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To apply for our Vacation Scheme, candidates should be in their second year of study or beyond, including graduates. We would expect all candidates to have achieved AAB at A level (or equivalent) and a 2:1 in their undergraduate degree where applicable.
All applications should be submitted online via our website.
Application process:
online application
work simulation assessment
assessment day, consisting of an interview, a presentation and a written task
How to apply
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Applications to
Graduate Recruitment Team
Method of application
Online Application FormMethod of assessment
- Assessment centre
- Partner interview
- Presentation
- Written exercise
Latham & Watkins is a leading international law firm with internationally recognised practices across a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas.
A career at Latham & Watkins will give you the opportunity to do some of the best work of your life. With more than 3,500 lawyers across our offices in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia, the opportunities are boundless. Over 70% of the firm’s transactions involve five or more offices; our diversity fuels our understanding and innovation.
We are proud to be a world leading pro bono law firm. The firm gives billable hour credit for pro bono work, and doesn’t cap the number of pro bono hours that can be applied toward the billable hour target. Here, you are encouraged to bring your own unique perspective, and supported to take on pro bono matters of personal interest.
Accepting a training contract is an important decision. Our vacation schemes are an exciting opportunity not only for us to get to know you, but also for you to get to know us. You will be exposed to real work, with real clients, experiencing the real life of our lawyers.
We offer vacation schemes in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. For Singapore and Hong Kong you can find more information at www.lwcareers.com.
London
We run two vacation schemes throughout the year. Our vacation schemes are open to all second year students and beyond, inclusing graduates.
Application deadline
8 December 2024 (spring and summer)
During the course of two weeks, you will sit in two practice areas (we will ask you for your preferred areas before the scheme starts). You will share an office with your supervisor each week, and you will also have the support of a trainee mentor and the graduate recruitment team.
You can expect to be involved in client calls, court visits, Q&As and training, as well as group work and social events.
Towards the end of the scheme, once you have had a chance to experience the work and culture at Latham, you will have the opportunity to interview for our training contract.
Latham & Watkins recruits students with incredible legal minds who are also incredible people; the firm values transparency, respect, innovation, collaboration, and diversity. As a meritocracy, Latham seeks out candidates who have demonstrated they can contribute to the firm’s culture through their initiative, communication skills, complex thinking, willingness to assume responsibility, resilience, and judgment.
A Latham training contract combines real responsibility on global matters with supervision from world-class lawyers who foster professional development. In addition to a sophisticated training programme, our trainees also benefit from a core two-week trainee foundation designed to bridge the gap between law schools and practice, as well as training in each seat. After induction, trainees complete four, six-month seats – two of which will be in corporate and finance. Trainees have the opportunity to apply for a secondment on either their third or fourth seat.
Latham & Watkins’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is incorporated at every level of the firm. The mission of our diversity leadership committee (DLC) is to enhance diversity at all levels of our lawyers’ careers including through recruitment, development, retention, promotion, and leadership.
The DLC works closely with our executive committee and the committees who oversee recruitment, evaluations, and progression to strengthen and promote the firm as a workplace where the best and brightest attorneys from all groups, including those traditionally underrepresented in the legal industry, excel and find the opportunities and support to fulfill their potential to become firm and industry leaders.
Once you receive your training contract offer, we ask you to enrol for the PGDL and SQE (where applicable) at BPP. We support you financially during your studies, paying your fees and a maintenance grant of £20,000 per year.
- M&A
- Private equity
- Technology transactions
- Capital markets
- Competition
- Litigation
- Banking
- Project finance
- Restructuring
- Tax
- Employment
- Financial regulatory
- Energy
- Corporate & Commercial
- General Commercial
Practice Areas
Extra info
Phone: 020 7710 1000
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lwcareers.com/en/beginning-your-legal-career/united-kingdom
| Work placement: | Yes |
| Number of vacation schemes: | 2 |
| Minimum qualification: | AAB at A level and 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) |
| Start salary: | £55,000 |
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| Training programme applications: | 1,000 (2014) |
| Retention rate: | 96% (2020) |
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| Has client secondments: | Yes |
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| Has overseas secondments: | Yes |
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- Austin
- Beijing
- Boston
- Brussels
- Century City
- Chicago
- Dubai
- Düsseldorf
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Hong Kong
- Houston
- London
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Milan
- Munich
- New York
- Orange County
- Paris
- Riyadh
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Silicon Valley
- Singapore
- Tokyo
- Washington DC
- A4ID
- LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group)
- PILnet (Public Interest Law)
- Prince’s Trust
- Save the Children
- TrustLaw Connect
- Bright Network
- MyPlus Consulting
- PRIME
- Rare Recruitment
- Stonewall
