Spring & Summer Vacation Scheme 2025

Our vacation schemes see you treated as a member of the team from day one, experiencing the recognition and support that come with working on high-impact client matters across multiple practices and jurisdictions. You’ll be challenged with real, substantive work, gaining a true understanding of what your future career could look like. Whether you're drafting key documents, attending client meetings or researching complex cases, you’ll be mentored by our leading lawyers and partners while working alongside equally ambitious and talented peers. By the end of the scheme, you’ll have firsthand experience of what it means to advise our clients and develop your skills on live matters. And, with an automatic assessment for a training contract, you’ll be one step closer to joining us on your path to becoming an exceptional lawyer.

Our Vacation Scheme Promise

Experience life at Paul, Weiss on our Vacation Schemes - your pathway to a Training Contract. From day one, you’ll be immersed in meaningful, challenging work that offers a true reflection of your future career with us. We want to ensure that everyone is financially able to take part in our vacation schemes. This is why we are making this promise to all vacation scheme students.

We will offer the following to everyone who we offer a place to on one of our vacation schemes:

- Accommodation paid for and arranged by Paul, Weiss

- Travel to and from the vacation scheme paid

- Free breakfast and lunch provided (Monday-Thursday)

- £250 professional attire grant

- £1,500 salary (with 50% paid upfront)

What we look for

Entrepreneurial Mindset

We are looking for self-starters with an entrepreneurial mindset who want to join a renowned, differentiated firm in the London market.

We are building the future of law, collaborating closely with our global teams to execute cross-border transactions, navigate regulatory nuances and provide creative solutions to complex challenges.

Commitment to Excellence

We handle the biggest, most important and complex matters for the largest public companies and private equity firms.

Trainees who want to achieve the highest level of excellence in lawyering and practice in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment will thrive here.

Continuous Learning

Bring a positive and pro-active attitude to continuous learning and you'll receive ample opportunities to take ownership and work on high-profile, business-critical matters in a fast-paced environment. 

Our teams are leanly staffed, offering trainees significant opportunities for hands-on experience and on-the-job mentorship.

Spring Vacation Scheme

31 March – 11 April 2025

Deadline: 19 January 2025

Summer Vacation Scheme

23 June – 4 July 2025

Deadline: 19 January 2025