Our summer placement scheme is the ideal introduction to Mills & Reeve. We recruit all our trainees through our summer vacation scheme, therefore candidates should apply to us for a place on this scheme, to be considered for a training contract, starting in 2029.

To be eligible, you must be academically ready to commence a Training Contract in September 2029. We will sponsor successful candidates through the necessary legal qualifications, including the PGDL (for non-law candidates) and a SQE preparation course, which must be completed before joining us as a trainee.

Therefore we welcome applications from:

• Penultimate-year and final-year law students
• Final-year non-law students
• Graduates of any discipline

When applying, please select one office location you would like to be considered for:

• Birmingham
• Cambridge
• Leeds
• London
• Manchester
• Norwich

Please note that our application form for this role does not ask for your work experience or any long answer questions. Instead, all candidates who complete the application form will be sent the online blended assessment, which you will receive within two weeks of your application date.

For information on what to expect from our online assessment, please follow the link below to the online assessment playbook.

https://onboarding.weareamberjack.com/v/assessmentplaybookamberjack-hFdD

Click here for application FAQs or https://candidats.io/faq

Application deadline:
Monday, 7 December 2026 at 00:15 (UTC)
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