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Macfarlanes Graduate Careers
Here you will find out everything you need to know about Macfarlanes. Our comprehensive guide to a career with Macfarlanes covers everything from the firm's training contract and vacation scheme opportunities to the application process for prospective candidates.
Winter Vacation Scheme 2026
- Employer Macfarlanes LLP
- Salary Competitive
- Location London
- Vacancies 65
- Deadline28/08/2026
- Apply now!
The AllAboutLaw perspective on Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes are recruiting the partners of the future, with many of their partners having done training contracts with the firm. What sets Macfarlanes apart from their competitors is their small size, meaning their trainee intake is relatively small. This means that you’ll receive plenty of responsibility, working alongside partners in small teams. You might even start interacting with clients on your first day!
To ensure you’re well prepared for the challenges ahead, you’ll receive a rigorous training programme. Macfarlanes believe the best way to become a solicitor is to do the work of a solicitor from the beginning, but with the mentoring and guidance needed to boost your confidence. Your training will combine hands-on experience with technical education.
Macfarlanes also works across a wide range of sectors, ranging from law technology to employment. Trainees enjoy a variety of work during their time with each team, and will boost their legal skills as they adapt to each sector. The firm’s perfect size means that it’s big enough to get involved in important deals, but small enough that you don’t feel like a cog in a wheel.
London is a highly multicultural city, and Macfarlanes is no different. The firm is truly international, and you’ll find yourself working with businesses and law firms all over the world. Macfarlanes aims to foster the same spirit of diversity outside of law, with their numerous diversity and inclusion initiatives. These include a range of inclusive staff networks, and annual events to celebrate different cultural festivals.
What the firm says
Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in Private Capital, Private Wealth, M&A and Disputes.
Personal connection, an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to excellence are at the heart of our firm. These values drive our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.
We are big enough to undertake the most complex and demanding mandates yet small enough to know each other well and to be agile, adapting to the needs of our clients.
Our entrepreneurial approach is shaped by a sense of genuine partnership and independence. We encourage both individual responsibility and collaboration, empowering our people to think creatively and to work together to find solutions for our clients.
We seek to strengthen the firm by recruiting talented people from all backgrounds who want to build long-lasting and impactful careers with us. Our culture is challenging yet supportive, creating an environment where individuals can thrive.
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Data
- 1st Year Trainee£60,000
- 2nd Year Trainee£65,000
- NQ Salary£150,000
- SQE course fees paid?Yes
- SQE Maintenance Grant£20,000
- PGDL Course Fees Paid?Yes
- PGDL Maintenance Grant£17,000
- UK Offices1 - London
- Retention Rate86%
Academic requirements
- A-Levels Not assessed
- Degree 2:1 or above
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