NQ Salary
~£180,000 ($225,000)
TC Salary
£60,000 / £65,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
Up to 10 per year (London), October intake
Seats
4 seats
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Paul Weiss's London office sits in the West End, close to its private equity and asset management clients, with a team of English and US-qualified lawyers. Legal 500 places it in the top tier for acquisition finance.
The training contract
Every trainee starts in a single September intake, and the firm is hiring up to 10 a year.
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2026 (30 Nov to 11 Dec)
24 Aug 2026 – 25 Sept 2026
Opens August · Closes September · Not rolling
Spring Vacation Scheme 2027 (5 to 16 April)
24 Aug 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Opens August · Closes December · Not rolling
Insight Afternoons (September and November 2026)
Two afternoons, one in September and one in November · Sign up on the vacation scheme page
Training Contract (via vacation scheme only)
Recruited exclusively through the vacation schemes, which include the training contract assessment · Not rolling
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