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Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is an internationally connected law firm focused on technology, innovation and complex regulated industries. From 1 June 2026 it operates through 16 offices across 11 jurisdictions. Its former UK business, including Dubai, and the former Netherlands business together with associated offices in Ireland and Belgium now trade as Winston Taylor under a cooperation agreement.
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Opportunities
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Germany - Legal traineeship / Referendariat
Type: Traineeship
Location: Germany
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Duration: Referendariat station specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Who can apply: German legal trainees
- Eligibility: country: Germany live vacancy required: true offices: Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Munich study or training stage: Referendariat stage
- Academic requirements: German legal-study or qualification-stage requirements apply; exact grade, semester and language requirements are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Official vacancy search Online application Document review Interview or office-specific selection Offer Review the official German careers or vacancy page Select the relevant office and role Submit the documents requested in the live vacancy Complete interview or selection stages stated in that vacancy
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific interview or practical assessment; no standard global test is published
- Progression: May support later associate recruitment.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the work-authorisation requirements stated in the live German vacancy. No blanket sponsorship promise is published. country: Germany sponsorship confirmed: false work authorisation: German and EU employment and immigration rules apply
- Disability support: Reasonable-adjustment information was not located on the reviewed public route page; applicants should contact the named recruitment contact in the live vacancy.
Germany - Student employment
Type: Student Role
Location: Germany
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Who can apply: Law students and graduates
- Eligibility: country: Germany live vacancy required: true offices: Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Munich study or training stage: Country-specific
- Academic requirements: German legal-study or qualification-stage requirements apply; exact grade, semester and language requirements are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Official vacancy search Online application Document review Interview or office-specific selection Offer Review the official German careers or vacancy page Select the relevant office and role Submit the documents requested in the live vacancy Complete interview or selection stages stated in that vacancy
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific interview or practical assessment; no standard global test is published
- Progression: May support continued development and later legal training.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the work-authorisation requirements stated in the live German vacancy. No blanket sponsorship promise is published. country: Germany sponsorship confirmed: false work authorisation: German and EU employment and immigration rules apply
- Disability support: Reasonable-adjustment information was not located on the reviewed public route page; applicants should contact the named recruitment contact in the live vacancy.
United Kingdom - 10,000 Black Interns Programme
Type: Internship
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Applications follow the 10,000 Interns Foundation cycle; Taylor Wessing does not publish a separate deadline on the reviewed page.
- Programme dates: Annual internship cohort; exact next dates are not published on the reviewed page.
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Applications follow the 10,000 Interns Foundation cycle; Taylor Wessing does not publish a separate deadline on the reviewed page.
- Programme: Annual internship cohort; exact next dates are not published on the reviewed page.
- Who can apply: Black students and graduates eligible through the partner programme
- Eligibility: Partner-programme eligibility applies.
- Progression: Paid internship and potential pathway to future opportunities.
- Funding: Paid internship; rate not published on the reviewed page.
Poland - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Poland: Warsaw
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Poland live vacancy required: true office: Warsaw
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification, language and work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Application process: Vacancy search Online application Document screening Interview or exercise where required Offer Open the official country careers page Review current vacancies Submit the documents requested in the vacancy Complete local interviews or assessments
- Assessments: Vacancy specific; no standard global process is published
- Progression: Potential junior-lawyer progression.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration requirements apply.
- Disability support: No country-specific public adjustment process was located; applicants should contact the local careers contact.
Slovakia - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Slovakia: Bratislava
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Slovakia live vacancy required: true office: Bratislava
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification, language and work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Application process: Vacancy search Online application Document screening Interview or exercise where required Offer Open the official country careers page Review current vacancies Submit the documents requested in the vacancy Complete local interviews or assessments
- Assessments: Vacancy specific; no standard global process is published
- Progression: Potential junior-lawyer progression.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration requirements apply.
- Disability support: No country-specific public adjustment process was located; applicants should contact the local careers contact.
United Kingdom - Tomorrow’s Talent
Type: Work Experience
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: The programme is current; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Two-week work-shadowing scheme; next exact programme dates are not published.
- Duration: Two weeks
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The programme is current; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Two-week work-shadowing scheme; next exact programme dates are not published.
- Who can apply: Students aged 16–19 from less socially mobile backgrounds
- Eligibility: Eligibility and selection details are published with each cycle.
- Progression: Structured work shadowing and career insight.
- Funding: Funding details are not published.
Germany - Dual study programme
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Germany
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Intake dates are published only in the relevant live vacancy.
- Duration: Programme and qualification specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: Intake dates are published only in the relevant live vacancy.
- Who can apply: Applicants to combined academic and employment routes
- Eligibility: country: Germany live vacancy required: true route: Dual study programme school leaver route: true
- Academic requirements: School-leaving qualifications, language requirements and any university-entry criteria are programme specific.
- Application process: Vacancy search Online application Document review Interview or assessment Offer Find the official apprenticeship or dual-study vacancy Submit the requested school records and application documents Complete vacancy-specific interviews or assessments Receive an employment and study offer where applicable
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal test or assessment-centre format is published
- Progression: Country-specific progression.
- Funding: No standard tuition, maintenance or grant figure is published on the reviewed global careers page.
- Right to work: German employment and, where relevant, university-enrolment requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants should request any adjustment from the recruitment contact named in the vacancy.
France - Trainee lawyer
Type: Traineeship
Location: France: Paris
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: French trainee lawyers
- Eligibility: country: France legal study or qualification stage: Country-specific live vacancy required: true office: Paris
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential associate progression.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
China - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: China: Shanghai
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Published only in the live vacancy.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: Published only in the live vacancy.
- Who can apply: Law students and graduates
- Eligibility: country: China live vacancy required: true office: Shanghai
- Academic requirements: Degree, qualification, language and work-authorisation criteria are stated in each vacancy.
- Application process: Vacancy search Application Screening Interview Offer Search official Taylor Wessing vacancies Select the relevant country and role Submit the requested application documents Complete vacancy-specific interviews or assessments
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific interviews or exercises
- Progression: Potential continued employment or graduate role.
- Right to work: The live vacancy controls work-authorisation requirements. No blanket sponsorship promise is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request adjustments from the vacancy contact.
China - Graduate legal role
Type: Graduate Programme
Location: China: Shanghai
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Published only in the live vacancy.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: Published only in the live vacancy.
- Who can apply: Law graduates
- Eligibility: country: China live vacancy required: true office: Shanghai
- Academic requirements: Degree, qualification, language and work-authorisation criteria are stated in each vacancy.
- Application process: Vacancy search Application Screening Interview Offer Search official Taylor Wessing vacancies Select the relevant country and role Submit the requested application documents Complete vacancy-specific interviews or assessments
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific interviews or exercises
- Progression: Potential progression within the firm.
- Right to work: The live vacancy controls work-authorisation requirements. No blanket sponsorship promise is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request adjustments from the vacancy contact.
United Kingdom - Open Days and Webinars
Type: Open Day / Event
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Registration is event-specific; no single annual deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Dates are listed in the official early-careers portal as events are released.
- Status: rolling
Published application and programme dates
- Registration is event-specific; no single annual deadline is published.
- Programme: Dates are listed in the official early-careers portal as events are released.
- Who can apply: Students and graduates
- Eligibility: Event-specific.
- Progression: Insight into the firm and its early-careers routes.
- Funding: Normally free to attend.
United Kingdom - Summer Vacation Scheme
Type: Vacation Scheme
Location: United Kingdom: Cambridge, London
- Application timing: Applications for the 2026 scheme are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Two-week summer scheme in London and Cambridge; next exact dates are not yet published.
- Duration: Two weeks
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Applications for the 2026 scheme are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Two-week summer scheme in London and Cambridge; next exact dates are not yet published.
- Who can apply: University students and graduates
- Eligibility: Check the official early-careers portal for the next eligibility criteria.
- Progression: Participants are considered for the UK Training Contract.
- Funding: Paid scheme; next-cycle rate is not yet published.
Czech Republic - Junior lawyer
Type: Graduate Programme
Location: Czech Republic: Brno, Prague
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law graduates
- Eligibility: country: Czech Republic legal study or qualification stage: Country-specific live vacancy required: true office: Prague and Brno
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential progression within the firm.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
United Kingdom - First Year Insight Scheme
Type: Insight Programme
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: The next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Two-day insight scheme; next exact dates are not yet published.
- Duration: Two days
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- The next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Two-day insight scheme; next exact dates are not yet published.
- Who can apply: First-year university students
- Eligibility: Eligibility is published with each cycle.
- Progression: Preparation for future vacation-scheme applications.
- Funding: Funding details are not published.
France - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: France: Paris
- Application timing: Applications are made through the live Paris student vacancies; no single closing date is published.
- Programme dates: Current Paris internships include January–June 2027 placements in Restructuring and Real Estate, and a July–December 2027 IP/IT placement.
- Duration: 3 to 6 months
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Applications are made through the live Paris student vacancies; no single closing date is published.
- Programme: Current Paris internships include January–June 2027 placements in Restructuring and Real Estate, and a July–December 2027 IP/IT placement.
- Who can apply: Law students and graduates
- Eligibility: country: France legal study or qualification stage: French legal-study stage live vacancy required: false office: Paris
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential later trainee or associate application.
- Funding: The current Paris internships are paid; the official vacancies do not publish the amount.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
Hungary - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Hungary: Budapest
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual programme dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Hungary live vacancy required: true office: Budapest
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification, language and work-authorisation requirements apply.
- Application process: Vacancy search Online application Document screening Interview or exercise where required Offer Open the official country careers page Review current vacancies Submit the documents requested in the vacancy Complete local interviews or assessments
- Assessments: Vacancy specific; no standard global process is published
- Progression: Potential junior-lawyer progression.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration requirements apply.
- Disability support: No country-specific public adjustment process was located; applicants should contact the local careers contact.
Germany - Vocational apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Germany
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Intake dates are published only in the relevant live vacancy.
- Duration: Programme and qualification specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: Intake dates are published only in the relevant live vacancy.
- Who can apply: School leavers
- Eligibility: country: Germany live vacancy required: true route: Vocational apprenticeship school leaver route: true
- Academic requirements: School-leaving qualifications, language requirements and any university-entry criteria are programme specific.
- Application process: Vacancy search Online application Document review Interview or assessment Offer Find the official apprenticeship or dual-study vacancy Submit the requested school records and application documents Complete vacancy-specific interviews or assessments Receive an employment and study offer where applicable
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific; no universal test or assessment-centre format is published
- Progression: Country-specific employment progression.
- Funding: No standard tuition, maintenance or grant figure is published on the reviewed global careers page.
- Right to work: German employment and, where relevant, university-enrolment requirements apply.
- Disability support: Applicants should request any adjustment from the recruitment contact named in the vacancy.
United Kingdom - Limitless Programme
Type: School Programme
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Applications for the 2026 programme are expected to open later in 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
- Programme dates: Monthly workshops, networking and two in-person work-shadowing days in October 2026.
- Status: upcoming
Published application and programme dates
- Applications for the 2026 programme are expected to open later in 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
- Programme: Monthly workshops, networking and two in-person work-shadowing days in October 2026.
- Who can apply: Eligible Year 12 students
- Eligibility: Open to students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and/or Black heritage who meet the academic criteria.
- Progression: Builds skills and insight for a future legal career.
- Funding: Free programme; no separate bursary is published.
Austria - Legal trainee
Type: Traineeship
Location: Austria: Vienna
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Austrian law graduates and trainee lawyers
- Eligibility: country: Austria legal study or qualification stage: Country-specific live vacancy required: true office: Vienna
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential associate progression.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
United Kingdom - Training Contract
Type: Training Contract
Location: United Kingdom: Cambridge, London
- Application timing: External candidates are considered through the Summer Vacation Scheme; no separate direct application window is published.
- Programme dates: Two years with four six-month seats; next intake dates are not yet published.
- Duration: Two years
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- External candidates are considered through the Summer Vacation Scheme; no separate direct application window is published.
- Programme: Two years with four six-month seats; next intake dates are not yet published.
- Who can apply: Future trainee solicitors
- Eligibility: External candidates complete the Summer Vacation Scheme.
- Progression: Training contract leading toward qualification.
- Funding: The firm publishes maintenance grants and salary details on its early-talent site.
United Kingdom - Solicitor Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Location: United Kingdom: Liverpool, London
- Application timing: Applications for the 2026 programme are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme dates: Six-year programme; next exact intake date is not yet published.
- Duration: Six years
- Status: closed
Published application and programme dates
- Applications for the 2026 programme are closed; the next application dates have not yet been published.
- Programme: Six-year programme; next exact intake date is not yet published.
- Who can apply: School leavers
- Eligibility: Applicants should meet the academic and eligibility criteria published on the official page.
- Progression: LLB, Level 7 apprenticeship and SQE route to qualification.
- Funding: Apprenticeship tuition is paid and apprentices receive a salary.
Czech Republic - Student internship
Type: Internship
Location: Czech Republic: Brno, Prague
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Czech Republic legal study or qualification stage: Country-specific live vacancy required: true office: Prague and Brno
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential continued student employment or trainee route.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
United Kingdom - Head Start Programme
Type: Mentoring
Location: United Kingdom
- Application timing: Participation is managed with Aspiring Solicitors; no separate public Taylor Wessing deadline is published.
- Programme dates: Support runs from vacation-scheme applications through qualification.
- Status: no_application
Published application and programme dates
- Participation is managed with Aspiring Solicitors; no separate public Taylor Wessing deadline is published.
- Programme: Support runs from vacation-scheme applications through qualification.
- Who can apply: Eligible Aspiring Solicitors participants
- Eligibility: Partner-managed eligibility applies.
- Progression: Guidance and support through early-career recruitment and qualification.
- Funding: No separate funding amount is published.
Austria - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Austria: Vienna
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No standing annual dates are published on the reviewed country page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Austria legal study or qualification stage: Country-specific live vacancy required: true office: Vienna
- Academic requirements: Local legal-study, qualification and language requirements apply; exact criteria are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Country careers page Vacancy or internship application Document screening Interview Offer Use the official country careers page Open the relevant live vacancy or internship contact route Submit the requested CV, academic records and supporting documents Complete the local interview process
- Assessments: Local interview and any vacancy-specific exercise; no universal assessment format is published
- Progression: Potential later legal-trainee or associate route.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Local employment and immigration rules apply. No blanket sponsorship commitment is published.
- Disability support: Applicants should request recruitment adjustments from the country careers contact or vacancy contact.
Germany - Internship
Type: Internship
Location: Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich
- Application timing: Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme dates: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Duration: Vacancy specific
- Status: variable
Published application and programme dates
- Application dates vary by office, cohort or live student vacancy; no single deadline is published.
- Programme: No single annual programme calendar is published on the reviewed official global page.
- Who can apply: Law students
- Eligibility: country: Germany live vacancy required: true offices: Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Munich study or training stage: Country-specific
- Academic requirements: German legal-study or qualification-stage requirements apply; exact grade, semester and language requirements are vacancy specific.
- Application process: Official vacancy search Online application Document review Interview or office-specific selection Offer Review the official German careers or vacancy page Select the relevant office and role Submit the documents requested in the live vacancy Complete interview or selection stages stated in that vacancy
- Assessments: Vacancy-specific interview or practical assessment; no standard global test is published
- Progression: Potential later student-assistant or trainee-lawyer route.
- Expenses: Not published.
- Travel support: Not published.
- Accommodation support: Not published.
- Right to work: Applicants must satisfy the work-authorisation requirements stated in the live German vacancy. No blanket sponsorship promise is published. country: Germany sponsorship confirmed: false work authorisation: German and EU employment and immigration rules apply
- Disability support: Reasonable-adjustment information was not located on the reviewed public route page; applicants should contact the named recruitment contact in the live vacancy.
United Kingdom support
UK Visa and Funding
UK qualification funding, maintenance support and published visa-sponsorship or right-to-work information for joining the firm in the United Kingdom.
UK visa sponsorship and right to work
Not confirmed on the firm's official careers site this pass.
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Dates, pay and application-detail status
Taylor Wessing student pay, dates and funding are published by country and live student vacancy; no current firm-wide figure is inferred where the official student page gives none.
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Areas of work
Practice areas
The legal services and capabilities listed by the firm.
Artificial Intelligence
AI governance, transactions, disputes and implementation.
Banking and Finance
Banking, finance and capital markets.
Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets
Corporate transactions, M&A and capital markets.
Data and Cyber
Privacy, data protection and cyber matters.
Disputes and Investigations
Litigation, arbitration and investigations.
Employment, Pensions and Mobility
Employment, pensions and mobility advice.
Intellectual Property
Patents, brands, copyright and innovation.
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Private equity, growth capital and venture transactions.
Real Estate and Construction
Real estate, development and construction.
Tax
Domestic and international tax advice.
Offices
Locations
Office locations and the student opportunities available in each location where confirmed.
Austria, Vienna
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Vienna office
China, Shanghai
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Shanghai office
Czechia, Brno
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Brno office
Czechia, Prague
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Prague office
France, Paris
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Paris office
Germany, Berlin
Office
Ebertstraße 15, 10117 Berlin
Germany, Düsseldorf
Office
Benrather Straße 15, 40213 Düsseldorf
Germany, Frankfurt
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Frankfurt office
Germany, Hamburg
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Hamburg office
Germany, Munich
Office
Isartorplatz 8, 80331 Munich
Hungary, Budapest
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Budapest office
Poland, Warsaw
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Warsaw office
Slovakia, Bratislava
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Bratislava office
South Korea, Seoul
Associated office
D&A LLC, Donghoon Tower, 317 Teheran-ro, Seoul 06151
Ukraine, Kyiv
Office
Official Taylor Wessing Kyiv office
United States, New York
Office
Official Taylor Wessing New York office
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United States, San Francisco
Office
Official Taylor Wessing San Francisco office
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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, four seats of six months each, ~25/year
Access and inclusion
EDI
Recruitment adjustments, disability support, disability-specific programmes, mentoring, networks, partnerships and wider inclusion work.
Recruitment adjustments — contact route
Country and vacancy-specific contact route; detailed public procedure not found.
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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.
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 Taylor Wessing website.
Careers
Official global careers hub.
Career opportunities
Official career-opportunity portal.
Germany careers
Official Germany careers page.
Austria careers
Official Austria careers page.
Czech Republic careers
Official Czech Republic careers page.
France careers
Official France careers page.
Hungary careers
Official Hungary careers page.
Poland careers
Official Poland careers page.
China careers
Official China careers page.
Contact and offices
Official office directory.
2026 structure statement
Official statement confirming the 16-office, 11-jurisdiction structure and Winston Taylor separation.