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How to apply

Here's how to apply for our internship, training contract, US JD or PRC legal consultant position.

Freshfields Graduates- How to apply

Freshfields Graduates- How to apply

Candidates wanting a place on our Hong Kong internships or to apply for a Hong Kong training contract.

The recruitment process for the internship scheme is exactly the same as the process for a training contract. You therefore don't need to apply for a training contract if you have applied for an internship.

We will run two, four-week internship schemes every year in the summer.

You are required to upload your CV, university transcripts and submit to us 850 words together with your application that give us a good idea of who you are.

If you are interested in our internship programme and training contract, please visit the application process page for more details.

Candidates wanting to join us a Legal Consultant or Legal Assistants

To apply for this position, please read our application guide. Email your application form with the materials required to Asia.GraduateRecruitment@freshfields.com for the Beijing and Shanghai programme.

To apply for the Legal Assistant role in our Hong Kong office, please visit the application process page for more details.

If you are interested in any of our graduate roles in our China offices, please find out more on what we look for and the application process in the main menu.

Candidates wanting a place on our London-Asia Trainee Associate internship programme

We run two, four-week internships every summer, in June and July.

If you are fluent in English and have business-level fluencey in an Asian language, you can consider applying for our London-Asia Trainee Associate internship programme.

You are required to upload your CV, university transcripts and submit 850 words about yourself, together with your application – this gives us a good idea of who you are.

If you are interested in our internship programme, please visit the application process page for more details.

US JDs wanting to join our Hong Kong 12-week programme

We regret to advise the Hong Kong office will not have a US summer associates programme for 2024.

Candidates wanting a place on our Singapore internship with the International Arbitration Group

We usually run a three to six-week internship scheme every year in summer and winter.

You are required to upload your CV, a cover letter, university transcripts and a short legal writing sample with your application.

If you are interested in our Singapore internship programme, please visit the application process page for more details.

Click here to find out more about the programme.