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Mayer Brown recruit students for a vacation scheme and training contract. Openings accepting applications will appear below.

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Training Contract

Before you start at Mayer Brown, you’ll complete the LLM SQE 1&2 course studying at BPP University Law School in London. Future trainees will also complete a bespoke ‘Essentials for Practice’ module with electives chosen to best prepare you for your training contract with Mayer Brown, as well as training designed to improve your communication and research skills. Mayer Brown will keep in regular contact with you, with presentations, career development 1-to-1s with the graduate recruitment team, and social events.

Trainees at Mayer Brown complete four seats, each lasting six months. Most of these will take place in the firm’s core practice areas, but there are also opportunities for a client secondment to Unilever and an international placement to our Brussels office.

To further develop your legal skills, you’ll attend legal training and workshops specific to each practice area. Trainees also get the chance to attend practice group meetings, where you’ll be able to discuss key legal developments and updates.

Trainees receive plenty of support in each seat. In every seat, you’ll share an office with a partner or senior associate, who is typically your supervisor and will oversee your progress. You’ll also receive feedback halfway through and at the end of each seat from a dedicated supervisor, enabling you to track your personal and professional development.

Vacation Scheme

Completing a vacation scheme is the perfect way for you to learn about life inside a busy law firm. The schemes last two weeks, taking place in Spring and Summer, and provide you with hands-on experience by assisting senior lawyers on real tasks.

Throughout the scheme, you’ll get the chance to learn about the firm’s practice areas, culture and infrastructure, and will be able to get involved in social activities. You are automatically assessed for a training contract as part of the scheme, and this is the firm’s primary route to hiring.

Solicitor Apprenticeship

Mayer Brown recruit school leavers wishing to pursue an alternative route to qualification. The solicitor apprenticeship will allow you to combine practical experience in Mayer Brown's practice areas alongside studying for a degree. Solicitor apprentices receive a full-time salary and spend one-day each week dedicated to their studies.

Working and studying as a solicitor apprentice takes six years. Your first year will be spent developing an understanding of how the firm operates based in Business Services teams, such as Risk & Compliance and Legal Projects, before moving into legal departments.