NQ Salary
~£140,000
TC Salary
~£57,000 / £62,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.40–55 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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A leader in infrastructure and project finance, with a strong track record advising on major energy and PPP transactions globally, and long regarded across Australia and Asia-Pacific. In June 2026 Ashurst combined with Seattle-based Perkins Coie to form Ashurst Perkins Coie, a top-20 global firm of around 3,000 lawyers across more than 50 offices, adding substantial US technology, regulatory and litigation strength.
Culture & Values
Ashurst runs a large London trainee intake through four six-month seats, with a compulsory finance seat and a transactional seat, and trainees rank three to four preferences each rotation. Secondments are a real feature: just under a quarter of trainees spend time in an overseas office each year, with options including Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong and Tokyo, alongside client secondments to banks. The 2026 combination with Perkins Coie adds substantial US technology, regulatory and litigation work to that mix.
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“Provider: Criteria (formerly Revelian). Cognify: up to 6 mini-games (~30 mins) testing problem-solving, critical thinking, and verbal knowledge. Emotify: (~20 mins) emotional intelligence through scenario-based games. Values Fit: cultural alignment assessment. Stage: after applications close (sent in batch).”
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For Year 12 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Provides two weeks of paid work experience in the summer following Year 12, skills workshops, and ongoing mentor support through final year of studies.
Applications open October · placements run summer
Virtual programme for penultimate and final year secondary school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds across the UK. Develops knowledge of legal careers and professional skills.
Applications open August
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