NQ Salary
~£178,000
TC Salary
£65,000 / £70,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
~10 per year (London; first intake starts 2028)
Seats
4 seats
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Simpson Thacher's London office is one of a network that runs from New York, Houston and Palo Alto to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Luxembourg and São Paulo. Legal 500 places it in the top tier for high-yield, private funds and infrastructure M&A.
The training contract
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The training contract is built around private equity, with seats across antitrust, energy and infrastructure, finance, investment funds, funds regulatory, litigation, M&A, real estate, restructuring and tax.
Autumn Vacation Scheme 2026
15 Jul 2026 – 27 Aug 2026
Opened 15 July · Closed 27 August · Scheme 2 to 13 November
Winter Vacation Scheme 2026
15 Jul 2026 – 13 Sept 2026
Opens 15 July · Closes 13 September · Scheme 30 November to 11 December
Spring Vacation Scheme 2027
15 Jul 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Opens 15 July · Closes 20 December · Scheme 5 to 16 April
Summer Vacation Scheme 2027
15 Jul 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Opens 15 July · Closes 20 December · Scheme 14 to 25 June
Training Contract (via vacation scheme)
Offered to those who perform well on the vacation scheme, which the firm calls the starting point for every trainee
September Open Day (21 September 2026)
Closes 30 Aug 2026
Closes 30 August · Half-day open day in London
October Open Day (7 October 2026)
Closes 13 Sept 2026
Closes 13 September · Half-day open day in London
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