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You can apply to Dentons for a vacation scheme or training contract. If the firm is accepting applications for either of these opportunities, they will appear below. 

Trainee Solicitor Programme

Make your contribution matter from day one. Start at the world's largest global law firm, where innovation, collaboration and commercial thinking go hand in hand. Over our two-year Trainee Solicitor Programme, you'll work on complex matters spanning jurisdictions, industries and legal disciplines, building the skills and confidence to shape the future of legal services.

From your first day, you'll take on real responsibility, contributing to high-quality client work while developing the legal expertise, commercial judgement and confidence to thrive.

Through four six-month seats, you'll build experience across a range of practice areas, working on complex, cross-border matters for leading global clients alongside colleagues who are experts in their field. Each seat broadens your experience, deepens your sector knowledge and sharpens your understanding of the commercial issues shaping our clients' industries. Structured training, regular feedback and ongoing support run throughout, helping you develop your technical expertise and professional skills.

As the legal profession evolves, you'll also experience the innovative ways we deliver legal services, including the AI and legal technology we use to solve complex client challenges.

We're proud to work closely with our clients. As a trainee, you'll have the opportunity to apply for a client secondment, giving you first-hand insight into client organisations, different sectors and ways of working, while expanding your professional network.

Alongside your legal work, you'll become part of our wider firm community through networking events, social activities, pro bono opportunities and client initiatives. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, and you'll have opportunities to get involved in our inclusion networks and initiatives throughout your training.

Completing a Vacation Scheme with us is the only way to be considered for a 2029 Training Contract in our London, Milton Keynes and Dublin offices.

Study Support

We want you to be able to focus on building the skills you need for your future career.

If you join us as a future trainee before starting your professional legal studies, we'll support you with your course fees and provide a maintenance grant while you study. The support you receive depends on the programme you've applied for. Our preferred providers are BPP for the PGDL and SQE, and Blackhall for the PPC.

If you're a non-law student and have accepted our offer for the London, Milton Keynes or Middle East Trainee Solicitor Programme, you'll need to complete the Post-Graduate Diploma in Law before completing the SQE.

The SQE is a requirement for anyone wishing to qualify as an England and Wales solicitor, and are completed after the LLB but before the start of the Trainee Solicitor Programme. We'll pay the full fees of your PGDL and SQE if you haven't already started the courses. All London, Milton Keynes and Middle East trainees are required to complete and pass the SQE before joining us.

If you accept our offer for the Scotland Trainee Solicitor Programme before starting your Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, we'll pay the full fees of your future studies with the institution you'll be undertaking the qualification with.

If you accept our offer for the Dublin Trainee Solicitor Programme, we'll retrospectively reimburse a total of eight exams per candidate, which includes one sitting per subject. We'll pay for all first-attempt exams and course fees associated with the Professional Practice Courses, and we'll also support you with your PPC application and fees.

We're unable to reimburse fees for those who've already completed PGDL, SQE or Diploma postgraduate studies before our offer.

Maintenance grants for full-time study:

• PGDL: £10,000

• SQE: £17,000

• Diploma: £10,000

Vacation Scheme

Two weeks. Real experience. The chance to make your next step matter.

Our Vacation Scheme is more than a chance to see what life at Dentons is like. It's an opportunity to get involved, make a genuine contribution and discover what matters to you as you take your next step towards a career in commercial law.

From the start you'll become part of one of our practice areas, working alongside your supervisor and team on real client work and challenging tasks. You'll build your commercial awareness and legal knowledge through interactive training sessions and Lunch & Learns with teams including Responsible Business, Talent Development and Pro Bono. And through firm-wide networking and social events, you'll meet the people who make Dentons what it is.

By the end of the scheme, you'll have built valuable relationships, developed your skills and confidence and gained a real understanding of what a career with us could look like. We'll also be assessing you for our Trainee Solicitor Programme throughout, with your performance over the two weeks and a final reflective interview forming part of the assessment process.

Make your experience matter.

Our Vacation Schemes run in Spring (London and Milton Keynes offices) and Summer (Dublin, Scotland and Middle East offices).

Completing a Vacation Scheme with us is the only way to be considered for a 2029 Training Contract in our London, Milton Keynes and Dublin offices.

Solicitor Apprenticeship

Start at the world's largest global law firm and make it matter from day one. Our six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship gives ambitious aspiring solicitors the chance to earn a salary, gain hands-on experience on high-profile legal work and study towards an LLB Law degree, all while working towards qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales.

From your first day, you'll be a valued member of the team, working alongside leading lawyers on real client matters. You'll develop the confidence, commercial awareness and legal expertise to build a successful career, without paying university tuition fees.

Find out more and apply here. 

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