Vacation Placement Schemes

China Overview

Program Overview

Our vacation placement schemes are important for candidates interested in a training contract with Skadden’s Hong Kong office. The schemes provide hands-on experience with active transactions and cases from a diverse client base, often with an international aspect, as well as insight into the firm’s culture.

Placements are for four weeks and are offered in January and February, and again in June and July. Students in a vacation scheme are assigned a mentor during their time with us.

Throughout the placement, attorneys give students substantive assignments with proper supervision and feedback. Students also have the opportunity to get to know current associates and peers on a more personal level by attending formal and informal social events.

Start Your Path

Our vacation placements come from a diversity of schools, experiences and backgrounds. We look for academic achievement, including a minimum of a 2:1 (UK/HK) or HD/D (Australia) at degree level or equivalent. We recruit our vacation placements through interviews on campus in the U.K. and Australia, and through in office interviews in Hong Kong. We encourage students to attend our information receptions held throughout the year to get a feel for our culture and working environment. We also encourage you to stop by our information stand at the following law fairs to speak about our interview and selection process:

Cambridge (Hong Kong) Law Fair
London (Hong Kong) Law Fair
Oxford (Hong Kong) Law Fair
University of Melbourne (Hong Kong) Law Fair
University of Sydney (Hong Kong) Law Fair
University of New South Wales (Hong Kong) Law Fair
Hong Kong Law Fair

For more information on the location and timing of the law fairs, please contact us or your campus careers service.

Application Deadlines

Winter Vacation Schemes: June 1 (Program takes place in Jan/Feb)
Summer Vacation Schemes: January 1 (Program takes place in June/July)

Vacation scheme students will be considered for training contracts.