commercial lawyer

Spring Vacation Scheme 2027 - Scotland

• Company: Dentons
• Salary: £500 per week
• Location: Edinburgh & Glasgow

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Job description

Two weeks. Real experience. The chance to make your next step matter.

Our Vacation Scheme is more than a chance to see what life at Dentons is like. It's an opportunity to get involved, make a genuine contribution and discover what matters to you as you take your next step towards a career in commercial law.

From the start you'll become part of one of our practice areas, working alongside your supervisor and team on real client work and challenging tasks. You'll build your commercial awareness and legal knowledge through interactive training sessions and Lunch & Learns with teams including Responsible Business, Talent Development and Pro Bono. And through firm-wide networking and social events, you'll meet the people who make Dentons what it is.

By the end of the scheme, you'll have built valuable relationships, developed your skills and confidence and gained a real understanding of what a career with us could look like. We'll also be assessing you for our Trainee Solicitor Programme throughout, with your performance over the two weeks and a final reflective interview forming part of the assessment process.

Make your experience matter.

What we are looking for

If you're an aspiring commercial lawyer looking to make an impact in a global law firm from day one, we can offer you the chance to learn from exceptional people, contribute to work that shapes industries and build a career with real purpose. This is a place where your ambition is supported, your potential is nurtured and what you bring has the opportunity to matter.

We generally look for a strong academic performance but consider every application we receive in context and holistically. We also encourage you to include mitigating circumstances if relevant.

Penultimate year Scots Law students, final year Scots Law students and Scots Law graduates.

We also use the Rare Contextual Recruitment System to give us additional context when considering each candidate's application.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

• Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow
• Salary: £500 per week
• Contract, dates and working times: Full-time

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 23 November 2026

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Closing date: 23 November 2026

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Dentons

We're the world's largest global law firm. That's more than 12,500 people across 80+ countries.

The legal profession is evolving fast, and we're at the front of it, delivering consistent, high-quality, innovative solutions as our clients' needs change. We go looking for new solutions, and we hold the same standard of value and quality across everything we do.

Our vision is to be the law firm of the future, today. With a strategy built on growth, integration and reinvention, we're setting out to reshape the legal profession. Join us and you'll have the opportunity to play your part in that future, contributing to the ideas, work and innovation shaping the next generation of legal practice.

Main areas of work

Our work is broad, international and tied closely to the way the world is changing. As a trainee, you'll explore that variety seat by seat, building your confidence, commercial awareness and legal skills as you go.

You'll work on the legal questions behind business; spanning finance, real estate, infrastructure, employment, and technology, as well as advice on regulation and disputes. Across our practices, you'll develop your understanding on how lawyers help clients make decisions, manage risk, solve problems and move ambitious plans forward.

What you do outside your day-to-day work matters too. We know that a positive, inclusive and supportive environment is fundamental to how our people succeed. We invest in wellbeing, inclusion, sustainability and the chance to make a difference, which lets everyone perform at their best, keep building their skills and grow rewarding, long-term careers.

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If you're an aspiring commercial lawyer looking to make an impact in a global law firm from day one, we can offer you the chance to learn from exceptional people, contribute to work that shapes industries and build a career with real purpose. This is a place where your ambition is supported, your potential is nurtured and what you bring has the opportunity to matter.

Our Vacation Scheme is more than a chance to see what life at Dentons is like. It's an opportunity to get involved, make a genuine contribution and discover what matters to you as you take your next step towards a career in commercial law. From the start you'll become part of one of our practice areas, working alongside your supervisor and team on real client work and challenging tasks. You'll build your commercial awareness and legal knowledge through interactive training sessions and Lunch & Learns with teams including Responsible Business, Talent Development and Pro Bono. And through firm-wide networking and social events, you'll meet the people who make Dentons what it is. By the end of the scheme, you'll have built valuable relationships, developed your skills and confidence and gained a real understanding of what a career with us could look like. We'll also be assessing you for our Trainee Solicitor Programme throughout, with your performance over the two weeks and a final reflective interview forming part of the assessment process., Dentons We're the world's largest global law firm. That's more than 12,500 people across 80+ countries. The legal profession is evolving fast, and we're at the front of it, delivering consistent, high-quality, innovative solutions as our clients' needs change. We go looking for new solutions, and we hold the same standard of value and quality across everything we do. Our vision is to be the law firm of the future, today. With a strategy built on growth, integration and reinvention, we're setting out to reshape the legal profession. Join us and you'll have the opportunity to play your part in that future, contributing to the ideas, work and innovation shaping the next generation of legal practice.Main areas of work Our work is broad, international and tied closely to the way the world is changing. As a trainee, you'll explore that variety seat by seat, building your confidence, commercial awareness and legal skills as you go. You'll work on the legal questions behind business; spanning finance, real estate, infrastructure, employment, and technology, as well as advice on regulation and disputes. Across our practices, you'll develop your understanding on how lawyers help clients make decisions, manage risk, solve problems and move ambitious plans forward. What you do outside your day-to-day work matters too. We know that a positive, inclusive and supportive environment is fundamental to how our people succeed. We invest in wellbeing, inclusion, sustainability and the chance to make a difference, which lets everyone perform at their best, keep building their skills and grow rewarding, long-term careers.

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