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In London, our trainees work on truly global transactions, thrive on early responsibility, and develop as lawyers fast. We recruit to retain. Nearly half our London partners trained with the Firm.
As leaders in cross-border M&A and global disputes, we look for extraordinary individuals who want to be challenged on an international platform, and can become part of our future, not just train with us.
You don't need a background in law. Over half our trainees are non-law graduates and several have postgraduate degrees in disciplines other than law.
Jones Day's Winter, Spring or Summer placement schemes, will show you how we work in practice and give you a taste of what it's like to be a trainee at Jones Day.
An application for a 2022/2023 Placement Scheme is also an application for a Training Contract commencing September 2025 – as we expect to recruit all of our trainees from our pool of scheme candidates.
When applying, you can list your first and second choice of scheme. If a scheme is full, you will automatically be considered for a place on a scheme at a later point in the year.
Online applications open from 1 October 2022. Monitor our website for further updates.
Winter: 5 – 16 December 2022 (Deadline 30th October 2022)
Spring: 20 – 31 March 2023 (Deadline 8th January 2023)
Summer: 26 June – 7 July 2023 (Deadline 8th January 2023)
Salary details
£500 weekly Placement Scheme allowance. Training Contract 1st year – £54,000 2nd year – £61,000 NQ – £140,000
How to apply
We strongly recommend attending one of our events to find out more before submitting any application.
Event details can be found here.
Our application process is simple. No supplemental questions, psychometric tests or assessment days. Candidates are selected for interview with 2 senior lawyers. If successful, you attend our placement scheme and interview for a training contract.
Apply early as we recruit on a rolling basis.
All schemes open to final year students, graduates and postgraduates of any degree discipline and penultimate year students of a qualifying law degree.
