Hong Kong Legal Assistant Internship Programme (2026)

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Hong Kong
Legal Tech
The Role

If you have a law degree from a university in mainland China, you can apply to train with us in our Hong Kong office. 

Our programme in Hong Kong

You will start by joining our four-week summer internship programme in Hong Kong to experience what life is like at Freshfields. Subject to satisfactory performance, you will be offered to return as a Legal Assistant in our Hong Kong office upon graduation, where you will help leading enterprises to list in Hong Kong or to invest abroad. You will also advise companies on their cross-border mergers and acquisitions – some of the largest and most high-profile M&A’s in Asia.

Our top performing Legal Assistants will proceed to the United Kingdom for further education at the BPP University Law School. The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) gives you an introduction to the English Legal System and Foundational Legal Skills, and the City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (CCP) provides you with the optimum preparation to pass the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), the new qualification path for aspiring solicitors.

Upon the completion of your studies and the SQE assessments, we will offer you a training contract with our London office: you spend your first year in London and your second year in Hong Kong. Our unique eight-seat training contract offers you a wide breadth of experience across our many areas of law, including corporate, dispute resolution and finance.

After the two-year training contract, you will qualify as an England and Wales qualified solicitor with the opportunity to become an Associate with one of our offices in Asia.

Completing the application form

Please note that you must complete the form yourself. It must be entirely your own work and the information you give must be complete and accurate. If you have not completed the form yourself or you provide misleading information this may disqualify you from appointment or, if appointed, may result in your dismissal.

Equal Opportunity Policy

We are an equal opportunities employer and consider job applicants on their merits. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background.

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The Company
HQ: London
6,984 Employees
Year Founded: 1743

What We Do

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates.

Our 2,800-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading national firms. Our commitment and business know-how mean our clients rely on us when it matters most.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has offices in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and Vietnam.

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