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Aspiring Lawyers - Interviews & Vacation Schemes
Vacation Schemes Discussion
'23-'24 International/Foreign/Mature/Career changers/Non-Traditional
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<blockquote data-quote="RANDOTRON" data-source="post: 141757" data-attributes="member: 16724"><p>Hi there! Most firms will not provide sponsorship for vacation schemes - I imagine it would be quite difficult (if not impossible) for a firm to sponsor a worker visa for what's effectively a one to two-week internship. As for remote vacation schemes, there could be firms which still do them, but I personally don't know any. Firms seem to have by and large returned to in-person vacation schemes since the lifting of COVID restrictions.</p><p></p><p>You can apply for direct training contracts for firms that offer them. That being said, the application stages for some firms will require you to be there in-person (e.g., interviews, case study exercises, etc.) so this might become an issue for you. I suggest collating a list of firms you're interested in, look at what their application stages involves (they will generally publish this) and filter from there. If you're not sure if a particular stage is remote or not, contact graduate recruitment and ask.</p><p></p><p>Another option for you is to be physically present in the UK with the right to work. In general, for international students, there are two visas which grants you the right to work to undertake a vacation scheme: the student visa (SV) and the graduate visa (GV).</p><p></p><p>You can get the SV if you study a course by an licensed student sponsor (which includes most, if not all, UK universities). Since you're nearly done with your undergraduate degree, you could look into doing a Master's at a UK university to get the SV, although courses can be costly. You'll usually be restricted in the number of hours you can work under an SV during term time but generally you can work full-time during non-term time. You'll have to check the timings of the schemes against your SV and your university term times.</p><p></p><p>As for GV, you'll only be able to apply for this after successfully completing a course in the UK. GV lasts two years (unless you have a PhD) and gives you the right to stay and work full-time in the UK for those two years. This visa acts sort of like a time extension. For example, if you were not able to secure a training contract while doing your Master's degree in the UK, you can then apply for the GV and have two more years to try. You'll only be able to use the GV once.</p><p></p><p>There are other visas out there that grant the right to work, but I don't know your nationality, so I won't comment on them. Here's the link to all the visas available (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the-uk</a>) and here's the ones that give you the right to work (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas</a>).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RANDOTRON, post: 141757, member: 16724"] Hi there! Most firms will not provide sponsorship for vacation schemes - I imagine it would be quite difficult (if not impossible) for a firm to sponsor a worker visa for what's effectively a one to two-week internship. As for remote vacation schemes, there could be firms which still do them, but I personally don't know any. Firms seem to have by and large returned to in-person vacation schemes since the lifting of COVID restrictions. You can apply for direct training contracts for firms that offer them. That being said, the application stages for some firms will require you to be there in-person (e.g., interviews, case study exercises, etc.) so this might become an issue for you. I suggest collating a list of firms you're interested in, look at what their application stages involves (they will generally publish this) and filter from there. If you're not sure if a particular stage is remote or not, contact graduate recruitment and ask. Another option for you is to be physically present in the UK with the right to work. In general, for international students, there are two visas which grants you the right to work to undertake a vacation scheme: the student visa (SV) and the graduate visa (GV). You can get the SV if you study a course by an licensed student sponsor (which includes most, if not all, UK universities). Since you're nearly done with your undergraduate degree, you could look into doing a Master's at a UK university to get the SV, although courses can be costly. You'll usually be restricted in the number of hours you can work under an SV during term time but generally you can work full-time during non-term time. You'll have to check the timings of the schemes against your SV and your university term times. As for GV, you'll only be able to apply for this after successfully completing a course in the UK. GV lasts two years (unless you have a PhD) and gives you the right to stay and work full-time in the UK for those two years. This visa acts sort of like a time extension. For example, if you were not able to secure a training contract while doing your Master's degree in the UK, you can then apply for the GV and have two more years to try. You'll only be able to use the GV once. There are other visas out there that grant the right to work, but I don't know your nationality, so I won't comment on them. Here's the link to all the visas available ([URL]https://www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the-uk[/URL]) and here's the ones that give you the right to work ([URL]https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas[/URL]). Good luck, and I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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