GRADUATE RECRUITMENT TIMELINE
Application Process SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER › Online application › Applications screened on a rolling basis
Vacation Placements SPRING AND SUMMER SCHEMES › Undertake substantive work assignments › Experience the firm’s culture › Gain exposure in up to two practice groups › Receive training contract interview
Telephone Interview DECEMBER AND JANUARY Telephone interview
Assessment Days JANUARY AND FEBRUARY › Interview with partners and associates › Group exercise — hypothetical business case study › Panel Q&A discussion › Written exercise
with the graduate recruitment team
VACATION PLACEMENTS Skadden’s training contracts are offered to students who participate in our vacation placement programme, which provides participants with firsthand experience working on actual global transactions. The programme also provides insight into the firm’s culture and atmosphere. Each student is paired with an associate supervisor and trainee liaison who identify substantive and suitable assignments. Our vacation placement students are offered the option to practise either in a single area or to divide their time between two practice areas, thereby gaining greater exposure to our work. Students participate in training
workshops focused on current matters, which aid their professional development and provide invaluable perspective from Skadden lawyers. Social events, such as cooking classes, dinners and shuffleboard evenings, allow vacation students to interact with each other and Skadden lawyers on a more informal level. Our two-week placements are offered in the spring and summer. We remunerate vacation placement students £500 per week to assist with expenses. Undergraduate candidates need to have reached the penultimate year of their law degree studies or the final year for a non-law degree.
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