Clyde & Co LLP - True Picture

Firm profile

Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to clients in its core sectors of insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure and trade & commodities.

We’re growing and transforming our business and accelerating our clients’ success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and pursuing your potential have never been brighter.

Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where everyone can thrive.

Here you’re empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting, stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors.

Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and standards are high. You’ll be fully invested in growing yourself, your colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal – to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in each other.

Training opportunities
We recruit for our training contracts exclusively through our vacation schemes in London/Guildford, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. These training contracts consist of 4x6 month seats. There are no compulsory or guaranteed seats, however, in London it is expected to complete one seat with our Insurance practice.

In Bristol, we also offer non-rotational training contracts in our IFPD and Projects & Construction team. There are also opportunities to be seconded to our clients and our international offices.

Vacation scheme
Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025 for our London and Scotland Summer Vacation Schemes, Bright Futures Programme, and our Bristol Training Contract.

London:

• Clyde & Co Bright Futures Programme: Access. Aimed at first year law and penultimate year non-law social mobility students. Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025. Programme dates: 7-11 April 2025.
• Clyde & Co Bright Futures Programme: Black Talent. Aimed at first year law and penultimate year non-law students from a Black Heritage background. Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025. Programme dates: 7-11 April 2025.
• London Summer Vacation Scheme. This vacation scheme is open to penultimate year law or final year non-law students. Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025. Participants will be considered for a London 2027 Training Contract.

Bristol:
• Training Contract 2026 – IFPD. Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025.We are looking for those who are interested in IFPD. By August 2026 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto the relevant courses starting September 2025. Therefore, law students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL, ready to start the SQE next September.
• Training Contract 2026 – Projects & Construction. Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025.We are looking for those who are interested in Projects & Construction. By August 2026 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto the relevant courses starting September 2025. Therefore, law students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL, ready to start the SQE next September.

Edinburgh & Glasgow:

• Summer Vacation Scheme 2024 Applications open on 16th September 2024 and close on 6th January 2025. Programme dates: 2nd June- 13th June 2025

This vacation scheme is open to Penultimate or final year law undergraduate (or accelerated LLB) students only.

Other benefits
Private Medical Insurance, Medical Health Checks, Dental Insurance, Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Season Ticket Loans, Gym Subsidy, Cycle to Work Scheme, Online Benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and more.

Insight days and first-year opportunities
We will be running a number of Insight Days throughout 2023/2024, and these will take place virtually and in-person. These are open to first year university students and upwards. Applications should be made via our website from 16th September 2024.