Vacation Scheme at Arnold & Porter

By Arnold & Porter

Spring Vacation Scheme

We will be running a spring vacation scheme in April 2026. Students will spend up to two weeks working on a variety of projects and workshops with partners and associates throughout the office. You will have the opportunity to do tasks for partners and associates across our practice groups. You will also gain first-hand insights from our senior leaders about the culture of the firm, including presentations on the pro bono and D&I work we do. There will also be training in presentation skills and the chance to use them by completing a firmwide presentation with other vacation scheme students at the end of the scheme.

We recommend you apply for the vacation scheme as a way for us to get to know you, as well as a way for you to see if you like us as a firm. The direct training route is available, however, as we recognise not everyone will be able to do a two week scheme due to work/ other commitments.

Recruitment process

Who can apply

You must be eligible to begin your training contract in the year 2028 to apply for the 2026 spring vacation scheme. This means you need to be at least be in your penultimate year of study as an law student and in your final year of a non-law course. If you’ve already graduated you’re eligible to apply.