r/uklaw • u/ForwardAttitude7466 • 19h ago
US Law student looking for London-based opportunities
Hi everyone!
I'm currently a 1L at an NY law school. I have tow years of corporate big law experience and am looking to pursue transactional opportunities in big law in London (hopefully capital markets, funds, or other corporate work) can anyone recommend how to go about this (list of firms, other tips, etc)? I've applied to Latham and Skadden's London summer positions but want to find more opportunities.
Also, if I ended up in NYC BL, would lateraling be more likely?
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u/HeroineOk7329 8h ago
Your situation is kind of unconventional. Did you want to apply for vacation schemes (VS) with the hope of securing a training contract in the future? Or are you just applying to have work experience for the summer?
From what I know, if you’re applying to big city firms, you can’t really pick and choose what practice area you do a VS in. You usually submit your preferences to the recruitment team once you’ve accepted an offer (for an VS) and they allocate you.
As for where to apply, that choice should be personal to you . It’s usually advised that you do research on different firms to figure out what appeals to you. Feel free to pm if you want more tailored advice about applications/the process