Summer vacation scheme

Our Summer Vacation Scheme is for undergraduates. If you are in years 12 or 13, please see our Legal Insights Programme.

What is a Summer Vacation Scheme?

This week-long paid placement at one of our offices will provide you with first-hand experience at Weightmans.

You will be allocated a buddy for the week and be invited to attend training and skills workshops, which have been designed to develop your understanding of how the business works and what life as a solicitor is like at Weightmans.

Some of the feedback from our participants this year:

The Summer Vacation Scheme was a great opportunity to get to experience first-hand the culture of the firm and as a result really solidified my aspirations to secure a role as a trainee solicitor at Weightmans."

“I have learnt a lot to significantly improve my commercial awareness and understand how a law firm works as a business.”

“My week on the Summer Vacation Scheme was everything I was hoping for and more: engaging, insightful and a great learning opportunity and I am extremely grateful to have had such an amazing opportunity to experience the firm.

Our latest law fair giveaway

How useful are branded post-it notes, key rings or notebooks? To reduce the amount of waste which careers fairs bring, we have decided to giveaway something which we believe is truly useful instead — paid work experience.

As our ‘giveaway’ at law fairs this year, we are committing to offering at least one place on our Summer Vacation Scheme at every university law fair we attend in autumn (as listed below). This will include our online open evenings for those who cannot attend the in-person events.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you meet the following criteria:

You are an undergraduate student who is interested in becoming a solicitor. This is from first year for law students and second year for non-law students.
You are available w/c 16 June 2025.
You must have right to work in the UK. This scheme does not qualify for Visa sponsorship.

How do you apply?

Please complete our online application form before noon on 27 February 2025. Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications after the closing date.

If you have been given a code by a member of the team at an event, you will be prompted to add this on the form. Please note that you do not require a code to apply.

Apply now

Participant feedback

My week on the Summer Vacation Scheme was everything I was hoping for and more: engaging, insightful and a great learning opportunity and I am extremely grateful to have had such an amazing opportunity to experience the firm
I have learnt a lot to significantly improve my commercial awareness and understand how a law firm works as a business.
The Summer Vacation Scheme was a great opportunity to get to experience first-hand the culture of the firm and as a result really solidified my aspirations to secure a role as a trainee solicitor at Weightmans.

Where we will be:

Law fairs & careers fairs (to attend, please contact the university or organisation directly):

9 October	Salford University
11 October	UK University Search Birmingham
15 October	UK University Search Liverpool
15 October	University of Leeds
16 October	Newcastle University
16 October	University of Liverpool
17 October	Edge Hill University
22 October	Northumbria University
22 October	Northumbria University
23 October	Kings College London
23 October	UK University Search Leeds
30 October	Cardiff University
7 November	University of Leicester
12 November	Manchester University
13 November	University of Law Liverpool
13 November	Birmingham University
13 November	University of Law Manchester

Online Opening Evenings

16 December	5.00 – 6.00pm, via Zoom webinar
15 January	4.00 – 5.00pm, via Zoom webinar

If you are interested in attending one of the above open evenings, please complete the following link Online Open Evening Registration

Please email earlycareers@weightmans.com to register for our online open evenings