work experience.
- Eligibility: Addleshaw Goddard confirms that it partners with Uptree to provide virtual and in-person work-experience events for Year 12, Year 13 and post-A-level students.
- Application process: Opportunities are delivered with Uptree. Addleshaw Goddard does not publish a separate universal application window on its Early Careers page.
United Kingdom - Edinburgh/Glasgow Summer Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 8–19 June 2026.
United Kingdom - Office of the General Counsel Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, London, Manchester
- Application timing: There is no separate direct OGC Training Contract application. Candidates apply through the Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme and are assessed for the Training Contract during the scheme. The next placement application dates are not yet published.
- Programme dates: Two-year OGC Training Contract with four six-month seats across the firm’s internal legal and regulatory areas; next exact intake date is not yet published.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate direct OGC Training Contract application. Candidates apply through the Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme and are assessed for the Training Contract during the scheme. The next placement application dates are not yet published.
- Programme: Two-year OGC Training Contract with four six-month seats across the firm’s internal legal and regulatory areas; next exact intake date is not yet published.
- Who can apply: OGC placement-scheme candidate
- Eligibility: audience: OGC placement-scheme candidate location: London / Leeds / Manchester study stage: OGC placement-scheme candidate
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Qualification as a solicitor through the firm’s internal legal team.
- Funding: Not currently published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Leeds Summer Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 29 June–10 July 2026.
United Kingdom - Aberdeen Summer Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Aberdeen
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 8–19 June 2026.
United Kingdom - Office of the General Counsel Leeds Summer Placement
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds
- Application timing: The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Next OGC Summer Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Next OGC Summer Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 22 June–3 July 2026.
Ireland / United Kingdom - Early Careers Virtual Insight Day
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: Ireland; United Kingdom
- Application timing: The Early Careers Virtual Insight Day remains a recurring Addleshaw Goddard opportunity for early-stage university students in England, Scotland and Ireland. The next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Virtual Insight Day date has not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The Early Careers Virtual Insight Day remains a recurring Addleshaw Goddard opportunity for early-stage university students in England, Scotland and Ireland. The next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Virtual Insight Day date has not yet been published.
- Applications close 10 February 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 24 March 2026.
France - Trainees Paris
Type: Traineeship
Location: France: Paris
- Application timing: Addleshaw Goddard states that it regularly recruits trainees in Paris; applications can be submitted by CV and no fixed closing date is published.
- Programme dates: Paris trainee opportunities are recruited on a rolling basis in Corporate M&A, Finance, Competition, Employment, Disputes and Real Estate; start dates and duration depend on the vacancy.
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Addleshaw Goddard states that it regularly recruits trainees in Paris; applications can be submitted by CV and no fixed closing date is published.
- Programme: Paris trainee opportunities are recruited on a rolling basis in Corporate M&A, Finance, Competition, Employment, Disputes and Real Estate; start dates and duration depend on the vacancy.
- Who can apply: Candidates seeking trainee experience in Corporate M&A, Finance, Competition, Employment, Disputes or Real Estate
- Eligibility: practice areas: Corporate M&A Finance Competition Employment Disputes Real Estate
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Direct CV submission Team review Interview or assessment if shortlisted Send a CV to the official Paris recruitment contact Complete any team-specific interview or assessment
- Progression: Paris legal work experience and potential later local career opportunities; no automatic progression is promised.
- Funding: Not currently published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Candidates must satisfy the French legal, educational and work-authorisation requirements applicable to the individual traineeship. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - London Summer Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Summer Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 13–24 July 2026.
United Kingdom - Aberdeen Easter Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Aberdeen
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 13–17 April 2026.
United Kingdom - Office of the General Counsel London Easter Placement
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Application timing: The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Next OGC Easter Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Next OGC Easter Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 13–17 April 2026.
United Kingdom - Office of the General Counsel Manchester Summer Placement
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom: Manchester
- Application timing: The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Next OGC Summer Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The Office of the General Counsel Placement Scheme remains a separate structured route. Applications for the 2026 placement cycle are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Next OGC Summer Placement dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 29 June–10 July 2026.
United Kingdom - Edinburgh/Glasgow Easter Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 13–17 April 2026.
United Kingdom - SMART Legal Commitment Grant
Type: Scholarship / Bursary
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Eligible Addleshaw Goddard vacation-scheme candidates and future trainees may apply through Aspiring Solicitors when invited; no public fixed application window is published.
- Programme dates: Support is linked to eligible recruitment candidates and future trainees; exact award dates are not published.
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Eligible Addleshaw Goddard vacation-scheme candidates and future trainees may apply through Aspiring Solicitors when invited; no public fixed application window is published.
- Programme: Support is linked to eligible recruitment candidates and future trainees; exact award dates are not published.
- Who can apply: Eligible placement-scheme candidate / future trainee
- Eligibility: audience: Eligible placement-scheme candidates and future trainees facing financial barriers possible costs: Accommodation Technology Professional clothing Other access costs
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Eligibility identified through AG recruitment or the relevant support process Financial-barrier assessment Grant decision
- Progression: Reduces financial barriers to participating in AG placement and future-trainee opportunities; it is not a separate recruitment route.
- Funding: Addleshaw Goddard committed £25,000 to the SMART Legal Commitment grant programme. Eligible candidates can receive support for costs such as accommodation, technology equipment and professional clothing; individual award amounts are not published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Paralegal Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, Manchester
- Applications open: 2026-11-30
- Closing date: 2027-01-04
- Application timing: Applications open 30 November 2026 and close 4 January 2027. Assessment centres take place in Manchester on 19 or 22 February 2027.
- Programme dates: September 2027 intake; 24-month programme in Leeds and Manchester.
- Duration: 24 months
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 30 November 2026 and close 4 January 2027. Assessment centres take place in Manchester on 19 or 22 February 2027.
- Programme: September 2027 intake; 24-month programme in Leeds and Manchester.
- Who can apply: School leaver
- Eligibility: A levels: Minimum three A-levels at grade C or above, or equivalent UCAS points GCSEs: Five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths locations: Leeds Manchester
- Academic requirements: Minimum three A-levels at grade C or above, or equivalent UCAS points, plus five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Paralegal qualification and potential progression to the Solicitor Apprenticeship; progression is not automatic.
- Funding: The programme is delivered with BPP as the training provider. apprenticeship training: Funded training provider: BPP
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must meet the employment and apprenticeship-funding eligibility requirements stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
Ireland / United Kingdom - Legal Explorer Programme
Type: School Programme
Location: Ireland; United Kingdom
- Application timing: Applications for the 2026/27 Legal Explorer Programme reopen in September 2026. The exact opening and closing days have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Academic-year programme for the 2026/27 cohort; exact programme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Applications for the 2026/27 Legal Explorer Programme reopen in September 2026. The exact opening and closing days have not yet been published.
- Programme: Academic-year programme for the 2026/27 cohort; exact programme dates have not yet been published.
- Funding: Participants receive a refurbished laptop to keep, mentoring, online workshops, one week of paid work experience, travel and lunch expenses and an end-of-programme bursary. The programme has also included the £1,000 Gregory Carr Exploration Award plus additional AG work experience.
United Kingdom - London Easter Placement Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Application timing: The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The placement scheme remains a current Addleshaw Goddard route. Applications for the 2026 schemes are closed; the next application opening and closing dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: The next Easter Placement Scheme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 6 January 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 13–17 April 2026.
United Kingdom - Innovation Placement Scheme
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, Manchester
- Application timing: There is no separate public application for the Innovation Placement Scheme. Selected Innovation Graduate Scheme applicants are invited through the recruitment process.
- Programme dates: Paid one-week placement in April 2027, based in Manchester and potentially Leeds. Exact April dates are not yet published.
- Duration: One week
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate public application for the Innovation Placement Scheme. Selected Innovation Graduate Scheme applicants are invited through the recruitment process.
- Programme: Paid one-week placement in April 2027, based in Manchester and potentially Leeds. Exact April dates are not yet published.
- Who can apply: Final-year undergraduate / graduate
- Eligibility: audience: Graduates or eligible final-year students degree discipline: Any discipline unless the vacancy states otherwise locations: Edinburgh Glasgow Leeds Manchester
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Potential progression to the Innovation Graduate Scheme; no automatic offer is promised.
- Funding: Paid one-week placement; the current official page does not publish the pay amount.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
Ireland - Ireland Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: Ireland: Dublin
- Application timing: There is no separate direct Ireland Training Contract application. Addleshaw Goddard recruits Ireland trainees through the Dublin Summer Internship.
- Programme dates: Pre-seat, PPC study and traineeship dates depend on the offer intake.
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate direct Ireland Training Contract application. Addleshaw Goddard recruits Ireland trainees through the Dublin Summer Internship.
- Programme: Pre-seat, PPC study and traineeship dates depend on the offer intake.
- Who can apply: Summer-internship candidate
- Eligibility: audience: Summer-internship candidate location: Dublin study stage: Summer-internship candidate
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Qualification as an Irish solicitor and potential associate role.
- Funding: Addleshaw Goddard covers all PPC fees and pays Ireland-based future trainees a competitive salary while they complete PPC studies; the current official page does not publish the salary amount.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must meet Irish work-authorisation and professional-qualification requirements and pass all FE-1 examinations before the pre-seat. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
Ireland - Dublin Summer Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Ireland: Dublin
- Application timing: The Dublin Summer Internship remains Addleshaw Goddard’s route into an Ireland Training Contract. The 2026 internship/2028 Training Contract application cycle is closed; next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Four-week Dublin Summer Internship; next exact programme dates have not yet been published.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The Dublin Summer Internship remains Addleshaw Goddard’s route into an Ireland Training Contract. The 2026 internship/2028 Training Contract application cycle is closed; next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Four-week Dublin Summer Internship; next exact programme dates have not yet been published.
- Applications close 3 February 2026; the opening date was not published.
- Programme: 15 June–10 July 2026.
United Kingdom - Innovation Graduate Scheme
Type: Graduate Programme
Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester
- Application timing: Applications open in December 2026 and close in January 2027. Exact opening and closing days are not yet published.
- Programme dates: September 2027 intake; two-year Innovation Graduate Scheme in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open in December 2026 and close in January 2027. Exact opening and closing days are not yet published.
- Programme: September 2027 intake; two-year Innovation Graduate Scheme in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.
- Who can apply: Graduate, any discipline
- Eligibility: audience: Graduates or eligible final-year students degree discipline: Any discipline unless the vacancy states otherwise locations: Edinburgh Glasgow Leeds Manchester
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Innovation, legal technology, managed legal services, consulting or knowledge career progression within AG.
- Funding: Not currently published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Solicitor Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, Manchester
- Applications open: 2026-11-30
- Closing date: 2027-01-04
- Application timing: Applications open 30 November 2026 and close 4 January 2027. Assessment centres take place in Manchester on 19 or 22 February 2027.
- Programme dates: September 2027 intake; 4–6 year Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship in Leeds and Manchester.
- Duration: Four to six years depending on exemptions
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 30 November 2026 and close 4 January 2027. Assessment centres take place in Manchester on 19 or 22 February 2027.
- Programme: September 2027 intake; 4–6 year Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship in Leeds and Manchester.
- Who can apply: School leaver
- Eligibility: A levels: Three A-levels at ABB GCSEs: Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths locations: Leeds Manchester progression exception: Minimum A-level grades are not required for progression from the AG Paralegal Apprenticeship
- Academic requirements: Three A-levels at ABB and five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths. The minimum A-level grades do not apply to applicants progressing from AG’s Paralegal Apprenticeship.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship, BPP LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice, SQE completion and opportunity to apply for AG newly qualified roles.
- Funding: AG covers the entire tuition fee. The apprentice works towards the BPP LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice and later SQE1 and SQE2. law degree: BPP LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice SQE: Funded through the apprenticeship tuition fees: Fully funded
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must meet the employment and apprenticeship-funding eligibility requirements stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Apprenticeship Insight Day
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Registration of interest is currently open for the November 2026 Apprenticeship Insight Evening; no closing date is published.
- Programme dates: Apprenticeship Insight Evening takes place in November 2026; exact date has not yet been published.
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Registration of interest is currently open for the November 2026 Apprenticeship Insight Evening; no closing date is published.
- Programme: Apprenticeship Insight Evening takes place in November 2026; exact date has not yet been published.
- Who can apply: School leaver / apprenticeship candidate
- Eligibility: audience: Students interested in Transaction Services Team and Business Services apprenticeships
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Supports later apprenticeship applications; no automatic progression.
- Funding: Not currently published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: There is no separate Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship application. Candidates in England apply through the Addleshaw Goddard Placement Scheme and may be considered for the limited number of GSA places.
- Programme dates: 36-month Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship: year one is study, followed by two years of qualifying work experience across four six-month seats. Exact next intake date is not separately published.
- Duration: 36 months
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- There is no separate Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship application. Candidates in England apply through the Addleshaw Goddard Placement Scheme and may be considered for the limited number of GSA places.
- Programme: 36-month Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship: year one is study, followed by two years of qualifying work experience across four six-month seats. Exact next intake date is not separately published.
- Who can apply: Graduates eligible for the SQE qualification route
- Eligibility: audience: Graduates eligible for the SQE qualification route previous QWE: Previous qualifying work experience cannot be used to reduce the AG apprenticeship QWE period
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online registration form Critical thinking test lasting approximately 20–30 minutes Voice interview where used Assessment centre Proofreading exercise Group assessment Briefing exercise Partner interview Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Assessments: Critical thinking test Proofreading Group assessment Briefing exercise Partner interview
- Progression: Qualification as a solicitor after successful completion of SQE and the full AG qualifying work experience period.
- Funding: Employed from day one. Year one is paid at the living-wage rate; years two and three are paid at the relevant trainee salary rate. Addleshaw Goddard sponsors SQE preparation and SQE assessments.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom - Innovation & Legal Technology Insight Evening
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, Manchester
- Application timing: Addleshaw Goddard states that details for its 2026/27 Innovation & Legal Technology Insight Evenings will be published in due course.
- Programme dates: Virtual and in-person Innovation & Legal Technology Insight Evenings are planned for 2026/27; exact dates and locations are not yet published.
- Duration: Insight evening
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Addleshaw Goddard states that details for its 2026/27 Innovation & Legal Technology Insight Evenings will be published in due course.
- Programme: Virtual and in-person Innovation & Legal Technology Insight Evenings are planned for 2026/27; exact dates and locations are not yet published.
- Who can apply: Final-year undergraduate / graduate
- Eligibility: audience: Final-year undergraduate students and graduates formats: Virtual In person
- Academic requirements: Academic requirements vary by route. The official route-specific criteria are recorded where published.
- Application process: Online application or registration Programme-specific assessment Apply through the official Addleshaw Goddard vacancy or application form when open. Complete the route-specific assessment process.
- Progression: Part 2 will add exact dates, salaries, funding, stages, visa wording and adjustments.
- Funding: Not currently published.
- Expenses: Not currently published.
- Travel support: Not currently published.
- Accommodation support: Not currently published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the right-to-work, immigration or professional-study conditions stated in the live vacancy. status: route_specific_or_not_published
- Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.
United Kingdom support
UK Visa and Funding
UK qualification funding, maintenance support and published visa-sponsorship or right-to-work information for joining the firm in the United Kingdom.
UK visa sponsorship and right to work
Not confirmed on the firm's official careers site this pass.
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SMART grant and access funding
Eligible vacation-scheme candidates and future trainees can seek SMART grant support for practical costs; Addleshaw Goddard committed £25,000 to the programme.
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Pay and funding
Future trainees receive funded Law Conversion and SQE study. Current maintenance grants are £15,000 in London, £8,000 in Leeds and Manchester, and £7,000 in Scotland; Diploma fees are covered up to £14,000.
Areas of work
Practice areas
The legal services and capabilities listed by the firm.
Corporate
Corporate services including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, equity capital markets, governance and transactional advice.
Commercial
Commercial contracts, outsourcing, supply-chain, consumer, data and strategic business arrangements.
Finance
Banking, leveraged finance, real-estate finance, restructuring, structured finance and debt-capital work.
Real Estate
Investment, development, planning, construction, finance, leasing and property disputes.
Dispute Resolution
Commercial disputes, investigations, arbitration, regulatory and contentious risk work.
Employment
Employment, incentives, pensions, workforce, investigations and workplace change.
Competition
Competition law, merger control, state aid, subsidy control and regulatory advice.
Tax
Corporate, finance, real-estate, employment and transactional tax advice.
Intellectual Property
Brands, patents, copyright, design rights, licensing and IP disputes.
Technology
Technology transactions, digital transformation, data, cyber security and legal innovation.
Offices
Locations
Office locations and the student opportunities available in each location where confirmed.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Office
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United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Office
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United Kingdom, Glasgow
Office
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United Kingdom, Leeds
Office
United Kingdom, London
Office
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United Kingdom, Manchester
Office
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France, Paris
Office
Germany, Berlin
Office
Germany, Frankfurt
Office
Germany, Hamburg
Office
Germany, Munich
Office
Ireland, Dublin
Office
Luxembourg
Office
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Office
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Oman, Muscat
Office
Poland, Warsaw
Office
Qatar, Doha
Office
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Office
Singapore
Office
Spain, Madrid
Office
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Office
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United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Office
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Career paths
Roles
Early-career routes, legal careers, knowledge and innovation roles, legal support and specialist leadership titles.
Solicitor Apprentice
Apprenticeship route, based in Leeds or Manchester
Trainee Solicitor
Two-year training contract, ~50 seats/year
Access and inclusion
EDI
Recruitment adjustments, disability support, disability-specific programmes, mentoring, networks, partnerships and wider inclusion work.
Legal Explorer Programme
Mentoring, laptop, workshops, paid work experience, expenses and bursary.
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Contextualised Recruitment
Removing academic and socioeconomic barriers in early-careers recruitment.
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SMART Legal Commitment
Support for accommodation, technology, professional clothing and related access costs.
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BPP Legal Access Scheme
Academic-barrier support linked to AG recruitment.
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10kBI Programme
Internship access for eligible Black students and graduates.
Ethnicity.Talent.Law
Ethnicity-focused career development and networking.
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Neurodiversity recruitment inclusion
Accessible and sensitive recruitment support.
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Alternative application formats
AG provides its early-careers application form in alternative formats.
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Recruitment reasonable adjustments
AG works with applicants to identify and implement suitable adjustments throughout recruitment.
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Neurodiversity recruitment support and adjustments champion
AG has reviewed assessment processes for neurodiversity, trained assessors and appointed an Early Careers adjustments champion.
Community and legal access
Pro bono
The firm’s published pro bono work, community projects, access-to-justice programmes and official partnerships.
AG Pro Bono Strategy
Firmwide public-interest legal work.
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Unlocking Young Potential
Education, profession and employment access.
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Employee CSR Day
Community volunteering and local impact.
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Firm research
Firm highlights
Published awards, sectors, notable work, clients and other information that helps students understand the firm.
Official firm platforms
Links & Socials
Verified official websites, careers and application platforms, office directories and social-media accounts.
Main website
Official Addleshaw Goddard website.
Careers
Official careers hub.
Early Careers
Official early-careers hub.
Application portal
Official applicant login and vacancy portal.
Apply and dates
Official application-window and eligibility page.
Placement schemes and internships
Official placement and internship route page.
Training contracts
Official England, Scotland, Ireland and graduate qualification information.
Apprenticeships
Official apprenticeship route page.
Graduate schemes
Official innovation and business-services graduate route page.
Insight days
Official insight-day and insight-event information.
Diversity and inclusion
Official early-careers diversity, inclusion and social-impact page.
International offices
Official international office directory.