Southampton Vacation Scheme 2027

Broadfield’s Southampton Vacation Scheme provides a two-week introduction to working in a legal practice. Students work alongside lawyers on live matters and gain practical experience while learning about the firm’s clients, teams and working environment.

The scheme takes place at Broadfield’s Southampton office at 4 Grosvenor Square, Southampton, SO15 2BE.

What the Scheme Involves

The programme begins with a comprehensive induction, followed by experience in two different practice areas. Students also take part in skills development workshops and networking opportunities.

During the scheme, students may attend client meetings and take notes, carry out legal research, draft correspondence to clients and review documents relating to cases. Each student is allocated a supervisor for each seat and receives support from the wider team, a trainee buddy and the Early Talent team.

The vacation scheme is paid at the Living Wage applicable to the area in which the student is working.

Practice Areas

Students can be placed in a range of practice areas, with Broadfield seeking to match placements with each attendee’s preferred area where possible. Available areas include:

Commercial Real Estate
Litigation
Energy
Restructuring and Insolvency
Private Real Estate
Private Wealth
Private Equity & Funds
Family
Planning, Infrastructure and Public Law
Corporate
Commercial
Employment

Eligibility

Candidates applying for the 2027 vacation scheme must have completed, or be due to complete before September 2027, one of the following:

LLB or equivalent law degree
GDL or PGDL
LPC or LLM
SQE1
SQE1 and SQE2

Strong academic performance is preferred, ideally at 2:1 level. Mitigating circumstances are considered, and applicants are not scored based on academic attainment.

Application Process

Applications for the June 2027 vacation schemes open on 1 September 2026 and close on 10 January 2027.

The application consists of an online form containing essay-style questions about the candidate’s motivation for a career in law and interest in working at Broadfield. AI tools may be used for research, structuring or proofreading, but applications that rely too heavily on AI are unlikely to score well because the assessment focuses on genuine personal experiences and authentic reflections.

Successful applicants are invited to complete a pre-recorded video interview. Vacation scheme offers are made following the video interview stage.

Students who receive positive feedback during the vacation scheme are invited to an in-person assessment centre at the end of June, with training contract offers made shortly afterwards.