Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to clients in core sectors of insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure and trade & commodities. With over 5,500 people operating from over 70 offices, across six continents, Clyde & Co is committed to creating successful outcomes for their clients.

For more information about us and the complete service we offer our clients please visit our website here.

Clyde & Co seeks out early talent with ambition, independent thinking, curiosity and commitment, and will help trainees harness their skills to build a successful career. Our early talent programmes are designed to challenge, inspire, and prepare you for a future in a dynamic legal landscape.

Future lawyers at Clyde & Co are defined by their curiosity, teamwork, and willingness to think beyond the expected. Whether through structured programmes or hands-on experience, we equip our people with the tools to shape meaningful careers.

By joining Clyde & Co, you can find and redefine success in every aspect of your career.

Culture and values

Our values are the cornerstones of our culture; they are what guide us to achieve success time and time again. They are the centre of the decisions we make, and they unite us in everything we do.

Work as one – we are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success.

Excel with clients – we aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do.

Celebrate difference – we help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement.

Act boldly – we seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth.

Vacation scheme

Our vacation schemes are the perfect opportunity for you to experience life with our firm. You’ll spend two weeks with us and, although some of your time on the scheme will be about you getting to know what we do and who we work with, you’ll have plenty of time to get to know our trainees, associates and partners too.

London spring vacation scheme 2026 – this vacation scheme is open to final year law students or graduates of any discipline. Applications open on 15 September 2025 and close on 5 January 2026. Participants will be considered for a London 2028 training contract. Programme dates: 13 April – 24 April 2026.

London summer vacation scheme 2026 – this vacation scheme is open to penultimate year law students or final year non-law students. Applications open on 15 September 2025 and close on 5 January 2026. Participants will be considered for a London 2028 training contract. Programme dates: 29 June – 10 July 2026.

Clyde & Co Bright Futures programme

At Clyde & Co, we strongly believe the legal sector should be accessible for all and should have as few barriers as possible. That’s why we’re delighted to announce that this year we’ll once again be running our Bright Futures programme.

Our weeklong Bright Futures programme is aimed at people from lower socioeconomic status groups who have not yet had an opportunity to gain commercial work experience. The purpose of this programme is to develop soft skills and prepare students for the world of work. They also have the opportunity to secure an offer on one of our vacation schemes the following year.

The Bright Futures Programme is aimed at first year law and penultimate year non-law social mobility students (students on a four-year course need to apply during their second year of studies) and will run from July 27 to July 31 2026.

Applications open on 15 September 2025 and close on 5 January 2026. For more information and apply please visit our website.

Insight days and first-year opportunities

We will be running a number of insight days throughout 2025/26 and these will take place virtually and in-person. These are open to first year university students and upwards. Applications should be made via our website from September 2026.

• September virtual insight day – 25 September 2025 (9:30am – 12:30pm)
• October virtual insight day – 30 October 2025 (2pm – 5pm)
• The Briefing Room (skill sessions – virtual) – 6 November 2025 (10am – 2pm)
• November virtual insight day – 17 November 2025 (4pm – 7pm)
• The Briefing Room (skill sessions – virtual) – 9 December 2025 (10am – 2pm)

For more information about our insight days and to apply please visit our website.

Paralegal Academy

There’s more than one path into a law career, and our paralegal academy offers a brilliant new way to build an exciting future in our UK casualty practice.

Our paralegal academy comprises a range of initiatives and programmes that can help you develop the technical and core skills you need to become a confident paralegal.

Join the programme and you’ll discover clear pathways for career progression. You’ll learn from experienced professionals at all levels of our business, and you’ll have full support and guidance around your personal and professional development. Plus dedicated training. All while earning as you learn.

For more information and to find out vacancies please visit our Paralegal page here.

Training opportunities

You’re probably wondering what makes our early careers programmes different from any other law firm? Well, our rich learning experience coupled with our opportunities to work directly with clients, while being supported and guided by colleagues enables us to stand out. In return, we ask you to bring your ambition and collaborative mind to support the firm’s continued success and growth.

We’re growing and transforming our business and accelerating our clients’ success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and pursuing your potential have never been brighter.

Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where everyone can thrive. 

Here you’re empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting, stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors. 

Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and standards are high. You’ll be fully invested in growing yourself, your colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal – to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in each other.

Our training contracts consist of four six-month seats. There are no compulsory or guaranteed seats. However, in London you are expected to complete one seat with our Insurance practice. In Bristol, we also offer non-rotational training contracts in our IFPD team. There are also opportunities to be seconded to our clients and our international offices.

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London/Guildford, Glasgow and Edinburgh training contracts – we recruit for our training contracts exclusively through our vacation schemes in London/Guildford, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Applications for our vacation schemes open on 15 September 2025 and close on 5 January 2026. 

Bristol training contract 2027 – IFPD (insurance, financial and professional disputes). Applications open on 15 September 2025 and close on 5 January 2026. We are looking for those who are interested in IFPD. By August 2027 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto the relevant courses starting September 2026. Therefore, law students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL, ready to start the SQE next September.

For updated information please visit https://careers.clydeco.com/en/early-careers/united-kingdom/faqs/

School leaver apprenticeship

Are you ambitious, adventurous and committed? Then this could be the place for you. Clyde & Co is a dynamic, rapidly expanding international law firm. We work at the heart of sectors that drive global trade and commerce. We have been offering legal apprenticeships (paralegal, chartered legal executive and solicitor apprenticeships) for numerous years and have an apprentice population in our Guildford, London and Manchester offices.

For more information and to apply please visit our apprenticeships page here.

Equality and diversity

"Celebrating difference" is one of our core values. Promoting and sustaining a more inclusive and diverse workplace is essential to how we operate. We believe our differences result in a greater achievement. And there is always work to do. We are always striving to increase representation of people from underrepresented communities at all levels.

We have many inclusion networks. Made up of our people, these groups identify and help drive the change to improve our culture and hold impactful awareness-raising events right across the year. Some networks are firm wide, but we have other local and regional groups too.

As part of our commitment, we are continuously evaluating the ways we work and introducing new initiatives to support an inclusive working environment while raising awareness. Examples are:

A Reverse Mentoring programme: offering colleagues the opportunity to learn from each other’s lived experiences.

Our Workplace Adjustments Policy: enabling all colleagues to fully participate and contribute to the firm’s success.
Our Family Leave Policy: offering a gender neutral and extensive parental leave.

Our Legal Insight for Future Talent programme: aimed at providing invaluable insight and professional development within the legal sector.

We pay full fees for the GDL and SQE as well as a maintenance grant.

• London:
• Aviation
• Employment & pensions
• Energy, marine & natural resources
• Corporate
• International arbitration
• Insurance
• Real estate
• Projects & construction
• Manchester:
• Employment & pensions
• Insurance
• Real estate
• Healthcare
• Projects & construction
• Scotland:
• Insurance
• Employment & pensions
• Casualty
• Healthcare
• Bristol:
• Practice-group specific training contracts in IFPD

• Corporate & Commercial
• General Commercial

• London
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Guildford
• Leeds
• Bristol
• Birmingham
• Liverpool
• Southampton
• Edinburgh
• Aberdeen
• Dundee
• Glasgow
• Belfast
• Derry

• Belfast
• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Dubai
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Guildford
• London
• Manchester
• Newcastle

• Afghan Pro Bono Initiative
• Amicus
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Kids in Need of Defense
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
• LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group)
• Legal Advice Centres
• Not Beyond Redemption
• PILnet (Public Interest Law)
• Schools Consent Project
• South Westminster Legal Advice Centre
• The Royal Courts of Justice Advice Bureau
• TrustLaw Connect
• Ukraine Response Project

• #10000BlackInterns
• Aspiring Solicitors
• Bright Network
• Mindful Business Charter
• Rare Recruitment
• upReach
• Uptree