2022 Winter Clerkship Programme / 2024 Traineeships

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.

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.  

Job openings

Send your applications by filling up our form online. Interested students for January/February Winter Vacation Placements can apply now, via our online application system with a resume and transcript.

Application Deadlines

Winter Vacation Scheme  2022 Final Deadline: 1 August  2021

Trainee contract 2023: 1 August 2021

2022 Winter Vacation Scheme students will be eligible for 2024 training contract.