Careers
Law Students and Graduates
Are you ready to discover and chart your legal career path? Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work will lead to the same place. Our summer and trainee programs across the globe will give you access to complex and sophisticated work for significant clients, provide signature training and mentoring programs led by our professional development team, and allow you to collaborate in our diverse and inclusive culture.
We invite you to review the information presented below and express your interest by submitting an online application.
Regional Student Programs
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Australia ClerkshipsA clerkship is the ideal opportunity for you to discover what we have to offer. We currently have clerkship programs in our Melbourne and Sydney offices. |
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Dublin Office InternshipThis internship is an exciting opportunity for an inside view of what it is like to work at the firm, and will provide insight into the functions of an international and growing law firm. |
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Dublin Trainee SolicitorWe welcome applications from students who are seeking to commence their training in April 2026. |
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Hong Kong Internship ProgramWe would like to invite enthusiastic and motivated law students who are considering law as a career to join our internship program in Hong Kong. Our internship program is structured and offers training and a real insight on what life is like as a lawyer in an international law firm. |
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Hong Kong Trainee SolicitorWe welcome applications from law students and graduates who are interested in entrusting and developing a long-term legal career with us. |
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London Legal Work PlacementOur Legal Work Placement is your opportunity for an inside view of what it is like to work at K&L Gates. |
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London Trainee SolicitorWe welcome applications from both law and non-law students who are seeking to commence their training in August 2027. |
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Paris Stagaires ProgramWe seek talented interns to join our Paris office that has a national and international practice focused on corporate, merger and acquisition, private equity, real estate, labor and employment, environmental, and commercial work. |
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Singapore Trainees and InternsOur Singapore office, operating as K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, anchors the firm's growing presence in Southeast Asia. With a business-friendly environment, Singapore has grown into one of the world's top finance centers. We are accepting applications for Training Contracts, as well as for internships. |
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Taipei Internship and TraineeshipOur Taipei office welcomes talented law students to join the team. |
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US Summer Associate ProgramMake the transition from student to lawyer. Our US summer associate program is the first step to becoming a first-year associate. |
Recent Graduates and Judicial Clerks
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Australia GraduatesOur graduate program is designed to give you the technical capability and commercial context to succeed. |
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Milan TraineesOur Milan office is always looking for exceptional talent within our key practice groups, including corporate, real estate and town-planning, energy, investment funds, litigation and dispute resolution, tax, labor and employment, IP/IT, and public law. |
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US Judicial ClerksWe appreciate the training and experience gained while working as judicial clerks and actively seeks to hire former clerks in practice areas where this experience is valuable. Candidates may be eligible for a clerkship bonus. |
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US Entry Level AssociatesWhile K&L Gates’ new associate class primarily consists of former summer associates, opportunities to hire third-year law students is determined on an office and practice basis. |
