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Orrick Graduate Careers
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Summer Vacation Scheme 2026
- Employer Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
- Salary Competitive
- Location London
- Vacancies -
- Deadline31/01/2026
- Apply now!
The AllAboutLaw perspective on Orrick
Orrick is the place for you if you want to practise international law but like the idea of working in a smaller, close-knit team. As an international firm working across over 25 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, trainees in the London office work with teams across the world, learning to handle multi-jurisdictional cases. However, the small office size ensures trainees benefit from more partner and client contact and have greater access to coaching and mentoring from the team's senior lawyers.
The firm focuses on three key areas: Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure (E&I) and Finance.
Trainees will completer six four-month seats in a wide range of areas, from Antitrust / Competition and Litigation & Dispute Resolution to M&A & Private Equity and Cyber & Privacy Advisory. Trainees are also encouraged to complete pro bono work, and the firm's Head of International Pro Bono and Community Responsibility will help you find a project that really inspires you.
What the firm says
Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance and Life Sciences & Healthtech sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today has offices in 25+ markets worldwide. Financial Times named Orrick among the top 10 most innovative law firms globally for the past 20 years. American Lawyer named Orrick as a finalist for the 2023 and 2025 IP Litigation Department of the Year.
Technology & Innovation: Our global tech platform helps clients to thrive in this fast-paced and dynamic landscape. Orrick has ranked Top 5 for venture capital globally for the past 8 years, and No.1 in Europe for the past 9 years (Pitchbook 2024). We have advised on $36B+ in venture financings and 70+ M&A transactions for AI companies and investors in the past 20 months. Additionally, we have been named 5-time Technology Practice Group of the Year (Law360 2024).
Energy & Infrastructure: We advise investors, developers and sponsors on all aspects of alternative energy projects and help drive innovations in battery storage, carbon capture and hydrogen fuel cell technology. We hold a Band 1 practice and individual rankings within Power, Infrastructure, Energy Transition, Renewables, and Oil & Gas Regulatory & Litigation (Chambers 2025). We are the No.1 firm for Power Purchase Agreements and No.2 Energy Transition firm globally (Inspiratia 2024).
Finance: For over a century, Orrick has acted for global banks, funds and leading financial institutions at the forefront of innovation in the private and public sectors. Harnessing the talents of our diverse finance, restructuring, securitization, real estate, M&A, capital markets and tax lawyers, we partner with our clients to develop strategies for bespoke challenges and opportunities in today’s fast-paced financial markets. Our Finance Teams have earned Fintech and Banking & Finance Practice Groups of the year (Law360 2022).
Life Sciences & HealthTech: We serve 12 of the 20 largest biopharma companies in the U.S. and dozens of fast-growing public companies. Cutting-edge therapeutics, digital health and healthcare innovation are being developed at a record pace. Global leaders and disruptors alike are contributing to this transformation, and Orrick is helping them to protect their innovations, invest and scale.
Pro Bono: Orrick’s pro bono program is led by two full-time pro bono lawyers, Rene Kathawala in the U.S. and Amy Grunske internationally, who maximise the impact for our clients, communities, and team. They help our lawyers find projects which personally interest and inspire them and lead numerous initiatives with in-house client teams and legal aid partners. We ranked among the top 6 in the U.S. for the breadth of our commitment and top 5 for pro bono impact internationally on the AmLaw 2025 Pro Bono Scorecard (7 years running), and our lawyers devoted more than 67,500 hours of pro bono service in 2024.
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- 1st Year Trainee£60,000
- 2nd Year Trainee£65,000
- NQ Salary£160,000
- SQE fees paid?Yes
- SQE Maintenance Grant£20,000
Sustainability
Sustainability is incredibly important to this law firm. The firm has signed up to the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance pledge, which is a movement committed to finding more sustainable ways to attract early talent.
Academic requirements
- Degree 2:1 or above
While we don’t have set academic requirements, successful candidates will have strong academics and a genuine interest in learning. Successful candidates must also complete our bespoke SQE preparation course run by Barbri, which includes comprehensive preparation for the SQE assessments, as well as the knowledge and skills they will need for a career in City law practice.
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