Summer Student Programme 2025

Get a taste of what it’s like to be a lawyer at Gibraltar’s largest Law Firm

During the Summer Programme, you will sit with a partner or associate, as you take on real work for real clients to get an insight into what life is like as a Hassans trainee. As part your placement you will:

• Get hands-on experience of some of our practice areas, including drafting contracts, attending meetings with clients or partners, carrying out research, or attending court proceedings.
• Take part in a moot, where you will get the opportunity to display your research, writing and advocacy skills in front of our moot judges, who are partners and associates.
• Participate in a workshop run by our real clients, who will provide an insight into their businesses and give students a legal task to complete.
• Have lots of opportunities to network with fee earners at all levels and to ask the kind of questions that will help you decide if legal practice and Hassans are for you. The social element of our Summer Programme includes outings with trainees, associates, and partners, including informal drinks and tapas.

We consider our Summer Programme as an extended interview for our Training Contracts, so we will provide you with plenty of opportunities to showcase your qualities and talents.

Eligibility Criteria:

You are eligible to apply to attend the Summer Programme if you are undertaking a law degree or are in, or will be starting, the final year of study of a non-law degree. We also welcome applications from postgraduates in law, and applicants who have, or are currently completing the Bar, LPC or SQE. There are also some spaces available on the programme for Year 13 students who have a firm offer to study law starting in September 2023.

How to apply:

• Complete the short online application form and upload CV (approx. 15 mins)

Further information about completing your application can be found in our Guidance Notes 2025

Additional Information

Our clients come from all corners of the globe and all walks of life and so do we. We celebrate the fact that we are all equally different and we welcome enquiries from everyone. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership status. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff can be themselves and feel empowered to succeed is central to our recruitment process.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please contact our recruitment team who will work with you to provide reasonable adjustments as required.

We offer competitive salaries depending on skills, experience and qualifications and a range of benefits including occupational pension scheme, annual performance related bonus, up to 25 days of annual leave, health cash plan, death in service cover, corporate rate gym memberships, professional subscriptions and funding and study support for professional training and qualifications.   

You will be encouraged to develop professionally in a fast-paced environment and progress your skills under strong leadership and as part of a friendly and hard-working team.

As part of the Hassans on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete pre-employment screening checks. Depending on the nature of the role these may include checking right to work in Gibraltar, professional and academic qualifications, criminal records, references from previous employers and other background checks. For further details, please view our Recruitment Privacy Policy.