Dublin Summer Vacation Scheme 2025

We are Dentons. The world’s largest law firm. With more than 12,500 people in 80+ countries around the world, we have unique breadth, depth and diversity. Alongside our award-winning global work, we are committed to a culture of innovation, giving back and inclusion. 

Dentons is designed to be different. The landscape we work in is changing at an accelerating pace. We embrace this change and are looking for trainees and apprentices to join us in redefining what is possible and in shaping the future of law. 

Your career at Dentons can shape up to be something extraordinary. It’s a place for those who are driven to challenge. To question. To break tradition. To put your career firmly into fast-forward. This could be the start of something big. 

Our Dublin office 

At Dentons, we’re not just partaking in the legal market; we’re actively shaping it. With our global network spanning 80+ countries, we bring world-class legal expertise right here to Dublin.

Our Dublin office is more than just a workplace – it’s a space where ideas come to life. Since the office launch in 2020, we have introduced a fresh, innovative, and truly international presence to the Irish legal market. Our team is driven by innovation and creativity, always looking for new ways to serve our clients and disrupt traditional law practices. We offer an unrivalled opportunity to work on the most complex and significant domestic and cross-border matters. 

Dublin Summer Vacation Scheme 2025

Deciding where to start your career is a big decision. Balance real work with training and networking on our summer scheme to see what your career at Dentons could look like. Our two-week scheme will give you, and us, an insight into whether we’re a good match. 

In each week of the scheme you will experience a different practice area, working closely with a supervisor and your team.

The two-week scheme includes:

• Two rotations across our key practice areas including our Corporate, Banking, Property and Disputes Teams

• Lunch & Learns: Meet our Innovation, Responsible Business, Talent Development and Pro Bono Teams to get an inside look at how we’re shaping the future of law

• Networking and social events: Build valuable connections through our firm-wide events and networking sessions with professionals at various stages of their careers

• Exposure to real work: Dive into meaningful tasks and projects providing you with hands-on experience

By attending our Vacation Scheme, you'll automatically be assessed for our Trainee Solicitor Programme. This could be the start of something much bigger. 

Applications will open on 1 October 2024. The deadline to apply is 28 January 2025. Our 2025 Dublin Summer Vacation Scheme will take place from Monday 9 June – Friday 20 June in person at our Dublin office.

Our 2025 Dublin Vacation Scheme is open to applicants from all degree disciplines in their penultimate or final year of their undergraduate degree, and to graduates.

We are looking for candidates with:

• Strong academic performance in your Irish Leaving Certificate (at least 480 points) or equivalent post-16 education

• A 2:1 or higher in your undergraduate degree.

These are broad guidelines, and all interested candidates are encouraged to apply. We review every application holistically and consider all aspects of a candidate’s experiences and background.

For further information on this role, please see here.

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing

At Dentons, inclusion and diversity are not just core values – they are an integral part of our strategy. Building a more inclusive and diverse law firm is core to our strategy because it leads to better business outcomes for our clients, our communities and for Dentons.

We believe in creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We work hard to nurture a sense of inclusion that is empowering to the individual, to the teams and to the Firm.

Examples of our inclusion strategy include a focus on allyship programmes, access initiatives, mentoring programmes, and a series of events and conversation focussed on equity and inclusion.

Our Inclusion Networks also play a huge part in fostering a sense of belonging and support for everyone at the firm. These groups include GLOW (LGBTQ+), Fusion (Asian professionals), Black Professionals Network, Inspire (gender equality), Accessibility (disability, neurodiversity, and long-term conditions), and our Parents and Carers network. 

Innovation

Here at Dentons, innovation isn’t something that sits in isolation – we believe it comes from everywhere and from everyone, and it is critical to our position as the world’s largest global law firm. We do this by challenging ourselves to identify and implement innovation across all areas of service delivery to our clients. 

 

We have created a highly bespoke programme for our trainees, to enhance their knowledge around legal innovation and digital transformation. At every seat rotation, each trainee will undertake an innovation project, and with the help of their designated Innovation Training Scheme supervisor, and Innovation team, will create a project based on one of the following categories: AI (Machine Learning), Document Automation, Design Thinking, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), Data Visualization or a Business Case. These projects, not only help to broaden trainees’ understanding of legal innovation, but also help us to identify and address innovation gaps within the firm.

See here for further information on how we help our clients innovate in different ways.