Addleshaw Goddard

United Kingdom - Manchester Summer Placement Scheme

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: Manchester

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 14 to 25 June 2027.
• Duration: 2 weeks
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 14 to 25 June 2027.

• Who can apply: Penultimate-year law students, final-year non-law students and later-stage applicants.
• Eligibility: Applicants may submit one location-specific application per intake year.
• Academic requirements: On track for, or awarded, a 2:1 degree; a 2:2 may be considered where mitigating circumstances apply.
• Application process: Apply through the official placement-scheme route.

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

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 7 to 18 June 2027.
• Duration: 2 weeks
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 7 to 18 June 2027.

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

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 28 June to 9 July 2027.
• Duration: 2 weeks
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 28 June to 9 July 2027.

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

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 12 to 23 July 2027.
• Duration: 2 weeks
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 12 to 23 July 2027.

United Kingdom - Manchester In-person Insight Day 2027

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-29
• Application timing: Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 22 March 2027, Manchester.
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme: 22 March 2027, Manchester.

United Kingdom - Edinburgh/Glasgow Easter Placement Scheme

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 5 to 9 April 2027.
• Duration: 1 week
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 5 to 9 April 2027.

• Who can apply: Third- or fourth-year Scottish LLB students, first- or second-year Graduate LLB students and LLB graduates.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be third- or fourth-year Scottish LLB students, first- or second-year Graduate LLB students or LLB graduates.
• Academic requirements: On track for, or achieved, a 2:1 degree; a 2:2 may be considered where there are mitigating circumstances.
• Application process: Complete the registration form and critical-thinking test by the deadline, followed by a recorded voice interview and an in-person assessment centre if shortlisted.
• Assessments: Critical-thinking test, recorded voice interview, proofreading exercise, group assessment, briefing exercise and partner interview.
• Progression: Successful placement participants may receive a training-contract offer.

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: 2026-12-07
• Closing date: 2027-01-29 13:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 7 December 2026 and close at 1:00pm on 29 January 2027. Required online tests must be completed by 11:59pm that day.
• Programme dates: September 2027 intake; 24-month programme in Leeds and Manchester.
• Duration: 24 months
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 7 December 2026 and close at 1:00pm on 29 January 2027. Required online tests must be completed by 11:59pm that day.
• 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
• Right to work: Applicants must meet the employment and apprenticeship-funding eligibility requirements stated in the live vacancy.
• 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 Easter Placement Scheme

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: London

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-05 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 5 to 9 April 2027.
• Duration: 1 week
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 October 2026 and close at 12:00 noon on 5 January 2027.
• Programme: 5 to 9 April 2027.

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 - UK & Ireland Virtual Insight Day 2027

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: Ireland

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-29
• Application timing: Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 24 March 2027, virtual.
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme: 24 March 2027, virtual.

Ireland - Dublin Summer Internship

Type: Internship

Location: Ireland: Dublin

• Applications open: 2026-12-01
• Closing date: 2027-02-02 12:00:00 Europe/Dublin
• Application timing: Applications open 1 December 2026 and close at 12:00 on 2 February 2027.
• Programme dates: 31 May–25 June 2027.
• Duration: Four weeks
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 1 December 2026 and close at 12:00 on 2 February 2027.
• Programme: 31 May–25 June 2027.

• Eligibility: Students in the penultimate year or beyond of any degree who are on track for, or have achieved, a 2:1 and can complete the required FE-1 and pre-seat conditions.
• Application process: Registration form, critical-thinking test, recorded voice interview and assessment centre.
• Assessments: Critical-thinking test, recorded voice interview, proofreading exercise, group assessment, briefing exercise and partner interview.

United Kingdom - Innovation Graduate Scheme

Type: Graduate Programme

Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester

• Applications open: 2026-12-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-15
• Application timing: Applications open on 1 December 2026 and close on 15 January 2027.
• 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 on 1 December 2026 and close on 15 January 2027.
• 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: 2026-12-07
• Closing date: 2027-01-29 13:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications open 7 December 2026 and close at 1:00pm on 29 January 2027. Required online tests must be completed by 11:59pm that day.
• 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 7 December 2026 and close at 1:00pm on 29 January 2027. Required online tests must be completed by 11:59pm that day.
• Programme: September 2027 intake; 4–6 year Solicitor Level 7 Apprenticeship in Leeds and Manchester.

• Who can apply: School leaver
• Eligibility: Applicants require three A-levels at ABB and five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and mathematics. The stated A-level minimum does not apply to applicants progressing from the Addleshaw Goddard 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: Apply through the official apprenticeship application form\nComplete the programme 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: Tuition is fully funded, including the BPP LLB in Law and Legal Practice and the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
• Right to work: Applicants must meet the employment and apprenticeship-funding eligibility requirements stated in the live vacancy.
• 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 In-person Insight Day 2027

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-29 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme dates: 15 March 2027 in London.
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme: 15 March 2027 in London.

• Who can apply: First-year law students and eligible early-year non-law students.
• Eligibility: Open to the student groups specified for England, Ireland and Scotland on the official Insight Days page.
• Application process: Submit one application for the preferred 2027 Insight Day through the official application route.
• Progression: Provides insight into the firm and practical application guidance.
• 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 In-person Insight Day 2027

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom: Leeds, Manchester

• Applications open: 2026-10-01
• Closing date: 2027-01-29 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme dates: In-person Scotland insight day on 19 March 2027.
• Duration: Insight evening
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open from 1 October 2026 until midday on 29 January 2027.
• Programme: In-person Scotland insight day on 19 March 2027.

• Who can apply: First- or second-year law students and third- or fourth-year non-law students in Scotland.
• Eligibility: Open to first- or second-year law students and third- or fourth-year non-law students in Scotland. Applicants may submit one Insight Day application per round.
• Application process: Apply online through the official Addleshaw Goddard application link.
• Travel support: Not currently published.
• Accommodation support: Not currently published.
• Disability support: Addleshaw Goddard provides alternative application formats and works with applicants to implement reasonable adjustments. An Early Careers adjustments champion is available.