Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co is a global law firm focused on insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure and trade and commodities. Its official office directory reports more than 3,200 legal professionals operating from over 70 offices and associated offices across six continents.
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Opportunities
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United Kingdom - Manchester Casualty Solicitor Apprenticeship Insight Day - 19 November 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme dates: 19 November 2026, 16:30–18:30, in person at Clyde & Co Manchester.
- Duration: Two hours
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme: 19 November 2026, 16:30–18:30, in person at Clyde & Co Manchester.
- Who can apply: School leavers interested in Clyde & Co apprenticeship opportunities.
- Eligibility: School leavers interested in Clyde & Co apprenticeship opportunities.
- Application process: Registration link will appear on the official Clyde & Co events page.
United Kingdom - Bristol Energy & Construction Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: Bristol
- Applications open: 2026-09-07
- Closing date: 2026-11-19 Europe/London
- Application timing: Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme dates: Starts September 2028
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme: Starts September 2028
- Eligibility: Open to law and non-law students and graduates; non-law applicants must complete the PGDL by September 2027.
- Academic requirements: AAB at A level and a 2:1 degree or predicted 2:1.
- Application process: Online application, video stage and an in-person assessment centre.
- Progression: Successful candidates join the Bristol Energy & Construction training contract.
United Kingdom - Bristol Insight Day - 5 November 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: 5 November 2026, 13:00–17:00, Clyde & Co Bristol.
- Duration: 13:00–17:00
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 5 November 2026, 13:00–17:00, Clyde & Co Bristol.
- Who can apply: Applicants interested in the Bristol Energy & Construction Training Contract.
- Eligibility: Applicants interested in the Bristol Energy & Construction Training Contract.
- Application process: Registration link will appear on the official Clyde & Co events page.
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh Cooperative Training Programme
Type: Internship
Location: Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
- Application timing: Register interest through Clyde & Co’s Saudi Arabia early-careers page.
- Programme dates: Seven-month cooperative legal-training programme in Riyadh.
- Duration: 7 months
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Register interest through Clyde & Co’s Saudi Arabia early-careers page.
- Programme: Seven-month cooperative legal-training programme in Riyadh.
- Who can apply: Law students seeking cooperative training contributing to local qualification requirements.
- Eligibility: Open to law students completing cooperative training as part of their local qualification requirements.
- Application process: Register interest through the official Clyde & Co Saudi Arabia early-careers route.
- Progression: Saudi legal career
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
United Kingdom - Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: Guildford
- Application timing: Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme dates: Six-year programme; next exact cohort start date has not yet been published.
- Duration: 6 years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme: Six-year programme; next exact cohort start date has not yet been published.
- Who can apply: School-leaver applicants meeting the published apprenticeship and academic criteria.
- Eligibility: attendance: Role requires four office days per week location: Guildford Marine team route: School-leaver solicitor apprenticeship
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co route when open. Apply or register through the official Clyde & Co route when the relevant cycle is open.
- Assessments: No separate assessment format is published on the reviewed current route page unless stated below.
- Progression: Qualified solicitor
- Funding: Qualification study is funded as part of the apprenticeship route. qualification: Study/qualification costs are funded through the apprenticeship route.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
United Kingdom - Casualty Solicitor Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: Manchester
- Applications open: 2026-09-07
- Closing date: 2027-02-11 Europe/London
- Application timing: Applications open 7 September 2026 and close 11 February 2027.
- Programme dates: Starts in 2027
- Duration: Six years
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 7 September 2026 and close 11 February 2027.
- Programme: Starts in 2027
- Who can apply: School leavers who meet the published entry requirements.
- Eligibility: Not open to applicants who will have completed the first year of an undergraduate degree by September 2027.
- Academic requirements: AAB at A level and seven GCSEs at grade 6/B or above, including English and Maths.
- Progression: Complete an LLB and the SQE while working towards qualification as a solicitor.
Commercial Law
Type: Virtual Experience
- Application timing: No application deadline; available on demand through Clyde & Co’s official Early Careers virtual experience page.
- Programme dates: Evergreen, self-paced virtual experience.
- Duration: 6-7 hours
- Status: available
Published application and programme dates
- No application deadline; available on demand through Clyde & Co’s official Early Careers virtual experience page.
- Programme: Evergreen, self-paced virtual experience.
- Who can apply: Open globally with no application or experience requirement.
- Eligibility: access: Open online; no recruitment eligibility threshold is published for completion of the simulation.
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Register on Forage Complete guided tasks and compare with example answers Register on Forage Complete the self-paced tasks
- Assessments: No recruitment assessment; this is a learning simulation.
- Progression: Clyde & Co applications
- Funding: Free learning resource; no salary, stipend or recruitment guarantee. cost: Free
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Not applicable to the online learning simulation. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; any platform accessibility features are governed by Forage.
United Kingdom - Early Careers Applications Workshop - 11 November 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: 11 November 2026, 11:00–11:45, virtual.
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 11 November 2026, 11:00–11:45, virtual.
- Who can apply: UK early-career applicants preparing an application.
- Eligibility: UK early-career applicants preparing an application.
- Application process: Registration link will appear on the official Clyde & Co events page.
Germany - Trainee Lawyer - Rechtsreferendariat
Type: Referendariat
Location: Germany: Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich
- Application timing: Applications are currently accepted for placements in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich.
- Programme dates: Station dates follow the candidate’s Referendariat schedule.
- Duration: Station-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are currently accepted for placements in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich.
- Programme: Station dates follow the candidate’s Referendariat schedule.
- Who can apply: Legal trainees completing the German preparatory service.
- Eligibility: Legal trainees completing the German preparatory service in Düsseldorf, Hamburg or Munich.
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co Germany trainee-lawyer page.
- Progression: German qualification / Clyde & Co legal career
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Vacation Schemes
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
- Application timing: Applications are currently open via Clyde & Co's Hong Kong Vacation Scheme application route; no fixed closing date is published on the current official page.
- Programme dates: Three-week Hong Kong Summer Vacation Scheme; exact next scheme dates are not published on the current page.
- Duration: Scheme-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are currently open via Clyde & Co's Hong Kong Vacation Scheme application route; no fixed closing date is published on the current official page.
- Programme: Three-week Hong Kong Summer Vacation Scheme; exact next scheme dates are not published on the current page.
- Who can apply: Law students eligible for the Hong Kong vacation-scheme route.
- Eligibility: academics: 2:1 degree or equivalent / on track language: Fluent English and Mandarin and/or Cantonese study stage: Penultimate-year student
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co route when open. Apply or register through the official Clyde & Co route when the relevant cycle is open.
- Assessments: No separate assessment format is published on the reviewed current route page unless stated below.
- Progression: Hong Kong Training Contract.
- Funding: No separate funding package is published for this route unless stated below. status: No separate funding package is inferred unless stated in the detailed fields.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
United Kingdom - The Briefing Room: Work-Ready from Day One - November 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: 3 November 2026, 10:00–13:30, virtual.
- Duration: 10:00–13:30
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 3 November 2026, 10:00–13:30, virtual.
- Who can apply: Students and early-career applicants preparing to move from university into the workplace.
- Eligibility: audience: Students and graduates interested in Clyde & Co early-careers opportunities. location: Virtual and UK offices study stage: Any relevant student / graduate stage
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co route when open. Register for the relevant official event when published
- Progression: Future early-careers applications
- Funding: No separate funding package is published for this route unless stated below. status: No separate funding package is inferred unless stated in the detailed fields.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
United Kingdom - Scotland Vacation Schemes
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow
- Applications open: 2026-09-07
- Closing date: 2026-11-19
- Application timing: Applications opened 7 September and close 19 November 2026.
- Programme dates: Dates not yet confirmed
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications opened 7 September and close 19 November 2026.
- Programme: Dates not yet confirmed
United Kingdom - Bright Futures Programme
Type: Access Programme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Applications open: 2026-09-07
- Closing date: 2026-11-19 Europe/London
- Application timing: Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme dates: 3–5 August 2027
- Duration: Three days
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme: 3–5 August 2027
- Eligibility: The programme is aimed at students from backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession; check the official criteria before applying.
- Progression: Participants may progress to the firm’s 2028 vacation scheme.
- Travel support: Travel support is available where needed.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation support is available where needed.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
- Application timing: Applications are open for the current Hong Kong intake, but Clyde & Co has not published a current exact deadline.
- Programme dates: 2028 intake; exact start date is not published.
- Duration: Training contract
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are open for the current Hong Kong intake, but Clyde & Co has not published a current exact deadline.
- Programme: 2028 intake; exact start date is not published.
- Who can apply: Eligible law students/graduates meeting the published Hong Kong academic, language and PCLL requirements.
- Eligibility: academics: At least 2:1 degree or equivalent / on track language: Fluent English and preferably Cantonese and/or Mandarin PCLL: Offer conditional on successful first-attempt completion of the Hong Kong PCLL
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Vacation Scheme / eligibility to apply Group exercise Partner interview Offer Most candidates progress from the Summer Vacation Scheme Group exercise Partner interview 2028 Training Contract offer
- Assessments: Group exercise Partner interview
- Progression: Hong Kong training and qualification, subject to PCLL and local requirements.
- Funding: The current Hong Kong Training Contract page states that PCLL sponsorship is provided for successful candidates. PCLL: PCLL sponsorship is provided to candidates who obtain a Training Contract.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Hong Kong work-authorisation requirements apply; no unsupported visa sponsorship promise is inferred. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
South Africa - South Africa Candidate Attorney / Articles Route
Type: Candidate Attorney
Location: South Africa: Cape Town, Johannesburg
- Application timing: Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme dates: Articles timing follows the candidate-attorney offer/intake cycle.
- Duration: Articles / qualification route
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme: Articles timing follows the candidate-attorney offer/intake cycle.
- Who can apply: Successful vacation-programme participants considered for Candidate Attorney positions.
- Eligibility: audience: Successful vacation-programme participants considered for Candidate Attorney positions. location: Johannesburg; Cape Town study stage: Law student / graduate progression
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co route when open. Apply or register through the official Clyde & Co route when the relevant cycle is open.
- Assessments: No separate assessment format is published on the reviewed current route page unless stated below.
- Progression: Admission as an attorney / Clyde & Co legal career.
- Funding: No separate funding package is published for this route unless stated below. status: No separate funding package is inferred unless stated in the detailed fields.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
School Leaver Internship
Type: Work Experience
- Application timing: Clyde & Co Germany currently invites early-career applications; no fixed school-internship deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Placement timing is agreed with the relevant German office.
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Clyde & Co Germany currently invites early-career applications; no fixed school-internship deadline is published.
- Programme: Placement timing is agreed with the relevant German office.
- Who can apply: School pupils and recent school leavers.
United Kingdom - Manchester Casualty Solicitor Apprenticeship Virtual Insight Day 2027
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme dates: 27 January 2027, 16:00–18:00, virtual.
- Duration: Two hours
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme: 27 January 2027, 16:00–18:00, virtual.
- Who can apply: School leavers interested in Clyde & Co apprenticeship opportunities.
- Eligibility: School leavers interested in Clyde & Co apprenticeship opportunities.
- Application process: Registration link will appear on the official Clyde & Co events page.
Singapore - Singapore Winter Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Singapore: Singapore
- Application timing: The winter internship normally runs in December and applications usually open around three months beforehand; Clyde & Co has not published the exact Winter 2026 application dates.
- Programme dates: Three-week Winter Internship in December 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
- Duration: 3 weeks
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- The winter internship normally runs in December and applications usually open around three months beforehand; Clyde & Co has not published the exact Winter 2026 application dates.
- Programme: Three-week Winter Internship in December 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
- Who can apply: Law students or recent law graduates who can legally live and work in Singapore.
- Eligibility: audience: Law students or recent law graduates who can legally live and work in Singapore. location: Singapore study stage: Law student / recent graduate
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Apply through the official Clyde & Co route when open. Apply or register through the official Clyde & Co route when the relevant cycle is open.
- Assessments: No separate assessment format is published on the reviewed current route page unless stated below.
- Progression: Legal career / future applications
- Funding: No separate funding package is published for this route unless stated below. status: No separate funding package is inferred unless stated in the detailed fields.
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Route-specific right-to-work requirements apply; check the official Clyde & Co application route before applying. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Clyde & Co states that candidates may request reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Published examples include extra time, format changes, scheduling adjustments, written-assessment assistance and interpreter support.
United Kingdom - London Summer Vacation Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Applications open: 2026-09-07
- Closing date: 2026-11-19 Europe/London
- Application timing: Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme dates: 5–16 July 2027
- Duration: Two weeks
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are open from 7 September to 19 November 2026.
- Programme: 5–16 July 2027
- Who can apply: Law students from penultimate year onwards, non-law students from final year onwards, and graduates.
- Eligibility: See the official page for the full eligibility rules.
- Academic requirements: AAB at A level and a 2:1 degree or predicted 2:1.
- Application process: Online application followed by the firm assessment process.
- Assessments: Firm Essentials is mandatory.
- Progression: The scheme feeds London and Guildford training contracts.
United Kingdom - Belfast Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: Belfast
- Application timing: Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme dates: The published programme alternates office and Institute periods over two years; exact next intake date is not published.
- Duration: 2 years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Current recruitment is route-, office- or vacancy-specific; no single exact application window is published on the current official page.
- Programme: The published programme alternates office and Institute periods over two years; exact next intake date is not published.
- Who can apply: Eligible direct applicants and existing internal paralegals meeting Northern Ireland qualification requirements.
- Eligibility: audience: Eligible direct applicants and existing internal paralegals meeting Northern Ireland qualification requirements. location: Belfast study stage: Graduate / internal progression
- Academic requirements: Vacation schemes and training contracts generally require AAB at A level (or equivalent) and a 2:1 degree/equivalent, with mitigating circumstances considered through contextual recruitment where applicable.
- Application process: Online application Critical reasoning and strengths-based online assessment Pre-recorded video interview Assessment centre / final interview as specified for the route Online application Critical reasoning test and Clyde & Co strengths-based online assessment Pre-recorded video interview where used Assessment centre / final selection stage
- Assessments: Critical reasoning test Strengths-based assessment Pre-recorded video interview where used Route-specific written, presentation, group and strengths-based interview exercises
- Progression: Qualified solicitor
- Funding: Clyde & Co publishes sponsorship of Institute of Professional Legal Studies fees. IPLS fees: Sponsored second year salary gbp: 26500
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: The current UK FAQ expressly identifies London and Bristol as trainee visa-sponsorship locations; no Belfast sponsorship promise is published. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Reasonable adjustments are available throughout recruitment. Clyde & Co asks candidates to contact Early Careers; its adjustment guidance gives examples including extra time, format changes, scheduling changes, assistance for written assessments and interpreter support.
Germany - Düsseldorf & Munich Summer Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Germany: Düsseldorf, Munich
- Closing date: 2027-05-02
- Application timing: Applications are open and close on 2 May 2027.
- Programme dates: Four weeks in Munich beginning 2 August 2027.
- Duration: Four weeks
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are open and close on 2 May 2027.
- Programme: Four weeks in Munich beginning 2 August 2027.
- Applications are open and close on 30 May 2027.
- Programme: Four weeks in Düsseldorf beginning 30 August 2027.
- Who can apply: Law students from their third semester onwards.
- Eligibility: Applicants should have completed civil law, civil procedure and commercial companies law coursework.
United Kingdom - Introduction to Aviation 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: 29 October 2026, 10:00–12:30, virtual.
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 29 October 2026, 10:00–12:30, virtual.
- Who can apply: Students and early-career applicants interested in commercial law and the aviation sector.
United Kingdom - Scotland Insight Day 2026
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme dates: 28 October 2026, 09:45–13:00, virtual.
- Duration: 09:45–13:00
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Registration is available through the event page.
- Programme: 28 October 2026, 09:45–13:00, virtual.
- Who can apply: Students interested in Clyde & Co Scotland Vacation Scheme and Training Contract.
Law and Professional Development
Type: Virtual Experience
- Application timing: No application deadline; available on demand through Clyde & Co’s official Early Careers virtual experience page.
- Programme dates: Evergreen, self-paced virtual experience.
- Duration: 6-7 hours
- Status: available
Published application and programme dates
- No application deadline; available on demand through Clyde & Co’s official Early Careers virtual experience page.
- Programme: Evergreen, self-paced virtual experience.
- Who can apply: Open globally with no application or experience requirement.
- Eligibility: access: Open online; no recruitment eligibility threshold is published for completion of the simulation.
- Academic requirements: No additional academic threshold is inferred beyond the current official master eligibility wording.
- Application process: Register on Forage Complete guided tasks and compare with example answers Register on Forage Complete the self-paced tasks
- Assessments: No recruitment assessment; this is a learning simulation.
- Progression: Clyde & Co applications
- Funding: Free learning resource; no salary, stipend or recruitment guarantee. cost: Free
- Expenses: No separate expense reimbursement is published for this route unless stated below.
- Travel support: No separate travel support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Accommodation support: No separate accommodation support is published for this route unless stated below.
- Right to work: Not applicable to the online learning simulation. status: Programme-specific visa and work-authorisation wording applies; no unsupported sponsorship promise is inferred.
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; any platform accessibility features are governed by Forage.
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
Sponsors Skilled Worker visas for trainees based in the London and Bristol offices only. Does NOT sponsor for vacation schemes, the Paralegal Academy, or the Scotland Training Contract. (Source: careers.clydeco.com official FAQ)
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Pay, funding and student support
Numeric salary and award fields are used where Clyde & Co publishes an amount; paid-but-unpublished and unpaid or non-applicable routes are labelled clearly.
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Areas of work
Practice areas
The legal services and capabilities listed by the firm.
Aviation & Aerospace
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Corporate & Advisory
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Dispute Resolution
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Energy, Marine & Trade
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Insurance
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Projects & Construction
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Regulatory & Investigations
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Offices
Locations
Office locations and the student opportunities available in each location where confirmed.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
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United Kingdom, Belfast
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United Kingdom, Birmingham
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United Kingdom, Bristol
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United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Saltire Court
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United Kingdom, Glasgow
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United Kingdom, Guildford
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United Kingdom, Liverpool
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United Kingdom, London, The St Botolph Building
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United Kingdom, Manchester, 2 New Bailey
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United Kingdom, Newcastle
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United Kingdom, Southampton
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Australia, Brisbane
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Australia, Melbourne
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Australia, Perth
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Australia, Sydney
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil, São Paulo
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Canada, Calgary
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Canada, Montréal
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Canada, Toronto
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Canada, Vancouver
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Chile, Santiago
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China, Beijing
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China, Chongqing
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China, Shanghai
Clyde & co office
Colombia, Bogotá
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Egypt, Cairo
Clyde & co office
France, Paris
Clyde & co office
Germany, Düsseldorf
Clyde & co office
Germany, Hamburg
Clyde & co office
Germany, Munich
Clyde & co office
Ghana, Accra
Clyde & co associated office
Ghana, Kumasi
Clyde & co associated office
Hong Kong
Clyde & co office
India
Clyde & co office
Ireland, Dublin, Harcourt Centre
Clyde & co office
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Italy, Milan
Clyde & co office
Kenya, Nairobi
Clyde & co associated office
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Clyde & co associated office
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Mexico, Mexico City
Clyde & co office
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Clyde & co associated office
Netherlands, Rotterdam
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Poland, Warsaw
Clyde & co office
Qatar, Doha
Clyde & co office
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Clyde & co office
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Clyde & co office
Singapore
Clyde & co office
South Africa, Cape Town
Clyde & co office
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South Africa, Johannesburg
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Spain, Madrid
Clyde & co office
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Clyde & co office
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Thailand, Bangkok
Clyde & co office
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Clyde & co office
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United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Clyde & co office
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United States, Atlanta
Clyde & co office
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United States, Boston
Clyde & co office
United States, Chicago
Clyde & co office
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United States, Dallas
Clyde & co office
United States, Denver
Clyde & co office
United States, Indianapolis / Northwest Indiana
Clyde & co office
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United States, Kansas City
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United States, Las Vegas
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United States, Los Angeles
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United States, Miami
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United States, New Jersey
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United States, New York
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United States, Orange County
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United States, Phoenix
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United States, San Francisco
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United States, Seattle
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United States, Washington, DC
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Venezuela, Caracas
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Career paths
Roles
Early-career routes, legal careers, knowledge and innovation roles, legal support and specialist leadership titles.
Trainee Solicitor
Two-year training contract
Partner
Legal Director
Confirmed via a named individual's actual role at the firm, and via the firm's 2022 promotions round (multiple lawyers promoted to Legal Director in Scotland)
Associate
Business Services
Professional support roles
Access and inclusion
EDI
Recruitment adjustments, disability support, disability-specific programmes, mentoring, networks, partnerships and wider inclusion work.
Bright Futures Programme
Pipeline to the London vacation scheme.
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LIFT Insight Week
Access, confidence-building and mentoring.
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United States Summer Associate Scholarship
Financial support linked to US summer-associate recruitment.
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Global Virtual Experience Programme
Open online legal work experience.
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Recruitment adjustments
Candidates can request reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
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Strengths-based recruitment
The firm uses strengths-based recruitment to focus on motivation and potential rather than relying only on prior experience.
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RARE contextual recruitment
RARE contextual recruitment is used on relevant UK routes to consider achievement in context and mitigating circumstances.
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Community and legal access
Pro bono
The firm’s published pro bono work, community projects, access-to-justice programmes and official partnerships.
Global pro bono and social impact
Firm-wide pro bono context relevant to student and trainee development.
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Trainee pro bono participation
Trainees may gain experience through pro bono work alongside client matters.
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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 global website
Careers
Official careers website
Early careers
Official early-careers hub
Application portal
Official recruitment portal
Office directory
Official office directory
Expertise
Official global expertise directory
Official LinkedIn page
