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Meet Charity Kirby

"The breadth of the work—in particular being encouraged to develop experience in both High Court litigation and international arbitration. I also like the people I work with, the value of which cannot be overstated."

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Insight Days

We will be hosting two insight days this recruitment year, one in person at our London office, on 21 November 2024 focused on our International Disputes practice and a virtual insight day on 16 January 2025 focused on our Fund Finance practice.

To apply for an insight day, please send a short statement to londongradrecruitment@kslaw.com, identifying which insight day you wish to attend and explaining, in no more than 300 words, why you are interested in attending.

The application deadline for the November insight day is 31 October 2024 and the deadline for the January insight day is 18 December 2024. Final invitations and to join the insight days will be circulated in early November and late December.

London Training Contracts

King & Spalding is accepting applications for training contracts in London. Successful candidates will demonstrate keen motivation, intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, initiative, and a strong desire to grow within a Top 20 global law firm.

We welcome applications from students who are available to commence their training contract in September 2026, or March/September 2027. Financial sponsorship of the MA conversion (if a non- law graduate) and SQE, and maintenance, will be offered to successful candidates. 

Please download our application form here and submit all applications to the Graduate Recruitment team at londongradrecruitment@kslaw.com. Training contract applications close at 1:00 P.M. on 24 February 2025. Assessment centres are planned to run in March/April 2025, with final panel interviews planned for April/May 2025.

Practice Areas

Participants in our UK trainee program gain direct experience in multiple practice areas and industries, including banking, disputes, energy and projects, finance, international arbitration, international trade, Islamic finance, mergers & acquisitions, real estate and tax. 

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law. 

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