London Vacation Scheme 2027

Closing date: 31 December 2026 Early Careers Vacation Schemes Get a real taste of life at Broadfield through our immersive vacation schemes. Over the course of two weeks, vacation scheme students work alongside our lawyers on live matters and gain an insight into our culture and clients. It’s more than just work experience — it’s an opportunity for candidates to see if they would like to train at Broadfield and to show us their potential. Structure Seats Eligibility Recruitment Structure Our paid vacation schemes take place in June in our London, Reading and Southampton offices. After a comprehensive induction, vacation scheme students will experience two different practice areas as well as completing skills development workshops and networking opportunities. Students could be asked to attend client meetings and take notes, complete research tasks, draft correspondence to clients or review documents for various cases. Students are assigned a supervisor for each seat and will be supported by their wider team, their Trainee buddy and the Early Talent team. Vacation scheme students are paid the Living Wage for the area that they are working in. apply here Seats We offer a variety of seats to vacation scheme students from the list below. We will always try and match the placement with the attendee’s area of preference where possible. Commercial Real Estate Litigation Energy Restructuring and Insolvency Private Real Estate Private Wealth Private Equity & Funds Family Planning, Infrastructure and Public Law Corporate Commercial Employment apply here Eligibility To apply for a vacation scheme in 2027, candidates should have: Completed, or will complete before September 2027, one of the below qualifications: LLB or equivalent law degree GDL/PGDL LPC/LLM SQE 1 SQE 1&2 Strong academics at undergraduate and A-Level or equivalent, ideally a 2:1, however we consider all mitigating circumstances and do not score applicants based on academic attainment. apply here Recruitment Applications for vacation schemes in June 2027 will open on 1st September 2026 and close on 31st December 2026. Our recruitment process is made up of an online application form including essay style questions focusing on your motivation for a career in law and working at Broadfield. We understand that candidates will use AI tools to help research, structure or proof-read their application, but applications that rely too heavily on AI will not score well, as our assessment is based on genuine personal experiences and authentic reflections. If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to a pre-recorded video interview for us to get to know you better. We make offers for the vacation scheme following the video interview stage. If you receive positive feedback during your vacation scheme, you will be invited to an in-person assessment centre held at the end of June. Training contract offers will be made shortly after this. apply here Structure Our paid vacation schemes take place in June in our London, Reading and Southampton offices. After a comprehensive induction, vacation scheme students will experience two different practice areas as well as completing skills development workshops and networking opportunities. Students could be asked to attend client meetings and take notes, complete research tasks, draft correspondence to clients or review documents for various cases. Students are assigned a supervisor for each seat and will be supported by their wider team, their Trainee buddy and the Early Talent team. Vacation scheme students are paid the Living Wage for the area that they are working in. apply here Seats We offer a variety of seats to vacation scheme students from the list below. We will always try and match the placement with the attendee’s area of preference where possible. Commercial Real Estate Litigation Energy Restructuring and Insolvency Private Real Estate Private Wealth Private Equity & Funds Family Planning, Infrastructure and Public Law Corporate Commercial Employment apply here Eligibility To apply for a vacation scheme in 2027, candidates should have: Completed, or will complete before September 2027, one of the below qualifications: LLB or equivalent law degree GDL/PGDL LPC/LLM SQE 1 SQE 1&2 Strong academics at undergraduate and A-Level or equivalent, ideally a 2:1, however we consider all mitigating circumstances and do not score applicants based on academic attainment. apply here Recruitment Applications for vacation schemes in June 2027 will open on 1st September 2026 and close on 31st December 2026. Our recruitment process is made up of an online application form including essay style questions focusing on your motivation for a career in law and working at Broadfield. We understand that candidates will use AI tools to help research, structure or proof-read their application, but applications that rely too heavily on AI will not score well, as our assessment is based on genuine personal experiences and authentic reflections. If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to a pre-recorded video interview for us to get to know you better. We make offers for the vacation scheme following the video interview stage. If you receive positive feedback during your vacation scheme, you will be invited to an in-person assessment centre held at the end of June. Training contract offers will be made shortly after this. apply here Back to Early Careers 96 Contact - Broadfield UK For any enquiries, call us at +44 (0)34 5222 9222 --> Unsolicited e-mails and information sent to Broadfield will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship with Broadfield. 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