Summer Vacation Schemes

With three-week programmes running in the summer and a two-week programme running in the winter, our vacation schemes are the perfect way to take the first steps into your journey as a lawyer.

You'll be treated like one of the team and experience the recognition and support you’ll get as a Hogan Lovells trainee – getting involved in major client projects across a range of practices and jurisdictions. We’ll give you an authentic, challenging and rewarding experience, so you can get a real taste of your career ahead. Whether you find yourself drafting documents, attending client meetings, researching cases or even in court, you'll be guided by our experts and working alongside similarly talented and ambitious potential lawyers.

At the end of the scheme, having experienced exactly what it’s like to work as part of our team, advise our clients and develop skills on real projects – you’ll have an automatic interview to earn a training contract with us.

 

Who can apply?

If you’re in your penultimate or final year, or have already graduated, you’re eligible to apply for our summer vacation schemes.

Summer

Summer 1: 22 June – 10 July 2026  
Summer 2: 20 July – 7 August 2026

Applications close: 12 December 2025