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The London–Asia trainee associate programme
If you’re fluent in English and native in an Asian language, you could apply for our London-Asia trainee associate programme, and build your career and network on both sides of the globe.
The programme will see you spend your first year in London and your second year in Hong Kong. After the two-year trainee associate programme you’ll qualify with one of our offices in Asia as an England-and-Wales-qualified solicitor.
Who we’re looking for
If you’re fluent in English and native in an Asian language, and studying in your penultimate year or beyond, this could be for you.
You’ll also need to be curious, commercially minded and keen to help some of the world’s biggest companies on their most challenging legal issues.
What happens next
If you’re selected, you’ll be invited for interviews and a writing exercise.
If you’re selected, you’ll be invited for a virtual assessment day and if you progress from that, we'll invite you to join us for a month's Summer vacation scheme at Freshfields – three weeks in Asia, plus one in London. Based on your performance during the internship, plus an interview and a language test, we could offer you a London-Asia training contract.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
The London-Asia trainee associate programme application window is open 1 September 2024 to 31 December 2024.