Training Contract

At Travers Smith, you'll be trusted with real responsibility from day one-speaking to clients, joining meetings, and managing your own work, all with plenty of support and guidance. That's why we look for people who match academic strength with clear-headed judgement and practical sense.

The Early Careers team at Travers Smith is dedicated to finding the very best future lawyers whether you're applying as a school leaver, university student, or graduate - who not only meet our high standards of excellence but also share our people-focused values. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who have the ambition, drive, and curiosity to build a successful legal career, and we're committed to giving you the support and opportunities you need to grow. If you're keen to challenge yourself intellectually and want to contribute to a collaborative, inclusive firm where you'll be celebrated for who you are, we'd love to hear from you.

We take law and non-law students, with genuinely no preference for one over the other - over 45% of our trainees have non-law backgrounds.

Summer Vacation Scheme 2027

Our Vacation Schemes take place twice in the year in the form of three 2-week schemes in the Summer.

The schemes follow our internal programme, which includes a number of talks, workshops, a case study and a negotiating exercise. There will be department insights and close contact with Trainees, with the two weeks designed specifically to give students an authentic taste of a City lawyer's work. There are also working lunches and informal evening events.

Vacation Scheme students are paid £750 for completing each week. However, you must complete all three assessments on the scheme to be eligible for payment.

The exact dates of each scheme are: 14 June to 25 June 2027, 28 June to 9 July 2027, 12 July to 23 July 2027.