Vacation Schemes

Are you an undergraduate interested in a career in commercial law? Our summer internship programme will offer you a taste of life in commercial law at a global firm. They will put you in the best possible position to secure a Summer Vacation Scheme/Training Contract at Linklaters in the future. We'll also pay you SGD 400 per week while you're with us. Apply now.

The Work

Insight sessions: To support you gaining a well-rounded insight into the firm, we organise various sessions throughout the scheme. Expect to experience our DEI training firsthand, in-depth overviews into our core practice areas, and hear from our pro bono and innovation teams.

Real work: You’ll gain exposure to real work through sitting in a practice area of your choice. You’ll be fully integrated into the team working on live matters and interacting with our clients.

Projects and tasks: Throughout the scheme, you’ll be given assessed tasks, real work from your principal and the opportunity to collaborate with your cohort on a group client pitch exercise.

Culture, Social and Support

Culture and Socials: Experience the firm culture through informal interactions, lunches and Silks coffee catch ups, and join our DEI networks, faith groups and sports clubs/gym. There will also be scheduled Vacation Scheme socials so you can network with your cohort and our lawyers.

Support: To ensure you are fully supported, you will have dedicated trainee buddy, sit with your principal (a qualified Associate) and a Trainee Recruitment contact on hand to answer questions and give advice.

Training Contract

Final Training Contract Interview: At the end of the scheme, you will have a guaranteed interview for a Training Contract with 2 Partners.

Measuring your success: Training Contract decisions will be made based on your overall performance across the scheme, focusing on three assessed elements. These are: feedback from your principal, feedback on assessed tasks and performance in the final Training Contract interview. In-depth feedback will be provided on all of these elements.

The Work

Culture, Social and Support

Training Contract

Vacation Schemes

The Scheme

The Work

Culture, Social and Support

Training Contract

Key Dates and Eligibility