Training contract deadlines

Graduates and non-law graduates hoping to begin a training contract (or ‘period of recognised training’) in 2024 need to apply in 2022. So, if you’re a law student, you should have applications tailored to the firms you are interested in ready to be sent off in your second year.

Of course, a law degree isn’t your only route to gaining a training contract. You might complete a graduate diploma in law (GDL) or postgraduate diploma in law (PGDL) conversion course instead. While most firms take applications from final-year, non-law undergraduates at the same date as they accept law students’ applications, this varies. So, if you’re on a conversion course, be sure to double-check the dates and entry requirements on the firms’ targetjobs profiles or on their websites.

Don’t wait until the deadline date

Many commercial firms start inviting candidates to assessment centres and interviews before this, so being organised and submitting your application well before the deadline could pay off.

By what date must you submit your training contract applications?

• 9 December 2021 – Clifford Chance
• 15 December 2021 – Allen & Overy
• 17 December 2021 – Reed Smith LLP
• 31 December 2021 – Kennedys
• 2 January 2022 – Bristows
• 2 January 2022 – Irwin Mitchell
• 4 January 2022 – Ince
• 15 January 2022 – Osborne Clarke
• 31 January 2022 – Hogan Lovells (London training contract – all students)
• 31 January 2022 – Mayer Brown
• 4 February 2022 – Fieldfisher
• 28 February 2022 – Winckworth Sherwood LLP
• 13 March 2022 – RPC (Bristol training contract)
• 31 March 2022 – Ashurst
• 31 March 2022 – Hogan Lovells (Birmingham training contract)
• 1 April 2022 – Baker McKenzie
• 15 April 2022 – Royds Withy King
• 24 April 2022 – BLM
• 30 April 2022 – Ashfords
• 29 May 2022 – Orrick
• 31 May 2022 – Bird & Bird
• 31 May 2022 – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• 1 June 2022 – Bates Wells
• 23 June 2022 – Burges Salmon
• 24 June 2022 – DWF Group
• 26 June 2022 – RPC (London training contract)
• 30 June 2022 – Birketts LLP
• 30 June 2022 – Dentons
• 30 June 2022 – The Wilkes Partnership
• 30 June 2022 – Withers
• 8 July 2022 – Covington & Burling LLP
• 8 July 2022 – Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• 10 July 2022 – Kirkland & Ellis
• 10 July 2022 – Latham & Watkins LLP
• 11 July 2022 – Norton Rose Fulbright
• 15 July 2022 – White & Case LLP
• 25 July 2022 – Macfarlanes
• 31 July 2022 – Hogan Lovells (London training contract – just law students)
• 31 July 2022 – K&L Gates
• 31 July 2022 – Stephenson Harwood
• 31 July 2022 – Trowers & Hamlins
• 31 July 2022 – Walker Morris
• 31 July 2022 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges