NQ Salary
£150,000
TC Salary
£56,000 / £61,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.40 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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Baker McKenzie's London office has more than 500 lawyers and is the largest in the firm, which works across more than 70 offices. Chambers UK 2027 ranks the office Band 1 for employment, IT and outsourcing, commercial contracts, sanctions, contentious tax, telecommunications, and games and interactive entertainment.
The training contract
Generated by Folio · folioapp.co.uk · 28 October 2026
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First Year Insight Scheme
5 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027
Opens 5 October · Closes 1 February
BEGINNINGS (Year 12 social mobility programme)
1 Dec 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Opens 1 December · Closes 18 January · Year 12 programme, work experience 3 to 5 August 2027
Spring Vacation Scheme
1 Oct 2026 – 4 Dec 2026
Opens 1 October · Closes 4 December
Summer Vacation Scheme
1 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Opens 1 October · Closes 1 January
Training Contract (direct)
1 Feb 2027 – 2 Apr 2027
Opens 1 February 2027 · Closes 2 April 2027
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Method
Shortlisted applicants take an online cognitive reasoning and situational judgement test, then a video interview of pre-recorded questions, then an assessment centre with a group exercise, a case study interview with a partner and senior associates, and a competency interview with two associates. The firm names no test vendor.
Tests
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For Year 12 students (S5 in Scotland, Lower Sixth in Northern Ireland) who have always attended a state-funded school and meet at least one further criterion: local authority care (which qualifies on its own), free school meals or similar support, a caring role, refugee status, a routine or manual main household earner, a low-progression school, or first in the family at university. Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE. An 18-month programme for 20 students with a mentor, virtual skills sessions, networking and a paid three-day placement in London.
Applications open 1 December 2026 and close 18 January 2027, with the three-day work experience on 3 to 5 August 2027.
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