London Spring Vacation Scheme 2025

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking for 10 vacation schemers to join our London office for a 1 week placement.

The opportunity for you

Our vacation schemes are designed for you to experience life as a trainee solicitor in a fast-paced and innovative City law firm. You'll spend one week in one of our practice groups gaining first-hand experience under the supervision of associates and partners. You'll also be involved in socials, networking opportunities, pro bono work and more, so you'll end the scheme with invaluable experience and a clear sense of career direction.

The Spring Vacation Scheme runs from 7 – 11 April 2025.

We recruit trainee solicitors from our Vacation scheme so all participants will automatically be considered for a training contract commencing 2026 / 2027.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• We look for a minimum of AAB at A Level (or equivalent), and on track or gained at least a 2:1 in any degree discipline.
• You'll need to have good commercial instincts and be able to demonstrate you understand how businesses work.
• You'll need to be able to explain complicated issues clearly, engage with stakeholders effectively and manage your workload efficiently.
• You'll need to adapt quickly to new situations and feel comfortable with the unknown.
• You need to be focused, committed, and have the drive necessary to solve often complex and challenging legal issues.

Benefits

• You will be paid £420 per week

If you are offered a training contract, there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

Our culture

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.