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If you are interested in applying for a place on our first-year open day, please apply via the online application system. Applications open on 9 October 2025 and close by midnight on 9 January 2026. Applicants will be shortlisted for a telephone interview, before successful candidates are offered a place on our open day, which runs in spring each year. Our open days are open to first-year law students and second-year non-law students.
If you are interested in applying for our summer vacation scheme, please apply via the online application system by midnight on 21 January 2026. Successful applicants will be shortlisted for a telephone interview, followed by a second-stage partner interview. Our two-week summer vacation scheme is open to all candidates who are eligible to commence a training contract in 2028.
For those interested in applying for a training contract, please apply via the online application system by midnight on 19 June 2026. The first stage of the training contract recruitment process is a telephone interview conducted by a member of the graduate recruitment team. Successful candidates will then be invited to attend an assessment centre, which includes partner interviews, a written exercise and a group activity, as well as a networking lunch.
The firm does not recruit on a rolling basis and therefore all candidates will be contacted to inform them of the outcome of their application (and next steps where relevant) within three weeks of the deadline date.
Morgan Lewis is seeking candidates with a consistently strong academic record, including a minimum of AAB at A level (or equivalent) and a 2:1 (predicted or gained) in their undergraduate degree. We look for a range of prior work experience (a mixture of law and non-law), volunteering and extra-curricular activities to demonstrate the development of various skills and experience. In particular, we are looking for candidates to show us their commercial awareness, team spirit, resilience and passion for a career in law.
How to apply
morganlewis.grad.allhires.comApplications to
Miss Natasha Fox
Method of application
Online application formMethod of assessment
- Assessment centre
- HR-led interview
- Panel interview
- Partner interview
- Presentation
- Telephone interview
- Written exercise
With over 30 offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Morgan Lewis is recognised for exceptional client service, legal innovation, and commitment to its communities. The firm provides comprehensive corporate, transactional, regulatory and litigation legal services across industry sectors for multinational corporations to startups around the world. Founded in 1873, Morgan Lewis comprises of more than 2,200 lawyers and specialists.
Morgan Lewis’s London office offers a wide range of business and commercial services, including: competition; corporate; debt and equity capital markets; finance and restructuring; labour and employment including employment litigation and immigration advice; investment management; structured transactions; tax; international commercial dispute, arbitration, insurance recovery, and white collar matters. Morgan Lewis is also strong in various business sectors, including aviation, life sciences, financial services, and technology, where the firm’s leading regulatory and commercial lawyers provide a real insight into their industries.
Our summer vacation scheme provides students with the opportunity to learn more about the firm, meet some of our people, and gain insight into life at Morgan Lewis. During the scheme, students will be given as much hands-on experience as possible, as well as be given the opportunity to attend seminars, workshops, and various social activities. Summer scheme students will be assessed for a training contract during the course of the two-week placement.
Further details can be found on our website.
Trainees complete four six-month seats over the course of the training contract. They can expect to receive high-quality, challenging assignments and the opportunity to work directly with senior lawyers across a range of practices and industry groups. The work will be varied, complex, and will most likely involve working across a variety of jurisdictions. In addition to formal appraisals, the office environment allows regular contact with, and feedback from, the training principal, supervisors and other lawyers. Trainees will have the opportunity to actively participate in all in-house associate training sessions, and to take part in pro bono work and business development activities.
Morgan Lewis is proud to partner with Accutrainee through their scholarship programme. The programme is designed to support aspiring solicitors by providing opportunities for legal training and qualification pathways. Our Accutrainee scholars spend several months within one of our legal teams, gaining valuable practical legal work throughout their secondment. During their time at the firm, they are fully immersed in our London trainee programme, working closely with our teams on real-world matters. This gives them the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop practical legal skills and gather insights into our business and the legal industry.
At Morgan Lewis, we believe that a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences makes us a stronger firm – one that achieves better results and fosters an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. This commitment has always been, and will continue to be, a top priority.
We are dedicated to a culture of inclusion and engagement because it is integral to the success of our business. Our culture helps us continually improve how we serve clients, collaborate with colleagues, retain talented lawyers and professional staff, and engage the global communities where we live and work.
Candidates who have accepted a training contract offer with Morgan Lewis will receive a maintenance grant of £12,500 for PDGL (paid in instalments) and £17,000 for SQE (paid in instalments), as well as the full payment of fees for both the PGDL and SQE. The firm does not provide retrospective funding for law school fees or maintenance grants.
- Antitrust
- Corporate
- Business transactions
- Finance
- Investment management
- Labour
- Employment
- Litigation
- Structured transactions
- Tax
- Intellectual property
- International secondments
- General Commercial
- Corporate & Commercial
Practice Areas
Extra info
Phone: 020 3201 5000
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.morganlewis.com
| Work placement: | Yes |
| Number of vacation schemes: | 1 |
| Minimum qualification: | High 2:1 degree plus AAB grades at A level |
| First-year trainee salary: | £57,500 |
| Second-year trainee salary: | £62,500 |
| NQ salary: | £173,000 |
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| Training programme applications: | 588 (2025) |
| Retention rate: | 71% (2024) |
| Has overseas secondments: | Yes |
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- Abu Dhabi
- Almaty
- Astana
- Beijing
- Boston
- Brussels
- Century City
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Dubai
- Frankfurt
- Hartford
- Hong Kong
- Houston
- London
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Munich
- New York
- Orange County
- Paris
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Princeton
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Shanghai
- Silicon Valley
- Singapore
- Tokyo
- Washington
- Wilmington
- London
- Amicus
- LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group)
- PILnet (Public Interest Law)
- Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
- Accutrainee Scholarship Programme
- Career Ready
- City Parents
- InterLaw Diversity Forum
- The 93% Club
