United Kingdom Flying Start Programme
Fly ahead with our two-day online programme for university students, to accelerate your career into law.
Tuesday 15 July to Wednesday 16 July 2025 (virtual)
Join our Flying Start Programme to fly ahead of the flock by building your knowledge, skillset, and experience before applying for a training contract next year.
Our two-day online programme is for university students not yet eligible for a training contract. We're inviting first-year law and penultimate-year non-law students to learn about our firm, our work, and our people through interactive workshops, talks and presentations, panel discussions, and Q&As.
As a Flying Starter, you will:
• Develop your knowledge of our firm, our work, and our clients
• Explore your interest in different areas of law
• Build your toolkit to succeed in law with our tailored workshops
• Add valuable experience to your CV and applications
• Strengthen your application writing and interview skills to secure a training contract in the future.
Applying to us
Applications open: 10 April 2025
Deadline: 3 July 2025
We operate rolling recruitment, which means we screen applications as they are received, rather than after our deadline. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.
Entry requirements
At the time of submitting your application, you should:
- be in your first year of a law degree.
- or second year of a four-year law degree.
- or penultimate year of a non-law degree.
You must be able to attend the entire two-day programme to be eligible for this opportunity.
You should have AAB at A-Level (or equivalent) and be on track for a 2:1 qualification at university. We understand that you may not have received the grade you hoped for due to extenuating or mitigating circumstances. Please detail any relevant information in your application for us to take into consideration. We also use a Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) to enable us to recruit people from different backgrounds and help us understand your achievements in the context in which they were gained.
Recruitment process
Online application form only.
Go to our employability hub, The Nest, to develop your legal skills and commercial awareness, learn about the recruitment process and what we look for in successful candidates, and general advice on navigating your career in law.