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 2026 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 · 13 September 2026
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First Year Insight Scheme
Last cycle opened 8 October and closed 1 February · 2026-27 dates not yet published
BEGINNINGS (Year 12 social mobility programme)
Last cycle opened 1 December and closed 31 January · Next dates not yet published
Spring Vacation Scheme
Last cycle opened 8 October and closed 1 December · 2027 dates not yet published
Summer Vacation Scheme
Last cycle opened 8 October and closed 1 January · 2027 dates not yet published
Training Contract (direct)
Last cycle opened 1 February and closed 1 April · 2027 dates not yet published
Find Your Path
Guidance pages, events and open days · No application window
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Method
“The firm's page says only that shortlisted applicants are sent an online test; directories report verbal reasoning and situational judgement. Then a video interview of pre-recorded questions, then an assessment centre with a group exercise, a case study interview with a partner, a competency interview with two associates and a document checking exercise.”
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.
The last window opened 1 December 2025 and closed 31 January 2026, with the placement on 4 to 6 August 2026. The next window is not yet published.
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