Join us on one of our two-week, paid Vacation Schemes in either London, Bristol or Scotland and you’ll be immersed in real workplace situations, taking part in workshops and attending eye-opening presentations. There’ll be the chance to build valuable relationships at social events too.
What a Vacation Scheme involvesWhat you need to do to applyThe London schemeThe Bristol schemeThe Scotland scheme
Vacation Schemes offer you the opportunity to see how we work as a firm from the inside. These specially tailored programmes include a broad variety of activities, presentations and social events so you'll see what life is really like at CMS Cameron McKenna.
You’ll benefit from:
- insightful presentations from senior team members about different practice areas
- the chance to do real work, attending client meetings where possible, trips to courts and assisting with deals
- the support of a trainee “buddy” and a fully qualified supervisor
- a BPP Law School presentation on the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and the Legal Practice Course (LPC)
- the chance to give your own presentations as part of a group exercise.
You’ll also get to take part in a range of social activities. In the past, these have included:
- a tour of the financial city
- bowling at Bloomsbury Lanes, London
- dinner at Gary Rhodes’ Tower 42 restaurant.
To hear from one of our Vacation Scheme students
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Vacation Schemes culminate in a Training Contract assessment centre on the penultimate day. Succeed in this and you will be offered a training contract with us. Law Society regulations permitting, we’ll tell you our decision the very next day.
Firstly, don’t be backwards in coming forwards because all of our Vacation Schemes are very popular. Our London schemes are available during the Spring and Summer, and over the Summer in Bristol and Scotland. To apply, you’ll need 320 UCAS points and a 2:1 degree (or expected). We hope you get on board – we offer a high proportion of Vacation Schemers Training Contracts. Schemes differ slightly between London, Bristol and Scotland.
The dates for 2010's Vacation Schemes will be:
- Monday 22nd March 2010 through to Thursday 1st April 2010.
- Monday 14th June 2010 through to Friday 25th June 2010.
- Monday 5th July 2010 through to Friday 16th July 2010.
You can start applying for these Vacation Schemes from 1st October 2009, and the deadline for applications will be 31st January 2010. All applications must be made on-line.
The 2010 Bristol Vacation Scheme programme involves a week working in our London office, followed by a week working in each of the practice areas in Bristol. The 2010 Bristol Vacation Scheme will run:
- Monday 14th June 2010 through to Friday 25th June 2010.
You can start applying for this Vacation Scheme from 1st October 2009, and the deadline will be 7th March 2010. All applications must be made on-line.
The programme involves two weeks working in Scotland, with the opportunity to spend a week in our London headquarters. You can attend one of two schemes over the 2010 summer period. The dates for these schemes will be:
- Monday 14th June 2010 through to Friday 25th June 2010.
- Monday 5th July 2010 through to Friday 16th July 2010.
You can start applying for these placements from 1st October 2009, and the deadline for all applications will be 12th February 2010. All applications must be made on-line.