NQ Salary
~£145,000 (London)
TC Salary
~£56,000 / £61,000 (year 1 / year 2, London)
Annual Intake
c.45–60 per year (London and Birmingham)
Seats
4 seats
This profile is compiled from publicly available sources and may not reflect the latest changes. Always check HL's official careers page for current deadlines, application processes, and programme details.
The go-to firm for highly regulated industries such as life sciences, healthcare, financial services and media, with a transatlantic US/UK footprint and standout government affairs capability. In July 2026 Hogan Lovells combined with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to form Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a top-five firm by revenue of around 3,200 lawyers, adding market-leading structured finance and capital markets strength.
Culture & Values
Trainees take four six-month seats over two years, two of them in corporate and finance and one in litigation, and can apply for a secondment in their third or fourth seat, either to a client or to an overseas office such as Washington DC, New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong or Singapore. The firm runs training contracts in both London and Birmingham and kept 16 of its 24 autumn qualifiers in 2025. The 2026 tie-up with Cadwalader adds market-leading structured finance and capital markets work to a practice already known for regulated industries.
First Year Insight Scheme
4 Jan 2027 – 28 Feb 2027
Opens January · Closes March
Winter Vacation Scheme
1 Sept 2026 – 5 Oct 2026
Opens September · Closes October
Summer Vacation Scheme
1 Sept 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Opens September · Closes December
Lift Off (Insight Event)
1 Sept 2026 – 23 Oct 2026
Opens annually (penultimate year+)
Training Contract (London / Birmingham)
Opens September · commences March/September 2028
Solicitor Apprenticeship
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Opens annually
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Method
“Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal completed after application form is screened. Then a Job Simulation Assessment (SJT questions, written trainee tasks, and HireVue-style video questions — all bundled). Then assessment centre with group exercise, partner interview (with case study), and situational interview.”
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First-year insight scheme for underrepresented students. Hogan Lovells partners with Aspiring Solicitors, the Sutton Trust, Rare Recruitment, Social Mobility Business Partnership, and City Century to widen access. Check the early careers site for current eligibility criteria and dates.
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