A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Application Process

You will be required to submit an online application form. This is your time to show what you're capable of, including your journey to date, areas of interest and why this role appeals to you. As part of the application, you will also be asked to provide a written response to some motivational questions.

If your online application is successful, you'll be invited to attend our Assessment Day, which will comprise of two one-to-one interviews.

After your interviews, we will review your performance and aim to get back to you with a decision as quickly as possible.

Please note that you can only make one application per recruitment cycle.

Programme Overview

If you're fascinated by tech and its potential to make a difference, but not sure where you belong in its world, our Law Tech & Operations Graduate Programme is your chance to get exploring and discover how it can really improve what we do. Across rotations you'll be immersed in an industry that's new to you, and you'll make your mark in a tech field that's bringing innovation to everyone. You'll drive tech forwards as a project manager, test new technologies, and imagine how new tech might solve clients' problems more efficiently and innovatively. And along the way, you'll share your newfound expertise to help us excel as a business, and you excel as an individual.

Benefits:

• Gain hands on experience in an industry-leading law firm

• Develop practical skills and knowledge

• Exceptional professional and personal development to help you do your best work

• Potential to find a permanent role in a team that best matches your talents at the end of the programme

Requirements:

Education:

• Students in their final year of study, or graduates from any degree discipline

• Minimum grades of AAB (136 UCAS points) or equivalent at A-Level, and on-track for/achieved a 2:1 undergraduate degree. We also require 7 GCSEs at grade 6 or above (including Maths and English). Mitigating circumstances will be taken into account

Skills:

To set yourself apart from the competition and to succeed in our high-performing firm, you'll need to have:

• Strong communication skills

• Organisational abilities

• Ambition

• Innovative mindset

• Attention to detail

• Proactive attitude

• Passion for technology

More information on the attributes we look for can be found on our Law Career Guide.

Applications open 15 December 2025 and close on 2 February pm GMT).

Be advised we DO NOT recruit on a rolling basis. All applications will be reviewed after the deadline, and you should expect to hear from us after the deadline has passed.

Inclusion at A&O Shearman

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.