What is the vacation scheme?
A vacation scheme is a great way for you to experience life at Burges Salmon and see whether it could be right for you. It's also an excellent opportunity for us to get to know you and help shape your career.
During your vacation scheme, you’ll gain a real insight into our award-winning law firm as you:
- work in one or two departments of your choice
- get involved in ‘real’ work
- have the chance attend client meetings and visit court
- attend skills sessions run by trainees and solicitors
- get to know colleagues across the firm through social and sports events.
Bristol office
Every year we run a winter vacation scheme (one week), a spring vacation scheme (two weeks) and two summer vacation schemes (two weeks each), which are open to anyone who is eligible to apply for a training contract – regardless of your degree discipline or the length of time since you graduated.
We recruit between 60-70% of our trainees from the vacation scheme. You’ll be offered a training contract interview at the end of your scheme and if we decide that we’re right for each other, you'll be offered a training contract.
Edinburgh office
Our spring vacation scheme (one week) will take place in our Edinburgh office.
We will be recruiting trainees to be based from our Edinburgh office through our Edinburgh spring vacation scheme. You’ll be offered a training contract interview at the end of your scheme and if we decide that we’re right for each other, you'll be offered a training contract.
You’ll be offered a training contract interview at the end of your scheme and if we decide that we’re right for each other, you'll be offered a training contract. Trainees in our Edinburgh office will become Scots qualified.