
Key dates
Summer Vacation Scheme 2026
Application window: 1 October 2025 - 1 December 2025
We encourage you to apply early, as the window may close before the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.
Wherever your ambition takes you, our vacation schemes give you the experience, connections and skills to thrive. Gain exposure to the work we do through sitting in a practice area of your choice, and get a comprehensive, realistic insight into the role of a trainee at Freshfields.
Our vacation scheme is open to penultimate-year undergraduate students from any degree discipline. As this is a paid placement, you must have the right to work in the UK. If you are on a UK study visa, the scheme must take place outside your term time.
Unfortunately, the Summer Vacation Scheme is for penultimate-year undergraduates only.
