Insight Days 2024

Attending an insight day is a great way to meet our people and get a better understanding of who we are, what we do and our culture as a firm.

During the day you will hear from partners, counsel, associates and trainees about life at Weil, as well as receive a deeper insight into our core practice areas. You will take part in a case study exercise, and learn first-hand from Weil's Early Careers team about their application and assessment process. As well as this, you'll also get the chance to network with current trainees and ask any questions about the firm.

Participants are paid £750 per week, half of which can be paid in advance two weeks before you join, helping you to book accommodation, travel tickets or buy work clothes.

Our Spring vacation scheme runs from 22 April to 2 May 2025 and our Summer vacation scheme runs from 16 June to 27 June 2025., We offer full sponsorship of the PGDL and SQE 1 and 2 in addition to an annual maintenance grant of £20,000 per year of study., We've partnered with the University of Law to deliver the PGDL and the SQE 1 and 2 preparation courses and exams, providing law and non-law graduates with the training and continuous development they need to grow. We offer full sponsorship of the PGDL and SQE 1 and 2 in addition to an annual maintenance grant of £20,000 per year of study.

Apprenticeships

Our six-year Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme is your opportunity to get started and grow faster. If you're an ambitious and driven school leaver, come and make your mark at our leading global firm. Over six years, you will receive an unparalleled foundation in how to develop a career as international lawyer. You will learn your craft inside this leading global law firm from day one, building your experience across a range of practice groups and working directly with trainees, supervisors and mentors to help you develop the critical skills to thrive in one of the most exciting industries.

Alongside learning on the job, you will receive formal training and have protected study time to obtain your law degree as you complete the programme. You will be supported at every stage but we will challenge you to be your best. If you're ready to step up, this is a unique chance to earn money as you train, forgo student debt and learn to be a lawyer from those who are the very best in their field.

You will spend your first four months in business services to give you an overview of how our firm works, familiarise yourself with working in an office environment and start building your network. You will then rotate through three-to-four fee-earning teams to understand the work we do in-depth and where you might want to specialise.

You will have structured time to study throughout the programme, but after your fourth year you will take eight months out of the day-to-day business so you can focus on your SQE. After completing your SQE, you will spend six months in three separate teams, and potentially an international secondment. This mirrors our graduate Trainees' experience. After six years in total, you will qualify as a lawyer at the same level as a graduate Trainee.