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About Us
About Us
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Our programmes
Our programmes
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Your training
Your training
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Hints & Tips
Hints & Tips
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Get In Touch
Get In Touch
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VACATION SCHEMES
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Dive Right In: From day one, you'll be fully immersed in our firm and the impactful work we do.
- Real-World Experience: Expect to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on experience, whether observing cases, drafting responses, offering advice, or conducting research.
- Witness Excellence: Discover how our lawyers provide a complete legal service to clients across our core practice areas.
- Your Efforts Rewarded: In London, you'll earn £450 per week as you contribute meaningfully to our team.
- See how our lawyers provide a complete legal service to clients in our core practice areas
- Courtroom Insight: You may attend court hearings, arbitrations, and mediations to witness diverse litigation styles firsthand.
- Networking & Growth: Join seminars, connect at networking events, and build lasting relationships with colleagues and clients.
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
Throughout your time with us, you can expect unrivalled training and support. You’ll have a dedicated buddy to help you over the two weeks – and beyond if you accept a training contract with us. You’ll also receive guidance from a senior fee earner and coaching and support from our early careers team – especially regarding your training contract interviews.
GET A TRAINING CONTRACT
We recruit our trainees exclusively via our vacation schemes. As we recruit two years in advance for our training contracts, you should start applying for a vacation scheme in the second year of a law degree or the third year of a non-law degree. This year, we offer training contracts in London (with an option to complete a seat in our Guildford office) and Scotland.
Find out more about our training programmes here:
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YOUR CAREER
If you’re keen to embark on a career in law, a vacation scheme with us could be the perfect stepping stone. Our schemes will give you a real insight into our firm and the opportunity to learn how the law is applied in our core industry sectors, and we’ll always aim to enable you to be placed in the department of your choice.
That’s not all…
The vacation scheme is your opportunity to get to know us and our chance to get to know you. At the end of the scheme, you will have a strengths-based interview. We'll use these and feedback from your supervisor and team to decide whether to offer you a training contract.
Our Vacation Schemes
Eligibility is penultimate year law undergrad or final year non-law undergrad ONLY – for 2026 Training Contract Start.
Applications open: 18 September 2023
Applications close: 03 January 2024
Assessment dates:
Jan/ Feb 2024
Scheme dates
Monday 3rd June – Friday 14th June 2024
Applications open Monday 18th September.
Eligibility is penultimate year law undergrad or final year non-law undergrad ONLY – for 2026 Training Contract Start.
Applications open: 18 September 2023
Applications close: 03 January 2024
Assessment dates:
Jan/ Feb 2024
Scheme dates
Monday 24th June - 5th July 2024
Applications open Monday 18th September.
How to Apply
You’ll need to apply online for your chosen scheme. We’ll ask you to fill in your details and tell us about any previous work experience. You will then need to complete a short video assessment to answer questions about why you’d like to join our firm and this programme. We’ll also want to know about your commercial awareness.
Do well, and you’ll have a written exercise, role play, and group exercise to complete. You’ll have a 60-minute interview, undertake a group exercise and meet our trainees – the perfect opportunity to ask them any questions you may have about our firm.
You’ll find out the outcome of your application within four weeks of the application deadline closing.
If you attend an assessment centre and are successful, we’ll let you know within two weeks. From there, our early careers team will contact you to help you prepare for the scheme.
The scheme will see you undertaking several exercises and meeting people from across the firm. You’ll also be interviewed for a training contract.
If you have already completed the GDL/LPC, please talk to us about this, and we can discuss potential earlier start dates.
Your assessments will consist of various exercises to assess your performance in a range of situations, including a group scenario, written exercise and interview.
The exercises are timed, which means you are being assessed in your capacity to work under pressure, work in a team, manage your time, think on your feet and use your analytical skills under pressure. Be prepared to talk about your application. If you've talked about an area of law you're interested in, be ready to engage on this topic and make sure you've researched the firm and the work we do.
No preparation is needed in advance, but we will be looking to assess the following across the exercises:
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Commercial Awareness
You’ll need to apply online for your chosen scheme. We’ll ask you to fill in your details and tell us about any previous work experience. You will then need to complete a short video assessment to answer questions about why you’d like to join our firm and this programme. We’ll also want to know about your commercial awareness.
Do well, and you’ll have a written exercise, role play, and group exercise to complete. You’ll have a 60-minute interview, undertake a group exercise and meet our trainees – the perfect opportunity to ask them any questions you may have about our firm.
You’ll find out the outcome of your application within four weeks of the application deadline closing.
If you attend an assessment centre and are successful, we’ll let you know within two weeks. From there, our early careers team will contact you to help you prepare for the scheme.
The scheme will see you undertaking several exercises and meeting people from across the firm. You’ll also be interviewed for a training contract.
If you have already completed the GDL/LPC, please talk to us about this, and we can discuss potential earlier start dates.
Your assessments will consist of various exercises to assess your performance in a range of situations, including a group scenario, written exercise and interview.
The exercises are timed, which means you are being assessed in your capacity to work under pressure, work in a team, manage your time, think on your feet and use your analytical skills under pressure. Be prepared to talk about your application. If you've talked about an area of law you're interested in, be ready to engage on this topic and make sure you've researched the firm and the work we do.
No preparation is needed in advance, but we will be looking to assess the following across the exercises:
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Commercial Awareness
BEFORE STARTING THE APPLICATION PROCESS:
Spend time researching the firm, but you can only learn so much from websites. Attend law fairs, insight days and other in-house events to get a natural feel and culture for the firms you’re applying to.
Ahead of law fairs and events, prepare some intelligent questions to ask.
Review the application form, establish what each question is asking, and plan your responses accordingly. Your application form is an excellent opportunity to draw upon your previous experience and show us your personality.
Video interview Hints & Tips
Review your application and do some fresh research. Find out about any recent deals that we’ve been involved in and why you find this interesting. Be prepared to talk about your motivations for joining us and why you’re keen to embark on a career in an international law firm.
Find a quiet space with a neutral background to avoid any disruptions during your interview. Test the camera and mic on your device and check your internet connection prior to your interview to mitigate any technical issues that may occur. If you find yourself having technical issues, please contact the Early Careers Team for support as soon as possible – graduaterecruitment@clydeco.com
Simply reciting information from our website or giving generic answers won’t show us why you want to join our firm over any others. Our interviewers want to get to know the real you, so be confident in yourself and let your personality shine through on the day.
During an interview, you might be asked to express an opinion and have that opinion challenged. Acknowledge both sides of the coin, but if you have a strong view on the subject, stick to it – as long as you can justify it.
Remember to use different examples in your answers – these can be from your work experience, extra circular activities or university. If you’ve had relevant non-law experience or undertaken any volunteering work, talk about this too – they all hold transferable skills.
Demonstrate an understanding of how a law firm works, thinking about what clients want from a law firm, the pressure firms and clients are under, and how a firm can help alleviate some of those pressures and achieve a client’s goals. Interviewers will know that you are unprepared if you’re unable to speak about key stories or cases that the firm’s been involved in.
Most importantly, interviewers want you to succeed so don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Relax and try to get a good night's sleep the day before your interview.
Vacation Schemes
Learn about the experience and advantages of the Vacation Schemes at Clyde & Co from Tony Upton - and hear how he got the most from his time on the scheme.
FAQ's
Unfortunately, we are unable to process any extension requests. This is to ensure that we remain fair to all candidates applying, throughout the recruitment process.
Reasonable adjustments are available to those that require them. You will need to request them via the online assessment platform. The reasonable adjustments do not entitle you to extra days to complete the assessments, they only allow you more time during the video assessment to record your answers.
The deadline is five days (including weekends).
If you are on a student visa, then please check your university term times alongside the vacation scheme dates, to ensure you are eligible to work for the entire two weeks.
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