Wherever your ambition takes you, our vacation schemes give you the experience, connections and skills to thrive. Gain exposure to the work we do through sitting in a practice area of your choice, and get a comprehensive, realistic insight into the role of a trainee at Freshfields.

The Summer Vacation Scheme is available to penultimate-year undergraduate students in any discipline. 

The Winter Vacation Scheme is available to final-year undergraduate students in any discipline. It is also available to graduates and individuals currently enrolled on a:

• Law conversion course (GDL/PGDL) 
• Legal Practice Course (LPC) 
• Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) preparation course 
• Masters degree

Our vacation schemes are paid placements so you must have the right to work in the UK. If you have a visa to study in the UK, the vacation scheme must fall outside of your term time. 

Please note that you can only apply once per academic year across all opportunities.

Unfortunately, the Summer Vacation Scheme is for penultimate-year undergraduates only. You can apply directly for our Trainee Associate Programme or Winter Vacation Scheme instead.