Applications for our two-week 2025 Vacation Scheme are now open and will close on 28 February 2025. Our scheme will take place between 23 June 2025 and 4 July 2025.
Our Vacation Scheme is open to applicants moving into their third year of undergraduate study and above. Places are available in our Leeds office.
What to Expect:
The Devonshires Vacation Scheme enables you to spend time within two of our specialist departments carrying out ‘real-life’ legal work and contributing to live cases. During the two-week placement there will be ample opportunity to network with colleagues both inside and outside of your assigned departments. You will also be paired up with a current Trainee to find out more about Devonshires and our training contract provision. Throughout the scheme we offer a combination of activities including Lunch & Learns and a variety of social events.
How to Apply:
Please click to apply below or alternatively fill out the application form here.
Training Contract Process:
Applicants for our Vacation Scheme can express an interest in our Training Contract as part of their Vacation Scheme application. Our Vacation Scheme is an integral part of our training contract recruitment process. Candidates who attend the scheme undergo various assessments in place of the trainee recruitment assessment centre.
All recruiters must submit their candidates’ CV via our HR team or using the recruitment inbox listed above. Only HR can agree terms of business with third parties, provide the appropriate privacy notice to be shared with candidates and ensure that the firm maintains its commitments to LEXCEL, ISO27001 and Equality Diversity & Inclusion..
Devonshires Solicitors LLP is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. As such all job applicants, employees, partners and third parties who come into contact with us, will receive equal treatment, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, trade union activities, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from groups where we are currently under-represented. For this reason, we ask that all candidates complete the recruitment monitoring survey in complete confidence for statistical purposes in order that we can effectively monitor how well our Diversity procedures are working. To review our policies on Diversity & Inclusion and Dignity at Work please visit our recruitment pages at www.devonshires.com.