Foot Anstey

United Kingdom - Virtual work experience: Interviews and assessment centres

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: Registration closes 7 February 2027 at 23:59 GMT.
• Programme dates: 15 February 2027, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).
• Status: rolling

Published application and programme dates

• Registration closes 7 February 2027 at 23:59 GMT.
• Programme: 15 February 2027, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).

United Kingdom - Legal Apprenticeship 2027 (Taunton)

Type: Apprenticeship

Location: United Kingdom: Taunton

• Applications open: 2026-10-05
• Closing date: 2027-02-15 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications opened 5 October 2026 and close 15 February 2027 at 12:00 GMT.
• Programme dates: Six-year legal apprenticeship based in Taunton; exact start date is not published.
• Duration: Six years
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications opened 5 October 2026 and close 15 February 2027 at 12:00 GMT.
• Programme: Six-year legal apprenticeship based in Taunton; exact start date is not published.

• Who can apply: School leavers, non-law graduates and career changers eligible for the legal apprenticeship.
• Eligibility: Applicants with an existing qualifying law degree are not eligible; Foot Anstey directs them to its vacation-scheme or training-contract routes.

United Kingdom - Virtual work experience: How to be authentically you

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: Registration closes 13 December 2026 at 23:59 GMT.
• Programme dates: 21 December 2026, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).
• Status: rolling

Published application and programme dates

• Registration closes 13 December 2026 at 23:59 GMT.
• Programme: 21 December 2026, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).

United Kingdom - Aspire Vacation Scheme - Northern Ireland 2027

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: Belfast

• Applications open: 2026-11-02
• Closing date: 2027-03-01
• Application timing: Applications open 2 November 2026 and close 1 March 2027.
• Programme dates: One week in Belfast during June 2027.
• Duration: One week
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 2 November 2026 and close 1 March 2027.
• Programme: One week in Belfast during June 2027.

• Who can apply: Students in their second year of a qualifying Northern Ireland law degree or above.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be eligible for the Northern Ireland vacation-scheme route.

United Kingdom - Step into Foot Anstey - Virtual Insight Session

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: Registration is required.
• Programme dates: 27 October 2026, 12:30–13:30, online.
• Status: rolling

Published application and programme dates

• Registration is required.
• Programme: 27 October 2026, 12:30–13:30, online.

United Kingdom - Accelerate Programme - Northern Ireland 2027

Type: Access Programme

Location: United Kingdom: Belfast

• Application timing: Applications open in January 2027.
• Programme dates: One-week paid Belfast internship in June 2027.
• Duration: One week
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open in January 2027.
• Programme: One-week paid Belfast internship in June 2027.

• Who can apply: First-year undergraduate law students in Northern Ireland who meet one or more published widening-access criteria.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be first-year undergraduate law students and meet at least one criterion published by Foot Anstey.
• Application process: Apply through Foot Anstey’s Northern Ireland early-careers route when applications open.
• Funding: Paid internship plus £500 at the start of the participant’s second university year and £500 at the start of the third year.

United Kingdom - West of England Legal Early Careers Network work experience

Type: Work Experience

Location: United Kingdom: Bristol

• Application timing: Applications are managed through WLECN; Foot Anstey has not published the summer 2027 dates.
• Programme dates: A full day in the Bristol office during the WLECN summer 2027 programme; exact date is not yet published.
• Duration: One office day within a wider programme
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are managed through WLECN; Foot Anstey has not published the summer 2027 dates.
• Programme: A full day in the Bristol office during the WLECN summer 2027 programme; exact date is not yet published.

• Who can apply: Year 10 students applying through WLECN.
• Application process: Apply through WLECN
• Progression: Future education choices.

United Kingdom - Legal Apprenticeship 2027 (Bristol)

Type: Apprenticeship

Location: United Kingdom: Bristol

• Applications open: 2026-10-05
• Closing date: 2027-02-15 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications opened 5 October 2026 and close 15 February 2027 at 12:00 GMT.
• Programme dates: Six-year legal apprenticeship based in Bristol; exact start date is not published.
• Duration: Six years
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications opened 5 October 2026 and close 15 February 2027 at 12:00 GMT.
• Programme: Six-year legal apprenticeship based in Bristol; exact start date is not published.

• Who can apply: School leavers, non-law graduates and career changers eligible for the legal apprenticeship.
• Eligibility: Applicants with an existing qualifying law degree are not eligible; Foot Anstey directs them to its vacation-scheme or training-contract routes.

United Kingdom - Achieve Vacation Scheme - England & Wales 2027

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: Bristol

• Closing date: 2026-12-18 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications are open and close 18 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT; Foot Anstey describes the opening only as early October 2026.
• Programme dates: Week commencing 5 April 2027.
• Duration: One week
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open and close 18 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT; Foot Anstey describes the opening only as early October 2026.
• Programme: Week commencing 5 April 2027.

• Who can apply: Eligible university students who meet one of the published Achieve criteria.
• Eligibility: Applicants must meet one of the specific eligibility groups published on the official programme page.

United Kingdom - Virtual work experience: What is a career in law?

Type: Open Day / Event

Location: United Kingdom

• Application timing: Registration closes 18 October 2026 at 23:59 BST.
• Programme dates: 26 October 2026, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).
• Status: rolling

Published application and programme dates

• Registration closes 18 October 2026 at 23:59 BST.
• Programme: 26 October 2026, 11:00–15:00, online (including a 30-minute lunch break).

United Kingdom - Aspire Vacation Scheme - England & Wales 2027

Type: Vacation Scheme

Location: United Kingdom: Bristol

• Closing date: 2026-12-18 12:00:00 Europe/London
• Application timing: Applications are open and close at noon GMT on 18 December 2026.
• Programme dates: Week commencing 21 June 2027.
• Duration: One week
• Status: open

Published application and programme dates

• Applications are open and close at noon GMT on 18 December 2026.
• Programme: Week commencing 21 June 2027.

• Who can apply: University students and graduates eligible for Foot Anstey’s England and Wales early-careers route.
• Eligibility: Open to eligible applicants; only one application may be made per application window.
• Application process: Complete the online application through Foot Anstey’s official application portal.

United Kingdom - Direct Training Contract - England & Wales 2027

Type: Training Contract

Location: United Kingdom: Bristol, Exeter, Southampton

• Applications open: 2026-11-02
• Closing date: 2027-03-01
• Application timing: Applications open 2 November 2026 and close 1 March 2027.
• Programme dates: The official page does not publish the contract start date.
• Duration: Two years
• Status: upcoming

Published application and programme dates

• Applications open 2 November 2026 and close 1 March 2027.
• Programme: The official page does not publish the contract start date.

• Who can apply: Applicants eligible for the direct training-contract route.
• Eligibility: Applicants may make one application to either a vacation scheme or the direct training-contract route per window.