Linklaters
Linklaters publishes 30 client-facing offices in 20 countries, 525 partners, 2,484 lawyers excluding partners and 5,314 total headcount. Vacatory records those 30 offices and separately records Linklaters Global Solutions in Warsaw as a business services centre, producing 31 location rows across 21 country groups without inflating the firm's published office count. Student opportunities are stored separately by route and cycle so that salaries, funding, eligibility, application stages, visa support and stale-page conflicts remain visible.
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Introduction to Business Teams
Type: Virtual Experience
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: Self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and prospective applicants interested in professional and business-services careers.
- Eligibility: access: Open self-directed online participation audience: Students and prospective applicants interested in professional and business-services careers.
- Application process: No competitive application stage published Open the official early-careers virtual internship route Select the simulation Complete tasks in your own time
- Progression: Business-services career exploration
- Funding: Free online programme. fee: Free
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; contact the platform or recruitment team for accessibility support where required.
France - Stage d’études
Type: Internship
Location: France: Paris
- Programme dates: Current future vacancies include January–June and July–December 2027 placements.
- Duration: Usually six months
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Current future vacancies include January–June and July–December 2027 placements.
- Who can apply: Master’s, IEJ, Bar-school and other eligible students meeting practice-specific requirements.
- Eligibility: future periods: January-June 2027 July-December 2027 office: Paris
- Academic requirements: Practice-specific academic, legal and English requirements apply.
- Application process: Application Screening Interview Offer Apply to the relevant Workday internship vacancy Screening Interview Offer
- Assessments: Interview; exact format is vacancy-specific.
- Progression: French / international legal career.
- Right to work: French work-authorisation requirements are vacancy-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from Paris recruitment.
United Kingdom - Going Forward
Type: Access Programme
Location: United Kingdom
- Applications open: 2026-04-07
- Closing date: 2026-06-04
- Programme dates: August–October 2026; exact session dates not published.
- Duration: Approximately three months
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 2026-04-07; Close 2026-06-04
- Programme: August–October 2026; exact session dates not published.
- Who can apply: Students and graduates from the backgrounds specified by the official targeted programme, including people affected by conflict or displacement.
- Eligibility: degree discipline: Law or non-law location: Currently living in the UK or Ireland study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student target groups: Black and other underrepresented minority ethnic backgrounds Refugee status or asylum process Recognised conflict zone or humanitarian-disaster background
- Application process: Application Selection Programme offer Online application Eligibility and programme selection Eleven-session development series One-to-one coaching and mock interview
- Assessments: Programme selection details are not fully published.
- Progression: Preparation for a Vacation Scheme assessment centre and future Linklaters applications.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Spring Vacation Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Two weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible university students and graduates from any degree discipline.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module degree discipline: Law or non-law study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student university: UK or Irish university
- Academic requirements: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Training Contract consideration; Linklaters states an offer is available to all Vacation Scheme students.
- Funding: £520 per week. pay: £520 per week
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Middle East-London Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: The latest published intake information refers to September 2028 or March 2029 starts; that application cycle is closed.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: The latest published intake information refers to September 2028 or March 2029 starts; that application cycle is closed.
- Who can apply: Candidates seeking England and Wales qualification followed by an associate career in the Middle East.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module for schemes using the published UK academic standard degree discipline: Law and non-law language: Fluent Arabic required by the published cycle legal work experience: Two to four continuous weeks through a paralegal role, vacation scheme or legal internship regional interest: Long-term interest in the Middle East study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student
- Academic requirements: The UK application page states applicants to schemes should be on track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Associate career in the Middle East
- Funding: No current official course-fee sponsorship or maintenance-grant amount was published on the checked route page.
- Right to work: Programme-specific right-to-work and immigration requirements apply; no universal sponsorship promise is inferred. position: No blanket visa-sponsorship promise was published on the checked route page.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Solicitor Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Next intake start date has not yet been published.
- Duration: Six years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next intake start date has not yet been published.
- Who can apply: School leavers meeting the published academic, residency and funding requirements.
- Eligibility: degree: Not for applicants who already hold a degree funding: Apprenticeship-funding requirements apply school stage: Year 13 or equivalent, or school leaver without a degree
- Academic requirements: Year 13 or equivalent school leaver without a degree; detailed academic and funding criteria are vacancy-specific.
- Application process: Application Online assessment Programme-specific final selection Offer Online application Online assessment and programme-specific selection Assessment centre or interview if invited Offer
- Assessments: Exact 2026 selection exercises are not fully published on the overview page.
- Progression: Degree, SQE pathway and qualification as a solicitor of England and Wales.
- Funding: Starting salary £32,000 plus a £3,000 joining bonus, annual increases and published benefits. benefits: 27 days annual leave plus birthday leave Health insurance Transport loan Wellbeing resources salary progression: Increases annually sign on bonus: £3,000 starting salary: £32,000 study: Degree and solicitor qualification route supported
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - African Clerkship
Type: Clerkship
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Three-week London clerkship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Three weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Three-week London clerkship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible students connected with the published participating African jurisdictions and universities.
- Eligibility: connection: Studied in or is a national of an African country exclusion: South African nationals studying in South Africa are excluded from the published route study stage: Penultimate-year law student Final-year law student Law graduate
- Academic requirements: Programme-specific law-study and university requirements apply.
- Application process: Online application Programme-specific assessment or interview Clerkship offer Training Contract interview Programme application Selection process Three-week London clerkship Training Contract interview
- Assessments: Programme-specific assessment and interview; exact formats are not fully published on the overview page.
- Progression: Training Contract interview or offer route.
- Funding: £500 per week plus flights, accommodation and visa support. accommodation: Paid by Linklaters flights: Paid by Linklaters pay: £500 per week visa: Visa support provided
- Expenses: Flights and accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Travel support: Flights paid by Linklaters.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Right to work: The firm expressly supports the clerkship visa process. clerkship: Linklaters supports the visa process for the London clerkship.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Spain - Beca Impulsa tu Talento
Type: Scholarship / Bursary
Location: Spain: Madrid
- Programme dates: 2026/27 academic year; exact programme start date is not published.
- Duration: 2026/27 academic year
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 2026/27 academic year; exact programme start date is not published.
- Who can apply: High-achieving Law or joint-degree students with limited financial resources who studied outside the Madrid region.
- Eligibility: financial need: true minimum average: 7.5 study location: outside Madrid region
- Academic requirements: Academic average of at least 7.5 plus published socioeconomic and academic criteria.
- Application process: Application Eligibility review Selection Award Submit Workday scholarship application Provide academic and socioeconomic evidence Selection process Scholarship and part-time Linklaters experience
- Progression: Madrid Máster de Acceso internship route.
- Funding: Exact scholarship amount not stated in the checked posting. paid part time experience: true scholarship: true
- Right to work: Programme-specific Spanish work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from the Madrid recruitment team.
Spain - Prácticas Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía 2027
Type: Internship
Location: Spain: Madrid
- Programme dates: 2027 Máster de Acceso internship route; exact placement dates are not published.
- Duration: Programme-specific
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 2027 Máster de Acceso internship route; exact placement dates are not published.
- Who can apply: Final-year Law or joint-degree students seeking the practical stage of the Spanish Máster de Acceso.
- Eligibility: documents: CV Law academic transcript study stage: final-year law or joint degree
- Academic requirements: Final-year Law or double-degree study; academic transcript required; strong English and academic performance expected.
- Application process: Application Legal and English test HR interview Technical interview Partner/Counsel interview Offer Submit Workday application Upload CV and academic transcript Legal and English test HR interview Technical interview with senior lawyers Partner/Counsel interview
- Assessments: Legal test English assessment Interviews
- Progression: Potential subsequent junior-lawyer appointment.
- Funding: Competitive remuneration; amount not published.
- Right to work: Programme-specific Spanish work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from the Madrid recruitment team.
Commercial Law Programme
Type: Virtual Experience
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: Self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and prospective applicants worldwide.
- Eligibility: access: Open self-directed online participation audience: Students and prospective applicants worldwide.
- Application process: No competitive application stage published Open the official early-careers virtual internship route Select the simulation Complete tasks in your own time
- Progression: Career exploration and application preparation
- Funding: Free online programme. fee: Free
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; contact the platform or recruitment team for accessibility support where required.
Germany - Colleagues of Tomorrow
Type: Referendariat
Location: Germany
- Programme dates: Anwaltsstation, Wahlstation and academic-assistant dates are vacancy-specific.
- Duration: Station- or role-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Anwaltsstation, Wahlstation and academic-assistant dates are vacancy-specific.
- Who can apply: German legal trainees and academic assistants.
- Eligibility: routes: Anwaltsstation Wahlstation Academic assistant role vacancy specific: true
- Application process: Online vacancy application Recruitment review Interview if invited Offer Select a current Referendariat or academic-assistant vacancy Submit the Workday application Complete vacancy-specific selection stages
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal assessment sequence is published.
- Progression: Associate recruitment / Colleagues of Tomorrow alumni community
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Winter Vacation Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Two weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible university students and graduates from any degree discipline.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module degree discipline: Law or non-law study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student university: UK or Irish university
- Academic requirements: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Training Contract consideration; Linklaters states an offer is available to all Vacation Scheme students.
- Funding: £520 per week. pay: £520 per week
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Campus Brand Ambassador
Type: Campus Ambassador
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: September 2026–February 2027.
- Duration: September 2026–February 2027
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: September 2026–February 2027.
- Who can apply: First-year students or second-year students on a four-year course at participating universities.
- Eligibility: study stage: First-year undergraduate Second year of a four-year degree university: Participating university
- Application process: Application Selection Appointment Campus Brand Ambassador application Selection Academic-year appointment
- Assessments: Exact selection stages are not published.
- Progression: Future early-career applications
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Middle East Programme
Type: Virtual Experience
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: Self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and prospective applicants interested in Middle East legal careers.
- Eligibility: access: Open self-directed online participation audience: Students and prospective applicants interested in Middle East legal careers.
- Application process: No competitive application stage published Open the official early-careers virtual internship route Select the simulation Complete tasks in your own time
- Progression: Middle East career exploration
- Funding: Free online programme. fee: Free
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; contact the platform or recruitment team for accessibility support where required.
Germany - AllLink: two teams, one experience
Type: Referendariat
Location: Germany
- Programme dates: Anwaltsstation or combined Anwalts- and Wahlstation dates follow the successful applicant’s legal-training timetable.
- Duration: Station-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Anwaltsstation or combined Anwalts- and Wahlstation dates follow the successful applicant’s legal-training timetable.
- Who can apply: German legal trainees applying for an Anwaltsstation or combined Anwalts- and Wahlstation.
- Eligibility: partners: Linklaters Allianz route: German Referendariat vacancy specific: true
- Application process: Joint online application Recruitment review Interview if invited Offer Open the official AllLink vacancy Submit one joint application Complete vacancy-specific selection stages
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal assessment sequence is published.
- Progression: German legal career / later Linklaters recruitment
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Summer Vacation Schemes
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Three weeks
- Places: Two schemes; places not published
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible university students and graduates from any degree discipline.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module degree discipline: Law or non-law study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student university: UK or Irish university
- Academic requirements: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Training Contract consideration; Linklaters states an offer is available to all Vacation Scheme students.
- Funding: £520 per week. pay: £520 per week
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Indian Internship
Type: Internship
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Three-week London internship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Three weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Three-week London internship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible students connected with the published Indian university and study-stage criteria.
- Eligibility: study stage: Current penultimate-year law student university: Indian university
- Academic requirements: Programme-specific law-study and university requirements apply.
- Application process: Online application Programme-specific assessment or interview Clerkship offer Training Contract interview Programme application Selection process Three-week London clerkship Training Contract interview
- Assessments: Programme-specific assessment and interview; exact formats are not fully published on the overview page.
- Progression: Training Contract interview or offer route.
- Funding: £500 per week plus flights, accommodation and visa support. accommodation: Paid by Linklaters flights: Paid by Linklaters pay: £500 per week visa: Visa support provided
- Expenses: Flights and accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Travel support: Flights paid by Linklaters.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Right to work: The firm expressly supports the clerkship visa process. clerkship: Linklaters supports the visa process for the London clerkship.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Linklaters US Commercial Law
Type: Virtual Experience
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: 6–7 hours self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and graduates interested in Linklaters’ US commercial-law practice.
- Eligibility: access: open application: none required grading: ungraded
- Academic requirements: No prior experience requirement is published.
- Application process: Self-paced virtual tasks Completion Start the Forage simulation Complete self-paced tasks Receive completion certificate
- Progression: US early-career exploration.
- Right to work: No fixed right-to-work requirement for the online simulation.
- Disability support: Online accessibility depends on the Forage platform; no Linklaters-specific adjustment process is published for the simulation.
Germany - Gemeinsame Ausbildung
Type: Referendariat
Location: Germany
- Programme dates: Station dates are agreed through the relevant recruitment route.
- Duration: Station-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Station dates are agreed through the relevant recruitment route.
- Who can apply: German legal trainees interested in law-firm and in-house experience.
- Eligibility: route: Anwaltsstation shared between Linklaters and HypoVereinsbank
- Academic requirements: Station-specific requirements apply.
- Application process: Application or contact Selection Station Contact/apply through the relevant German Referendariat route Agree station timing Complete shared training
- Progression: German legal career / later Linklaters recruitment.
- Right to work: German Referendariat/work-authorisation rules apply.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from German recruitment.
United Kingdom - Making Links Discovery
Type: Access Programme
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: Current route confirmed; public cycle dates not published.
- Duration: Eighteen months
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Current route confirmed; public cycle dates not published.
- Who can apply: Students aged 16–18 from the programme's published social-mobility target groups.
- Eligibility: age: 16–18 partners: Social Mobility Foundation The Amos Bursary target: Published social-mobility groups
- Application process: Partner-led eligibility and selection Programme participation Partner and eligibility process Programme selection Eighteen-month development route
- Assessments: Exact selection stages are not published.
- Progression: Making Links Scholarship fast-track opportunity
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Singapore - Linklaters Summer Internship - Singapore
Type: Internship
Location: Singapore: Singapore
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Four weeks
- Places: Three cohorts; places not published
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: University undergraduates and current Juris Doctor students.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for a 2:1 or equivalent study stage: University undergraduate Current Juris Doctor student
- Academic requirements: On track for a 2:1 degree or equivalent, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Interview Offer Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Programme-specific interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific interview
- Progression: Future Singapore Vacation Scheme or Training Contract applications
- Funding: SGD 400 per week. pay: SGD 400 per week
- Expenses: Foreign candidates arrange and pay for travel and accommodation.
- Right to work: Foreign candidates must arrange their own work-holiday visa, travel and accommodation. foreign candidates: Must arrange their own work-holiday visa.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Singapore / United Kingdom - Singapore-London Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: Singapore: Singapore; United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: The previously published application table contained conflicting intake wording; no new intake date has been inferred.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: The previously published application table contained conflicting intake wording; no new intake date has been inferred.
- Who can apply: Candidates seeking England and Wales qualification followed by an associate career in Singapore.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module for schemes using the published UK academic standard degree discipline: Law and non-law legal work experience: Two to four continuous weeks through a paralegal role, vacation scheme or legal internship regional interest: Long-term interest in Singapore study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student
- Academic requirements: The UK application page states applicants to schemes should be on track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Associate career in Singapore
- Funding: No current official course-fee sponsorship or maintenance-grant amount was published on the checked route page.
- Right to work: Programme-specific right-to-work and immigration requirements apply; no universal sponsorship promise is inferred. position: No blanket visa-sponsorship promise was published on the checked route page.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Italy - Legal Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Italy: Milan
- Programme dates: Next placement dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Four months in the checked postings
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next placement dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Italian law students in the final years of university who meet practice-specific criteria.
- Eligibility: duration: four months office: Milan
- Academic requirements: Strong academics, English and practice-specific requirements apply.
- Application process: Application Screening Interview Offer Apply when the next Milan legal-internship vacancy is published Screening Interview Offer
- Assessments: Interview; exact format is vacancy-specific.
- Progression: Potential future associate recruitment.
- Right to work: Italian work-authorisation requirements are candidate-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from Milan recruitment.
Singapore - Post-graduate opportunities for Singapore Qualified Lawyers
Type: Training Contract
Location: Singapore: Singapore
- Programme dates: 18-month fixed-term training contract; start dates from March 2027 to September 2028.
- Duration: 18 months
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: 18-month fixed-term training contract; start dates from March 2027 to September 2028.
- Who can apply: Individuals completing a 12-month practice training contract with a Singapore Law Practice and expected to become Singapore-qualified lawyers.
- Eligibility: completion window: December 2026–January 2027 current training: Completing a 12-month practice training contract with a Singapore Law Practice qualification: Expected to become Singapore-qualified
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Interview Offer Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Programme-specific interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific interview
- Progression: Singapore and international junior-lawyer career
- Funding: Salary is not published.
- Right to work: Programme-specific Singapore work-authorisation requirements apply. position: Programme-specific Singapore immigration requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Netherlands - student-stagiair(e)
Type: Internship
Location: Netherlands: Amsterdam
- Programme dates: Two-month placements; dates are agreed by vacancy.
- Duration: Two months
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Two-month placements; dates are agreed by vacancy.
- Who can apply: Dutch Law, Tax Law or Notarial Law students meeting the published criteria.
- Eligibility: fields: Dutch Law Tax Law Notarial Law languages: Dutch English
- Academic requirements: Fluent Dutch, excellent English and strong analytical ability are required.
- Application process: Application Capacity test Interview Offer Submit CV Submit transcripts Submit any internship assessments Submit short motivation Capacity test Interview with lawyer and recruitment
- Assessments: Capacity test Interview
- Progression: Potential Amsterdam junior-lawyer recruitment.
- Funding: €2,000 per month on the checked general student-stage posting.
- Right to work: Dutch work-authorisation requirements are candidate-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from NL Recruitment.
Introduction to Law
Type: Virtual Experience
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: Self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and prospective applicants worldwide.
- Eligibility: access: Open self-directed online participation audience: Students and prospective applicants worldwide.
- Application process: No competitive application stage published Open the official early-careers virtual internship route Select the simulation Complete tasks in your own time
- Progression: Career exploration
- Funding: Free online programme. fee: Free
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; contact the platform or recruitment team for accessibility support where required.
Hong Kong - Summer Vacation Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Four weeks
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible students meeting the Hong Kong programme's academic and study-stage requirements.
- Eligibility: academic: Minimum GPA 3.4 or equivalent in Hong Kong, or on track for a 2:1 programme specific: Study-stage, language and work-authorisation requirements apply
- Academic requirements: Minimum GPA 3.4 or equivalent in Hong Kong, or on track for a 2:1 degree, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview HR telephone interview Lawyer interview Offer Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview HR telephone interview Interview with two Managing Associates or Counsel
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test HR telephone interview Interview with two Managing Associates or Counsel
- Progression: Hong Kong Training Contract consideration; Linklaters states a Training Contract is offered to all Vacation Scheme students.
- Funding: HK$4,500 per week. pay: HK$4,500 per week
- Right to work: Hong Kong programme-specific work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Australian Clerkship
Type: Clerkship
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: Three-week London clerkship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Three weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Three-week London clerkship normally takes place in November–December; the next cycle dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Eligible students studying in Australia who meet the published cycle criteria.
- Eligibility: study stage: Current penultimate-year law student university: Australian university
- Academic requirements: Programme-specific law-study and university requirements apply.
- Application process: Online application Programme-specific assessment or interview Clerkship offer Training Contract interview Programme application Selection process Three-week London clerkship Training Contract interview
- Assessments: Programme-specific assessment and interview; exact formats are not fully published on the overview page.
- Progression: Training Contract interview or offer route.
- Funding: £500 per week plus flights, accommodation and visa support. accommodation: Paid by Linklaters flights: Paid by Linklaters pay: £500 per week visa: Visa support provided
- Expenses: Flights and accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Travel support: Flights paid by Linklaters.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation paid by Linklaters.
- Right to work: The firm expressly supports the clerkship visa process. clerkship: Linklaters supports the visa process for the London clerkship.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Poland - LinkUp
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Poland: Warsaw
- Programme dates: Vacancy-specific.
- Duration: Rotational programme
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Vacancy-specific.
- Who can apply: Students and recent graduates meeting Linklaters Global Solutions Warsaw role requirements.
- Eligibility: location: Warsaw requirements: Team and vacancy-specific
- Application process: Vacancy application Selection Offer Review Linklaters Global Solutions opportunities Apply to the LinkUp vacancy Complete vacancy-specific selection
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; not published on the programme overview.
- Progression: Potential Linklaters Global Solutions career
- Funding: Paid route; current amount unpublished. pay: Paid; amount unpublished
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Luxembourg - Internship Opportunities at Linklaters Luxembourg
Type: Internship
Location: Luxembourg: Luxembourg
- Programme dates: Current vacancies include six-month placements starting January 2027 and July 2027.
- Duration: Six months
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Current vacancies include six-month placements starting January 2027 and July 2027.
- Who can apply: Final-year Master’s students, Bar-school students and candidates meeting practice-specific criteria.
- Eligibility: duration: six months language: practice-specific
- Academic requirements: Academic and language criteria vary by practice; strong English plus French and/or German are commonly required.
- Application process: Application Screening Interview Offer Apply to the relevant Workday internship vacancy Screening Interview Offer
- Assessments: Interview; exact format is vacancy-specific.
- Progression: Luxembourg legal career.
- Funding: Monthly remuneration; amount not published.
- Right to work: Luxembourg work-authorisation requirements are vacancy-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from Luxembourg recruitment.
Belgium - Legal Intern
Type: Internship
Location: Belgium: Brussels
- Programme dates: Placements available from September 2026; exact start dates are agreed by vacancy.
- Duration: Three to six months for the checked route
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Placements available from September 2026; exact start dates are agreed by vacancy.
- Who can apply: Law students and graduates meeting the requirements of the relevant Brussels practice.
- Eligibility: office: Brussels start period: from September 2026
- Academic requirements: Practice-specific legal, language and academic criteria apply.
- Application process: Application Screening Interview Offer Submit Workday application Screening Interview Offer
- Assessments: Interview; exact format is vacancy-specific.
- Progression: Belgian / European legal career.
- Right to work: Belgian/EU work-authorisation requirements are vacancy-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from Brussels recruitment.
United Kingdom - Business Teams Apprenticeships
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Application timing: Vacancy-specific rolling applications; no firm-wide annual deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Each programme runs for at least 12 months; individual start dates are vacancy-specific.
- Duration: Minimum 12 months
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Vacancy-specific rolling applications; no firm-wide annual deadline is published.
- Programme: Each programme runs for at least 12 months; individual start dates are vacancy-specific.
- Who can apply: School leavers and early-career applicants meeting the relevant Finance, Business Change or Technology route requirements.
- Application process: Review current vacancies; apply to the relevant apprenticeship; complete vacancy-specific selection.
- Progression: Career within Linklaters business teams
Making Links Europe
Type: Access Programme
- Closing date: 2026-06-12
- Programme dates: Kick-off in Amsterdam 28–29 January 2027. Germany internships: six weeks Feb–Apr 2027; Amsterdam and Italy: two months Jun–Dec 2027; Brussels: one month Jul–Sep 2027; other participating offices: Jun–Aug 2027. Virtual sessions expected Feb–Jun 2027.
- Duration: One-to-three-month internship plus development programme
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Close 2026-06-12
- Programme: Kick-off in Amsterdam 28–29 January 2027. Germany internships: six weeks Feb–Apr 2027; Amsterdam and Italy: two months Jun–Dec 2027; Brussels: one month Jul–Sep 2027; other participating offices: Jun–Aug 2027. Virtual sessions expected Feb–Jun 2027.
- Who can apply: Eligible candidates from the programme's published participating European jurisdictions and target backgrounds.
- Eligibility: locations: Amsterdam Brussels Germany Lisbon Luxembourg Madrid Milan Paris Stockholm requirements: Office-specific eligibility applies target: Underrepresented backgrounds
- Application process: Application Selection Programme offer Development programme Internship Office-specific online application Programme selection Madrid kick-off Virtual development Local internship
- Assessments: Office-specific; not fully published on the overview page.
- Progression: Local legal-career opportunities
- Funding: €5,000 net scholarship; optional €3,000 net support for Spain/Portugal participants where applicable.
- Expenses: Madrid travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel support: Travel to the Amsterdam kick-off is covered.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation for the Amsterdam kick-off is covered.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
France - Assistant(e) informatique - Support IT en alternance
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: France: Paris
- Closing date: 2026-08-31
- Programme dates: Starts September 2026; exact start day is not published.
- Duration: From September 2026; exact duration not published
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Close 2026-08-31
- Programme: Starts September 2026; exact start day is not published.
- Who can apply: Students preparing a Bac+2 or Licence-level IT qualification.
- Eligibility: start month: September 2026 study: Bac+2 or Licence-level IT
- Academic requirements: Relevant IT study, good English and technical skills are sought.
- Application process: Application Screening Interview Offer Submit Workday application by 31 August 2026 Screening Interview Offer
- Assessments: Interview; exact format is not published.
- Progression: Business-services technology career.
- Right to work: French work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from Paris recruitment.
Germany - Stipendienprogramm
Type: Scholarship / Bursary
Location: Germany
- Programme dates: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Cycle-specific
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Law students meeting the programme’s published selection criteria.
- Eligibility: programme: Stipendienprogramm
- Academic requirements: Cycle-specific scholarship criteria apply.
- Application process: Future application Selection Programme Apply when the next scholarship cycle is published Selection Scholarship programme
- Progression: German legal career.
- Funding: Current award details are not exposed on the checked official page.
- Disability support: Applicants may request recruitment adjustments from German recruitment.
Germany - Experience@Linklaters
Type: Internship
Location: Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- Programme dates: Individual programme dates are available through the application route but were not visible in the checked page rendering.
- Duration: Six weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Individual programme dates are available through the application route but were not visible in the checked page rendering.
- Who can apply: Law students seeking a structured German-office internship.
- Eligibility: locations: Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Munich study stage: Law student; intake-specific requirements apply.
- Application process: Online application Vacancy-specific review Interview or further stage if requested Offer Review the current Experience@Linklaters intake Submit the linked application Complete any vacancy-specific selection stages
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal assessment sequence is published on the programme page.
- Progression: Colleagues of Tomorrow / German legal career
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United States - Summer Associate Program
Type: Summer Associate
Location: United States: New York, Washington DC
- Programme dates: Ten-week summer programme; next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Ten weeks
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Ten-week summer programme; next programme dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: US law students pursuing a JD degree.
- Eligibility: degree: US JD excluded: US LLM non-US law degree
- Academic requirements: US JD required; US LLM students and students pursuing a non-US law degree are not eligible for this programme.
- Application process: Application Interviews Offer Apply through the US recruiting portal when the next cycle opens Screening Interview process Summer Associate offer
- Assessments: Interviews; formats depend on school/office recruiting route.
- Progression: US associate recruitment.
- Funding: Compensation is paid but the checked programme page used for this refresh does not publish the amount.
- Right to work: US work-authorisation requirements are recruitment-specific.
- Disability support: Applicants may request reasonable adjustments from the US recruitment team.
Germany - E.ON x Linklaters
Type: Referendariat
Location: Germany
- Programme dates: Anwaltsstation or combined station dates follow the successful applicant’s legal-training timetable.
- Duration: Station-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Anwaltsstation or combined station dates follow the successful applicant’s legal-training timetable.
- Who can apply: German legal trainees applying for an Anwaltsstation or combined stations.
- Eligibility: partners: Linklaters E.ON route: German Referendariat vacancy specific: true
- Application process: Online application Recruitment review Interview if invited Offer Open the official E.ON x Linklaters vacancy Submit the application Complete vacancy-specific selection stages
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal assessment sequence is published.
- Progression: German legal career / later Linklaters recruitment
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Hong Kong - Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
- Programme dates: Next intake dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: open
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Next intake dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Candidates eligible for the Hong Kong solicitor qualification route.
- Eligibility: academic: Strong academic record required PCLL: Published PCLL requirements apply qualification: Hong Kong solicitor qualification route
- Academic requirements: Published Hong Kong academic and PCLL requirements apply.
- Application process: Vacation Scheme application Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser HR and lawyer interviews Vacation Scheme Training Contract decision Apply through the Hong Kong Vacation Scheme route Complete published online assessments and interviews Vacation Scheme performance and Training Contract decision
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser HR telephone interview Managing Associate or Counsel interview Vacation Scheme performance
- Progression: Associate career in Hong Kong
- Funding: Current trainee salary, NQ salary and PCLL support amounts are not published on the checked route page.
- Right to work: Hong Kong programme-specific immigration and work-authorisation requirements apply. position: Programme-specific Hong Kong immigration requirements apply; no blanket promise is published.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Programme
Type: Virtual Experience
Location: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
- Programme dates: Available on demand.
- Duration: Self-paced
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available on demand.
- Who can apply: Students and prospective applicants interested in Hong Kong legal careers.
- Eligibility: access: Open self-directed online participation audience: Students and prospective applicants interested in Hong Kong legal careers.
- Application process: No competitive application stage published Open the official early-careers virtual internship route Select the simulation Complete tasks in your own time
- Progression: Hong Kong career exploration
- Funding: Free online programme. fee: Free
- Disability support: Online self-paced format; contact the platform or recruitment team for accessibility support where required.
Singapore - Alternative Training Contract (Indian Law Schools)
Type: Training Contract
Location: Singapore: Singapore
- Programme dates: The September 2027 intake belongs to a closed application cycle; no later cycle has yet been published.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: The September 2027 intake belongs to a closed application cycle; no later cycle has yet been published.
- Who can apply: Final-year undergraduates at a leading Indian law school graduating in 2027.
- Eligibility: graduation year: 2027 study stage: Final-year undergraduate university: Leading Indian law school
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Interview Offer Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test within five days Programme-specific interview Programme-specific interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific interview
- Progression: Singapore and international junior-lawyer career
- Funding: Salary is not published.
- Right to work: Programme-specific Singapore work-authorisation requirements apply. position: Programme-specific Singapore immigration requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Programme dates: The latest published intake information refers to September 2028 or March 2029 starts; that application cycle is closed.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: The latest published intake information refers to September 2028 or March 2029 starts; that application cycle is closed.
- Who can apply: Penultimate-year students, final-year students, graduates and career changers who meet the published route requirements.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for at least a 2:1 in every module for schemes using the published UK academic standard degree discipline: Law and non-law legal work experience: Two to four continuous weeks through a paralegal role, vacation scheme or legal internship study stage: Penultimate-year undergraduate Final-year undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate student
- Academic requirements: The UK application page states applicants to schemes should be on track for at least a 2:1 in every module, in any discipline.
- Application process: Short online form and academic record Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Programme-specific assessment centre or interview if invited
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Assessment centre or interview where the relevant programme uses one
- Progression: Associate / newly qualified lawyer
- Funding: No current official course-fee sponsorship or maintenance-grant amount was published on the checked route page.
- Right to work: Programme-specific right-to-work and immigration requirements apply; no universal sponsorship promise is inferred. position: No blanket visa-sponsorship promise was published on the checked route page.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
United Kingdom - Pathfinder
Type: Insight Programme
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Applications open: 2025-12-02
- Closing date: 2026-02-04
- Programme dates: In-person schemes 7–8 April and 9–10 April 2026; monthly development series May–September 2026.
- Duration: Two in-person days plus six-month development series
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 2025-12-02; Close 2026-02-04
- Programme: In-person schemes 7–8 April and 9–10 April 2026; monthly development series May–September 2026.
- Who can apply: First-year students on a three-year course or second-year students on a four-year course, subject to the published cycle criteria.
- Eligibility: degree discipline: Law or non-law study stage: First year of a three-year undergraduate degree Second year of a four-year undergraduate degree university: UK or Irish university
- Academic requirements: No separate grade threshold is published on the Pathfinder page.
- Application process: Online application Selection Programme invitation Online application Programme selection Two London insight days Monthly development series
- Assessments: Exact selection exercises are not published on the current page.
- Progression: Fast-track to a Linklaters Vacation Scheme assessment centre.
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Making Links Asia University Programme
Type: Access Programme
- Programme dates: Programme timing varies by participating office; exact next dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Programme-based
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Programme timing varies by participating office; exact next dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: University students from underrepresented backgrounds, particularly students from low-income or racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.
- Eligibility: locations: Abu Dhabi Bangkok Beijing Dubai Hong Kong SAR Jakarta Riyadh Seoul Shanghai Singapore Tokyo requirements: Office-specific university eligibility applies target: Low-income background Racial or ethnic minority background
- Application process: Application Selection Programme offer Participation Select participating office Submit office-specific application Programme selection Coaching, development and local work experience
- Assessments: Office-specific selection; exact stages not fully published.
- Progression: Local internships and future Linklaters applications
- Funding: Financial support is confirmed, but the amount is not published. financial support: Confirmed; amount not published
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Belgium - LL.M events
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: Belgium: Brussels
- Programme dates: October 2026; exact dates have not yet been published.
- Duration: Event-specific
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: October 2026; exact dates have not yet been published.
- Who can apply: Students undertaking an LL.M. in the UK or US during the 2026/27 academic year.
- Eligibility: llm year: 2026/27 location: UK or US LL.M.
- Academic requirements: Event-specific registration criteria apply.
- Application process: Future registration Event Register when the October LL.M. event invitations are published Attend Linklaters Belgium recruitment event
- Progression: Belgium graduate recruitment.
- Disability support: Accessibility requirements can be raised with Belgium recruitment.
United Kingdom - Making Links Scholarship
Type: Scholarship / Bursary
Location: United Kingdom: London
- Applications open: 2026-04-07
- Closing date: 2026-06-04
- Programme dates: August 2026–February 2027.
- Duration: Six months
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Applications open 2026-04-07; Close 2026-06-04
- Programme: August 2026–February 2027.
- Who can apply: Eligible first-year students from socially mobile backgrounds at UK or Irish universities.
- Eligibility: academic: On track for a consistent 2:1 degree discipline: Law or non-law exclusion: Must not have accepted a Training Contract or another professional scholarship for the duration social mobility examples: First generation to attend higher education Carer or caring responsibilities Free school meals State school throughout secondary education Mature student Disability Refugee status or uncertain immigration status study stage: First year of a three-year undergraduate degree Second year of a four-year undergraduate degree university: UK or Irish university
- Academic requirements: On track for a consistent 2:1 across undergraduate modules.
- Application process: Application form and cover letter Capp assessment Watson Glaser Video interview Scholarship offer Short application form Cover letter Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Video interview if shortlisted
- Assessments: Capp Online assessment Watson Glaser critical-thinking test Video interview
- Progression: Fast-track to an assessment centre for a Linklaters Vacation Scheme.
- Funding: £6,000 in three instalments plus work experience, coaching and mentoring. coaching: One-to-one mentoring: Trainee mentor scholarship: £6,000 in three instalments work experience: One week in London
- Disability support: Disability is expressly listed as one of the social-mobility circumstances that may support eligibility. Reasonable adjustments can also be requested.
Japan - 2026年 サマー・アソシエイト・プログラム
Type: Summer Associate
Location: Japan: Tokyo
- Closing date: 2026-04-30 23:59:00 Asia/Tokyo
- Programme dates: 31 August–2 September, 7–9 September, or 14–16 September 2026. Mandatory online pre-orientation 19 and 25 August 2026, 11:00–15:00.
- Duration: Three days in the latest published cycle
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Close 2026-04-30 at 23:59:00 Asia/Tokyo
- Programme: 31 August–2 September, 7–9 September, or 14–16 September 2026. Mandatory online pre-orientation 19 and 25 August 2026, 11:00–15:00.
- Who can apply: Candidates following the Japanese legal-qualification route.
- Eligibility: latest cycle: 2027 bar examination / 81st legal apprenticeship class qualification route: Japanese legal qualification
- Academic requirements: Latest published cycle targeted candidates expecting the 2027 bar examination / 81st legal-apprenticeship class.
- Application process: Application Selection Placement Apply when the next Japan Summer Associate cycle is published Selection Three-day placement
- Progression: Japanese lawyer recruitment.
- Funding: Latest published cycle: ¥10,000 per day plus stated travel/accommodation support.
- Travel support: Travel expenses paid separately; participants outside the Tokyo metropolitan area receive return travel between home and Tokyo.
- Accommodation support: Accommodation provided during the programme for participants living outside the Tokyo metropolitan area.
- Disability support: Programme-specific support should be requested from Japan recruitment.
United Kingdom - Making Links Schools Challenge
Type: Access Programme
Location: United Kingdom
- Programme dates: Participation is arranged through schools and partner organisations; no public application window is published.
- Duration: Programme-based
- Status: unknown
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Participation is arranged through schools and partner organisations; no public application window is published.
- Who can apply: Students at participating schools and partner organisations.
- Eligibility: route: Participating schools and partner organisations
- Application process: Partner or school nomination/selection Participation arranged through school or partner organisation
- Progression: Further Linklaters social-mobility programmes
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
Poland - Paid Internships
Type: Internship
Location: Poland: Warsaw
- Programme dates: Available through the year subject to team need.
- Duration: Flexible / vacancy-specific
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Programme: Available through the year subject to team need.
- Who can apply: Students and recent graduates meeting the relevant Linklaters Global Solutions vacancy requirements.
- Eligibility: location: Warsaw requirements: Team-specific study, language and skill requirements
- Application process: Vacancy application Selection Offer Review current internship vacancies Apply to relevant team Complete vacancy-specific selection
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; not published on the overview page.
- Progression: Potential Linklaters Global Solutions career
- Funding: Paid internships; amount unpublished. pay: Paid; amount unpublished
- Disability support: Applicants can contact the relevant recruitment team to request reasonable adjustments; the exact arrangement is individual and programme specific.
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
Visa support is expressly confirmed for the African, Australian and Indian London clerkships, with flights and accommodation paid by Linklaters. Foreign Singapore Summer Internship candidates must arrange their own work-holiday visa, travel and accommodation. No equivalent blanket sponsorship promise was identified on the checked standard London Vacation Scheme or Training Contract pages.
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Pay, scholarships and practical support
Published pay and financial support are kept prominent for students.
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Areas of work
Practice areas
The legal services and capabilities listed by the firm.
Antitrust & Foreign Investment
An integrated global team of more than 250 lawyers advising on merger control, competition investigations, foreign investment and related disputes.
Artificial Intelligence
Cross-disciplinary advice on AI strategy, regulation, deployment, transactions, investigations and disputes.
Banking
Official Linklaters service capability: Banking.
Business Crime
Official Linklaters service capability: Business Crime.
Capital Markets
Official Linklaters service capability: Capital Markets.
Capital Solutions
Official Linklaters service capability: Capital Solutions.
Construction
Official Linklaters service capability: Construction.
Corporate/M&A
Official Linklaters service capability: Corporate/M&A.
Crisis Management
Official Linklaters service capability: Crisis Management.
Data and Cyber
Official Linklaters service capability: Data and Cyber.
Digital Regulation and Technology Projects
Advice on digital regulation, technology projects, outsourcing, data-driven services and complex commercial arrangements.
Employment and Incentives
Official Linklaters service capability: Employment and Incentives.
Energy & Infrastructure
Official Linklaters service capability: Energy & Infrastructure.
Environment, Social and Governance
Official Linklaters service capability: Environment, Social and Governance.
Financial Regulation
Official Linklaters service capability: Financial Regulation.
Fintech
Official Linklaters service capability: Fintech.
Intellectual Property
Official Linklaters service capability: Intellectual Property.
International Arbitration
Official Linklaters service capability: International Arbitration.
Investigations
Official Linklaters service capability: Investigations.
Investment Funds
Official Linklaters service capability: Investment Funds.
Islamic Finance
Official Linklaters service capability: Islamic Finance.
Legal Operations
Legal operations, process, technology and delivery support for complex legal work.
Litigation
Official Linklaters service capability: Litigation.
Pensions
Official Linklaters service capability: Pensions.
Private Credit
Official Linklaters service capability: Private Credit.
Private Equity
Official Linklaters service capability: Private Equity.
Public Advocacy
Official Linklaters service capability: Public Advocacy.
Public and Administrative Law
Official Linklaters service capability: Public and Administrative Law.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Official Linklaters service capability: Restructuring & Insolvency.
Real Estate
Official Linklaters service capability: Real Estate.
Risk Advisory
Official Linklaters service capability: Risk Advisory.
Supply Chain and Procurement
Official Linklaters service capability: Supply Chain and Procurement.
Tax
Official Linklaters service capability: Tax.
Telecoms
Official Linklaters service capability: Telecoms.
Offices
Locations
Office locations and the student opportunities available in each location where confirmed.
United Kingdom, London
Global headquarters
Linklaters LLP, 20 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AR, United Kingdom
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Belgium, Antwerp
Legal office
Belgium, Brussels
Legal office
Brazil, São Paulo
Legal office
China, Beijing
Legal office
China, Hong Kong
Legal office (hong kong sar)
China, Shanghai
Legal office / zhao sheng joint operation
France, Paris
Legal office
Germany, Berlin
Legal office
Germany, Düsseldorf
Legal office
Germany, Frankfurt
Legal office
Germany, Hamburg
Legal office
Germany, Munich
Legal office
Ireland, Dublin
Integrated irish partnership office
Italy, Milan
Affiliate legal office
Italy, Rome
Affiliate legal office
Japan, Tokyo
Affiliated integrated legal office
Luxembourg
Legal office
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Legal office
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Poland, Warsaw
Global solutions business services centre
Portugal, Lisbon
Legal office
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Legal office
Singapore
Legal office
South Korea, Seoul
Foreign legal consultant office
Spain, Madrid
Legal office
Sweden, Stockholm
Legal office
Thailand, Bangkok
Legal office
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Legal office
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United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Legal office
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United States, New York
Legal office
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United States, Washington, D.C.
Legal office
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Career paths
Roles
Early-career routes, legal careers, knowledge and innovation roles, legal support and specialist leadership titles.
International Clerkship Student
Participant on the African, Australian or Indian London clerkship route.
Location: London
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Legal Intern
Student legal internship role used in Singapore, Warsaw and other offices.
Location: International offices
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Partner
Senior lawyer and firm-owner role leading clients, matters and teams.
Location: Global
Global Practice Head
Senior lawyer leading a global practice or sector group.
Location: Global
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Legal Technology Lawyer
Lawyer working at the intersection of legal practice and technology.
Location: Global
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Knowledge Lawyer
Lawyer specialising in knowledge, training and practice development.
Location: Global
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Associate
Qualified lawyer role following admission or training.
Location: Global
Business Teams Apprentice
Apprentice in Finance, Business Change, Technology or another business team.
Location: London
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Pro Bono Lawyer
Lawyer specialising in or coordinating pro bono legal work.
Location: Global
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Alternative Training Contract Trainee
Singapore alternative Training Contract participant.
Location: Singapore
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Solicitor Apprentice
Six-year school-leaver route combining work, study and solicitor qualification.
Location: London
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Counsel
Senior lawyer title used in selected jurisdictions.
Location: Global / selected offices
Solicitor Advocate
Solicitor holding relevant higher-rights advocacy status.
Location: United Kingdom
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Business Teams Intern
Paid internship role in Linklaters Global Solutions or business teams.
Location: Warsaw and selected offices
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Managing Associate
Experienced lawyer and senior associate-level title used by Linklaters.
Location: Global
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Trainee Solicitor
Early-career lawyer completing structured seats before qualification.
Location: London, Hong Kong and international routes
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Legal Project Manager
Specialist managing legal matters, resources and delivery.
Location: Global
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Hong Kong Trainee Solicitor
Trainee solicitor completing the Hong Kong qualification route.
Location: Hong Kong
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Vacation Scheme Participant
Participant on a paid London or Hong Kong Vacation Scheme.
Location: London and Hong Kong
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Business Services Professional
Professional role supporting the firm through finance, technology, operations or other functions.
Location: Global
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Paralegal
Legal support role working with lawyers, documents and matters.
Location: Global
Legal Operations Specialist
Specialist supporting efficient legal-service delivery.
Location: Global Solutions and global teams
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Professional Support Lawyer
Lawyer supporting legal knowledge, precedents and training.
Location: Global
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Campus Brand Ambassador
University ambassador promoting Linklaters opportunities and events.
Location: UK universities
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Senior Associate
Experienced qualified lawyer role.
Location: Selected offices
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Access and inclusion
EDI
Recruitment adjustments, disability support, disability-specific programmes, mentoring, networks, partnerships and wider inclusion work.
Race Action Plan
Anti-racism commitments and representation goals linked to targeted development activity.
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Going Forward
Targeted commercial-awareness, coaching, mock-interview and buddy programme.
Making Links Scholarship
£6,000 social-mobility scholarship with work experience, coaching and mentoring.
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Making Links Discovery
Eighteen-month pre-university social-mobility development route.
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Making Links Schools Challenge
School-based legal-careers and confidence programme.
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Gender Equality Network
Affinity network supporting gender inclusion and progression.
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With Pride and Allies Networks
LGBTQIA+ and ally networks supporting inclusion and belonging.
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Ethnicity and Race Network
Network supporting racial and ethnic inclusion.
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VisAbility Network
Disability inclusion network.
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Faith and Secular Networks
Networks supporting faith, belief and secular inclusion.
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Family Carers Network
Network supporting people with caring responsibilities.
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Global talent and affinity framework
More than 15 affinity groups and networks plus mentoring and sponsorship opportunities.
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Recruitment adjustments
Linklaters invites early-career applicants to request reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
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Personal-circumstances discussion
The application page invites candidates to contact the team about personal circumstances.
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VisAbility network
VisAbility is Linklaters’ disability inclusion network.
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Valuable 500 commitment
Linklaters is identified as a Valuable 500 company committed to disability inclusion at board level.
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Disability justice pro bono work
Linklaters reports more than 3,500 pro bono hours supporting causes and organisations advancing disability justice.
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Dedicated disability-specific student programme check
No current internship, Vacation Scheme, scholarship, mentoring route or recruitment pathway exclusively for disabled students was identified on the official pages checked.
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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 Social Impact programme
Global pro bono and community-investment programme drawing on legal skills, volunteering and partnerships.
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Access to law and rights
London pro bono work focused on helping individuals access the law and their rights.
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Refugees and displaced people
Legal assistance supporting refugees and displaced people.
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Disability justice
Legal support for causes and organisations advancing disability justice.
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Realising Aspirations and youth mentoring
Skills, careers and mentoring support for young people, including school partnerships.
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Firm research
Firm highlights
Published awards, sectors, notable work, clients and other information that helps students understand the firm.
Five TMT Finance Awards EMEA wins
Linklaters published five major wins across digital-infrastructure and telecoms categories.
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The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality
Firm material records recognition among The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality.
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Living Wage Foundation Global Champion Award
Firm material records a Living Wage Foundation Global Champion Award.
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Valuable 500 disability-inclusion recognition
Linklaters is listed among companies committed to putting disability inclusion on board agendas.
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National Equality Standard certification
Linklaters has published National Equality Standard certification as part of its inclusion record.
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Stonewall Gold and Top 100 recognition
Linklaters published Stonewall Gold and Top 100 Employer recognition.
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Law Firm of the Year – Europe
Linklaters was named Law Firm of the Year – Europe at the IJGlobal Awards Europe & Africa 2025.
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Eight IJGlobal Deal of the Year awards
Eight Linklaters matters were named Deal of the Year winners across Europe and Africa.
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Official firm platforms
Links & Socials
Verified official websites, careers and application platforms, office directories and social-media accounts.
Official Linklaters website
Official global website.
About Linklaters
Official global profile, scale and organisation information.
UK legal notices
Official legal-entity and registered-office information.
Global locations
Official directory for 30 client-facing offices in 20 countries.
Linklaters careers
Official global careers website.
Early careers
Official school, university and graduate opportunities landing page.
University and graduate opportunities
Official university and graduate programme directory.
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Your application
Official application-process, assessment and adjustment information.
Application portal
Official Linklaters early-careers application portal.
Vacation Schemes
Official London Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme information.
Training Contracts
Official London and international Training Contract routes.
International Clerkships
Official Africa, Australia and India clerkship routes.
Pathfinder
Official first-year development programme.
Going Forward
Official targeted development and application-support programme.
Making Links Scholarship
Official scholarship, coaching, mentoring and work-experience route.
Discovering Linklaters
Official London practice-area and careers event.
School opportunities
Official Solicitor Apprenticeship and school-leaver information.
Business Teams Apprenticeships
Official Finance, Business Change and Technology apprenticeship routes.
Hong Kong early careers
Official Hong Kong student and graduate opportunities.
Hong Kong Vacation Schemes
Official Hong Kong Summer Vacation Scheme information.
Hong Kong Training Contract
Official Hong Kong Training Contract information.
Making Links Europe
Official European development, internship and financial-support programme.
Linklaters Global Solutions Warsaw
Official Warsaw business-services centre careers page.
Warsaw internships and LinkUp
Official paid internships and LinkUp apprenticeship information.
Social impact
Official pro bono and community-impact information.
Our people and inclusion
Official diversity, equity and inclusion information.
Accessibility
Official website accessibility statement and contact route.
Linklaters on LinkedIn
Official Linklaters LinkedIn page.
Linklaters on X
Official Linklaters X account.
Linklaters on YouTube
Official Linklaters YouTube channel.
Linklaters Careers UK on TikTok
Official UK early-careers TikTok account referenced by Linklaters.
Singapore early careers
Official Singapore student and graduate opportunities.
Singapore Summer Internship
Official Singapore Summer Internship pay, dates, eligibility and visa wording.
Singapore Alternative Training Contracts
Official Singapore-qualified and Indian-law-school alternative Training Contracts.
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Making Links Asia University Programme
Official Asia and Middle East coaching, work-experience and financial-support programme.
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