Media law vacation schemes

Ensure that you show these core skills to the best of your ability to give yourself the best opportunity to shine.
Law firms tend to embrace socialising and networking amongst fellow vacation scheme students and the law firm’s employees by organising social events.
These could include:

The best way to get the most out of your vacation scheme is to take part in every opportunity you can, from exposure in your department to social networking events.
You’ll meet a variety of people from across the firm and it’s your chance to make every interaction count and get your questions answered.

Work-Based TasksDuring your vacation scheme, you will be expected to perform tasks that a trainee solicitor would.
You will be supervised, supported and ultimately assessed by one of the firm’s partners or associate solicitors, assisting on a variety of deals and/or cases.

You should apply in the penultimate year of your undergraduate degree.
Application deadlines for winter vacation schemes tend to be around October/November time If you do not manage to secure a vacation placement, there are plenty of other work experience opportunities available.

At the end of a vacation scheme, you may be considered for a training contract

Your salary will depend on the law firm and the location of your vacation scheme

It could range from merely covering travel expenses to a weekly salary of up to £500

Take a look at our deadlines calendar for specific law firm salaries

The structure of law vacation schemes varies with each firm, but generally you'll be assigned a supervisor and a buddy and placed with two practice groups

You'll get the opportunity to work on live cases and transactions and you'll also get to shadow lawyers, sitting in on client meetings and observing them giving legal advice

The vacation scheme provided an excellent insight into the life of a trainee lawyer

From the very first day, everyone I interacted with was passionate about their area of law and excited to speak to you

The open culture meant I could be myself and really make the most out of my time at the firm