London Vacation Schemes
Program Overview
On our Vacation Scheme, you will get first-hand experience of life at a global law firm. Based in London, you’ll get hands-on experience by assisting our lawyers with real deals, and you’ll get to know your potential future colleagues during social activities and skills sessions.
Our Program
The Vacation Scheme is designed so you can get to know the firm and the people you’ll potentially work alongside.
The 2026 Spring and Summer scheme dates are as follows:
- Spring: 13 to 24 April 2026
- Summer: 22 June to 3 July 2026
All of our interns gain invaluable experience of how our global law firm operates. From our practice areas and business functions to our infrastructure and culture, you’ll get an inside perspective on our work. With so many opportunities to develop a network and establish professional relationships with our people, we can ensure you a practical, fulfilling internship.
Perks
The vacation scheme salary is £550 per week, subject to NI and tax deductions.
Mayer Brown will also contribute an additional £100 per week for travel expenses incurred as a result of the scheme.
You will also receive a personal allowance to be used at our internal canteen to cover food and drink costs during the scheme.
If you have any queries please contact the graduate recruitment team via email at grecruitment@mayerbrown.com.
Our Events
London First Year Insight (Virtual)
Date: 22 April 2026.
Application Deadline: 31 January 2026.
Mayer Brown will be hosting a virtual insight event exclusively for first-year law and penultimate year non-law students. It is designed to help you learn about the firm and consider if you might want to apply in the future.
The insight event provides a glimpse into life at Mayer Brown by meeting Partners, Associates and the Graduate Recruitment team. You will also get guidance from our trainees on their experiences.
Applications open on 1 October 2025 and you can apply here: www.apply4law.com/mayerbrown/
Virtual Experience Program
In collaboration with Forage, we have created a bespoke virtual work experience program to help you learn more about our Finance practice group. This includes two hypothetical tasks that represent a ‘day-in-the-life’ of a trainee solicitor in our London finance practice. This would be a great way for you to further your research and prepare additional experiences to include in your application. You can learn about a transaction, and experience typical trainee tasks.
Mayer Brown | Introduction to Finance | Forage