Bird & Bird: They encourage you to participate in their summer placement programme, as this is their primary means for selecting future trainees. As a trainee you will take on responsibility from day one and enjoy varied and challenging work for industry-shaping clients. There is a specialist department who organises legal, technical and business skills training and support for all their lawyers, including graduates.

You will also be part of a Trainee development programme. Bird & Bird pays successful applicants’ GDL/LPC fees and offers a maintenance grant for each study year.