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Clyde & Co Training Opportunities

You’re probably wondering what makes our early careers programmes different from any other law firm? Well, our rich learning experience coupled with our opportunities to work directly with clients, while being supported and guided by colleagues enables us to stand out. In return, we ask you to bring your ambition and collaborative mind to support the firm’s continued success and growth.

We’re growing and transforming our business and accelerating our clients’ success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and pursuing your potential have never been brighter.

Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where everyone can thrive. 

Here you’re empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting, stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors. 

Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and standards are high. You’ll be fully invested in growing yourself, your colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal – to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in each other

Clyde & Clyde & Co recruit trainee solicitors and vacation scheme students. 

Any opportunities Clyde & Co are accepting applications for, will be listed below:

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London/Guildford, Glasgow and Edinburgh Training Contracts - We recruit for our training contracts exclusively through our vacation schemes in London/Guildford, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Applications for our vacation schemes open on 15th September 2025 and close on 5th January 2026. 

Bristol Training Contract 2027 – IFPD (Insurance, Financial & Professional Disputes). Applications open on 15th September 2025 and close on 5th January 2026. We are looking for those who are interested in IFPD. By August 2027 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto the relevant courses starting September 2026. Therefore, law students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL, ready to start the SQE next September.

Training Contract

The training contract at Clyde & Co offers early responsibility and opportunities to develop skills through close personal supervision and a wide range of training courses. Trainees undertake four six-month seats, covering both contentious and transactional work. They may also choose to be seconded to one of the firm's international offices or have the opportunity to undertake a client secondment. The combination of a wide variety of practice areas, local offices, international and client opportunities means that trainees have the chance to have a broad range of exposure to the firm's whole network.

Before their training begins, trainees receive support from the graduate team, including one-to-one sessions to discuss their career preferences, workshops, presentations and training sessions at the firm's offices, an SQE mentoring programme and social events.

Throughout their training contract, trainees have the opportunity to experience various legal, technical and business-focused training sessions. They also have access to MyDevelopment, an online training resource to support their personal and professional development, and to an extensive training library.

Clyde & Co is committed to helping trainees succeed within their role, fulfil their potential and progress their career.

Offices that take trainees:

London, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh. Also, Manchester and Belfast but trainees recruited internally only.

We have internal graduate apprenticeship routes to qualification in other offices such as Southampton, Birmingham and Liverpool

Trainee Seats:

London: seats across Aviation, Employment & Pensions, Energy, Marine & Natural Resources, Corporate, International Arbitration, Insurance, Real Estate, Projects & Construction

Manchester: seats across Employment & Pensions, Insurance, Real Estate, Healthcare, Projects & Construction, 

Scotland: Insurance, Employment & Pensions, Casualty, Healthcare

Bristol: practice-group specific training contracts in IFPD

Vacation Scheme

Our vacation schemes are the perfect opportunity for you to experience life with our firm. You’ll spend two weeks with us and, although some of your time on the scheme will be about you getting to know what we do and who we work with, you’ll have plenty of time to get to know our trainees, associates and partners too.

London Spring Vacation Scheme 2026 - This vacation scheme is open to final year law students or graduates of any discipline. Applications open on 15th September 2025 and close on 5th January 2026. Participants will be considered for a London 2028 Training Contract. Programme dates: 13th April – 24th April 2026.

London Summer Vacation Scheme 2026 - This vacation scheme is open to penultimate year law students or final year non-law students. Applications open on 15th September 2025 and close on 5th January 2026. Participants will be considered for a London 2028 Training Contract. Programme dates: 29th June – 10th July 2026.

Clyde & Co Bright Futures programme

At Clyde & Co, we strongly believe the legal sector should be accessible for all and should have as few barriers as possible. That’s why we’re delighted to announce that this year we’ll once again be running our Bright Futures programme.

Our weeklong Bright Futures programme is aimed at people from lower socioeconomic status groups who have not yet had an opportunity to gain commercial work experience. The purpose of this programme is to develop soft skills and prepare students for the world of work. They also have the opportunity to secure an offer on one of our vacation schemes the following year.

The Bright Futures Programme is aimed at first year law and penultimate year non-law social mobility students (students on a 4-year course need to apply during their 2nd year of studies) and will run from July 27th to July 31st 2026.

Applications open on 15th September 2025 and close on 5th January 2026. For more information and apply please visit our website. 

Insight days and first-year opportunities

We will be running a number of Insight Days throughout 2025/26 and these will take place virtually and in-person. These are open to first year university students and upwards. Applications should be made via our website from September 2026.

• September virtual insight day - 25th September 2025 (9.30am – 12.30pm)

• October virtual insight day - 30th October 2025 (2pm – 5pm)

• The Briefing Room (skill sessions – virtual) - 6th November 2025 (10am – 2pm)

• November virtual insight day - 17th November 2025 (4pm – 7pm)

• The Briefing Room (skill sessions - virtual) - 9th December 2025 (10am – 2pm)

For more information about our insight days and to apply please visit our website .

Paralegal Academy

There’s more than one path into a law career, and our paralegal academy offers a brilliant new way to build an exciting future in our UK casualty practice.

Our paralegal academy comprises a range of initiatives and programmes that can help you develop the technical and core skills you need to become a confident Paralegal.

Join the programme and you’ll discover clear pathways for career progression. You’ll learn from experienced professionals at all levels of our business, and you’ll have full support and guidance around your personal and professional development. Plus dedicated training. All while earning as you learn.

For more information and to find out vacancies please visit our Paralegal page here. 

School Leaver Apprenticeship

Are you ambitious, adventurous and committed? Then this could be the place for you. Clyde & Co is a dynamic, rapidly expanding international law firm. We work at the heart of sectors that drive global trade and commerce. We have been offering legal apprenticeships (paralegal, chartered legal executive and solicitor apprenticeships) for numerous years and have an apprentice population in our Guildford, London and Manchester offices.

For more information and to apply please visit our apprenticeships page here. 

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