Vacation Scheme Scotland (Edinburgh) 2025

If you're keen to embark on a career in law, a vacation scheme with us could be the perfect steppingstone. Our schemes will give you a real insight into our firm, the opportunity to learn about 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 opportunity to get to know you. Towards the end of the scheme, you will have a training contract interview. We'll use this, together with feedback from your supervisor and team, to decide whether to offer you a training contract.

What to expect

• Be immersed in our firm and the work we do from day one
• Experience real work by observing cases, drafting responses, providing advice and preparing research
• Get involved in significant deals, meetings and negotiations
• See how our lawyers provide a complete legal service to clients in our core practice areas
• Attend court hearings, arbitrations and mediations to see the different types of litigation available first-hand
• Attend seminars, networking events and social events with colleagues and clients

The Programme

Vacation Scheme: 2nd June - 13th June 2025

Deadline: 6th January 2025

Key Requirements

• You must be a penultimate OR final year Scots law student (undergraduate or accelerated LLB) - we are recruiting for Traineeships starting in 2027.
• On track to achieving a 2:1
• AAB at A-Level or Highers (Mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration)

We use RARE a contextualised recruitment system to ensure fairness and equality and review applications holistically.

Please note that to be eligible to participate in this scheme, you will need to have the right to work in the United Kingdom for the duration of the scheme. The vacation scheme role, as well as the Scotland Traineeship, is not eligible for a skilled sponsor visa. If you are on a student visa, you will not be eligible to participate in the scheme during your term time.

Strengths Based Assessment

During our process we are assessing candidates based on the strengths that will deliver success in a role. This is great for the individual, doing work they love, and great for the employer, having team members who love what they do.

What we offer

Throughout your time with us, you can expect unrivalled training and support. You'll have a dedicated buddy on hand 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 along with coaching and support from our early careers team - especially when it comes to your training contract interviews.

Recruitment Process

• Complete an online application
• Digital simulation - consisting of a situational assessment & video interview
• Virtual assessment centre - consisting of a short-written exercise and an interview
• Offers and feedback

We recommend attending our Scotland Virtual Insight Event before submitting an application, so that you understand the next steps and Digital Assessment. We do not recruit on a rolling basis.

Please note: You should only apply to one programme per recruitment cycle.