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What is Discovering Linklaters?

Discovering Linklaters is an in-person practice area fair and our largest careers event of the year! If you are a student interested in a career in commercial law, and studying a law or non-law undergraduate degree at a UK or Irish university, join us on Monday 20th January 2025 at our Silk Street office in London. This event is designed to offer you a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain deep insights into our award-winning practice areas.

Key Stats

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You will be paid HK$4,500 per week

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Training Contract offer available for all Vacation Scheme students

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95% of our trainee cohort came through our Vacation Scheme

Apply for Discovering Linklaters and speak with hundreds of our lawyers in our London office. 

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Our Practice Areas

 At Linklaters, we cover a wide range of practice areas globally, and our teams are known for handling groundbreaking deals that drive innovation and set new standards in the legal industry. Our work is structured into three primary divisions: Corporate, Finance and Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations (LAI).

During Discovering Linklaters, you will have the opportunity to speak to over 10 practice areas and teams, including:

 
 
 
  • Corporate
  • TMT/IP (Technology, Media and Telecommunications & Intellectual Property)
  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • LAI (Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations)
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Innovation & CreateiQ
  • DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
  • And many more!

How to apply?

Applying to attend Discovering Linklaters is simple! Follow these 3 steps:

Step 1: Fill in your details: This will include basic details about you and key contact information.

Step 2: Select your preferred session: We will be running two identical fairs on Monday 20th January 2025, a morning and afternoon session.

  • Morning: 11:00 – 13:30
  • Afternoon: 14:30 – 17:00

Step 3: Let us know which practice areas you are most interested in exploring.

Our Top Tips:

  1. Visit our website here to review the different practice areas we offer or check out our 60 second practice area overviews on TikTok - @linklaterscareersuk. 
  2. Choose an area that resonates with you most.
  3. Use an example to support your choice. This could be a prior experience you've had, a deal you've read about, or any other relevant example that highlights your interest.

 

Applications close on Sunday 5th January at 11.59pm. Good Luck!