Your path at Macfarlanes
Law graduates
Vacation scheme
To apply for a vacation scheme candidates are required to be in at least the penultimate year of a law degree.
Applications open: 1 November
Deadline: 31 January
Training contract
Applications are accepted from candidates who are in the penultimate or final year of a law degree and from law graduates.
Applications open: 1 November
Deadline: 31 July
Non-law graduates
Vacation scheme
To apply for a vacation scheme candidates are required to be in at least the penultimate year of a non-law degree.
Applications open: 1 November
Deadline: 31 January
Training Contract
Applications are accepted from candidates who are in the final year of a non-law degree and from non-law graduates.
Applications open: 1 November
Deadline: 31 July
CPE/GDL
All candidates are required to complete the Common Professional Exam/Graduate Diploma in Law. A 12 month full-time diploma equivalent to a law degree.
All graduates
LPC
All future trainees are required to complete the Macfarlanes tailored Legal Practice Course at the London Holborn branch of BPP Law School.
Training contract
Trainees complete a two year training programme, split into four six month seats.
Qualification
Trainees are offered the opportunity to apply for a qualified position into one of our practice areas upon completion of their training contract.