Christmas vacation scheme
The Christmas vacation scheme lasts two weeks and provides an
intensive introduction for final-year undergraduate students who
are studying something other than law. The structure is very much
the same as the Summer vacation scheme –
a mix of live experience, seminars and personal project work backed
up by a range of social activities. As always, the aim is to give
you the fullest possible picture of life at Linklaters. We tune the
syllabus to accommodate people who have not studied law, but you
will still tackle real legal work, just as a trainee would.
You will need to be an undergraduate student studying in a UK or
Irish university in order to apply for the Christmas vacation
scheme. The Christmas vacation scheme is especially for
undergraduate non-law students in their final year of study.
Realistic experience
Our aim is to give you genuine experience of our work, our
people and our culture so that you can decide if you will enjoy
training to be a business lawyer with Linklaters. You will go
through a rigorous selection process to win a place on a scheme
but, once you start, the emphasis is on adding to your skills
rather than testing you.
Just like a trainee
We'll treat you just like a trainee: you sit with a principal
and you will be involved in real deals; you will work hard but you
will also enjoy an active social schedule, allowing you to get to
know other students on the scheme.
Exceptional circumstances
We know that local variations in the academic calendar can make
attendance during the Autumn term difficult for some people, so we
also make a few places available on the Summer vacation scheme for
non-law students.
When it's over
When you have finished the vacation scheme, you are
automatically offered an opportunity to be interviewed for a
training contract with us. So if you apply for a vacation scheme,
you don't have to apply separately for a training contract.
Key dates and deadlines
To apply for our Christmas vacation scheme, please click
here.