Vacation Schemes
partners as well as other students during your placement, which will broaden your knowledge of the firm and help to build your network. Each Vacation Scheme student has the opportunity to apply for a Training Contract, and last year, 93% of those on our schemes received an offer. International Vacation Scheme As one of the world’s largest law firms, our lawyers are working in multi-jurisdictional teams on a daily basis and we expect our lawyers to work overseas during their career – cultural awareness, teamwork and a global mindset are skills that are vital to your success as a lawyer here. That’s why we offer our International Vacation Scheme. All those offered a Vacation Scheme in our London office are able to apply to spend an additional week in one of our international offices in July 2017. In 2016, our Vacation Students spent time in Dubai, New York, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.
We often hear students have a difficult time in differentiating firms. For this reason, we recommend a Vacation Scheme as a great way to experience first-hand our work and culture. We offer the flexibility of three schemes across Winter, Spring and Summer with approximately 75 students joining us each year either in their penultimate or final year of undergraduate study, as well as those who have already graduated. Through a Vacation Scheme, you will gain experience in one of our practice areas, where you will work alongside our lawyers on real deals and cases. Before you join us, we will ask you to choose the area that most interests you to ensure you get the experience you are looking for. Alongside your legal work, you will attend events and presentations about key elements of our practice while developing the skills you need to be a successful international commercial lawyer. There will also be plenty of time to socialise with our graduate recruitment team, lawyers and
Learn more about our work-experience programmes: aograduate.com/vacation-schemes
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