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Hello everyone,
Training Contract application season is upon us! To make things easier for individuals preparing to apply, I have put together a list to track all the applications and their due dates. I will keep this list updated, so do ensure to keep an eye out for any latest deadlines! Additionally, please feel free to drop any suggestions to better utilise this thread.
It is worth noting that many firms have varying training contract start dates, ranging from 2026, 2027, and 2028. For more information, click on the specific link in each row to be directed to a law firm's graduate recruitment page.
Good luck in your application and please keep us posted on your progress!
(This list is dynamic and will be updated as firms release their application windows)
Training Contract application season is upon us! To make things easier for individuals preparing to apply, I have put together a list to track all the applications and their due dates. I will keep this list updated, so do ensure to keep an eye out for any latest deadlines! Additionally, please feel free to drop any suggestions to better utilise this thread.
It is worth noting that many firms have varying training contract start dates, ranging from 2026, 2027, and 2028. For more information, click on the specific link in each row to be directed to a law firm's graduate recruitment page.
Good luck in your application and please keep us posted on your progress!
(This list is dynamic and will be updated as firms release their application windows)
Training Contract Deadlines 2025/26:
Specific Dates Released
| Opening Date | Closing Date | Firm Name | Rolling/Non-Rolling |
| 29 September 2025 | 17 November 2025 | A&O Shearman | TBC |
| 1 November 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Ashfords | Non-Rolling |
| 5 January 2026 | TBC | Ashurst | Non-Rolling |
| 1 November 2025 | TBC | Boodle Hatfield | Non-Rolling |
| 5 September 2025 | 2 January 2026 | Bristows | TBC |
| TBC | 31 May 2026 | BCLP | TBC |
| 3 September 2025 | 19 November 2026 | Clifford Chance | Non-Rolling |
| 29 September 2025 | TBC | CMS | TBC |
| 1 September 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Dentons | Rolling |
| Presumably Open Now | 19 December 2025 | DWF | Non-Rolling |
| 1 November 2025 | 27 March 2026 | Farrer & Co | Non-Rolling |
| 1 October 2025 | 1 December 2025 | Freshfields | Rolling |
| 12 September 2025 | 12 December 2025 | Goodwin | Non-Rolling |
| 10 September 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Hogan Lovells | TBC |
| 14 October 2025 | 14 January 2026 | Lewis Silkin | Non-Rolling |
| 1 September 2025 | 3 December 2025 | Linklaters | Non-Rolling |
| 5 January 2026 | 26 June 2026 | Macfarlanes | Rolling |
| 1 September 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Mayer Brown | TBC |
| 23 March 2026 | 22 June 2026 | RPC | TBC |
| Open Now | 28 November 2025 | Slaughter & May (1st TC opening for law and non-law finalists and graduates) | Rolling |
| June 2026 | TBC | Slaughter & May (2nd TC opening for for penultimate year law students, law finalists and law graduates) | Rolling |
| 1 October 2025 | 31 May 2026 | TLT | TBC |
| 3 October 2025 | 7 November 2025 | Travers Smith | Non-Rolling |
| 1 October 2025 | 5 January 2026 | Trowers & Hamlins | Non-Rolling |
| 1 November 2025 | 1 May 2026 | Wedlake Bell | TBC |
| Open Now | 12 July 2026 | White & Case | Non-Rolling |
| 2 January 2026 | 22 May 2026 | Wiggin | TBC |
| November 2025 | TBC | Wilkin Chapman | TBC |
Tentative
- BP Collins
- Baker McKenzie
- Bates Wells
- Bevan Brittan
- Bird & Bird
- Burges Salmon
- DAC Beachcroft
- Fox Williams
- Fried Frank
- Greenberg Traurig
- Harbottle & Lewis
- HFW
- Hill Dickinson
- Irwin Mitchell
- K&L Gates
- Kennedys
- King & Spalding
- Orrick
- Osborne Clarke
- Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Pinsent Masons
- Russell-Cooke
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Watson Farley & Williams
- Winckworth Sherwood
- Withers
- Womble Bond Dickinson
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