Singapore Internship Program
Sidley in Singapore
Sidley is one of the few international law firms to have continuously maintained on-the-ground capabilities to serve clients in Asia Pacific for more than 40 years. Our Singapore office was established in 1982 and is Sidley’s Southeast Asian regional hub. In 2013, Sidley was one of the four international firms to be granted a license to practice local law in Singapore under Singapore’s Qualifying Foreign Law Practice program (QFLP). Sidley's QFLP license was renewed in 2024.
We provide U.S., English, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japanese law advice to clients throughout the region. Our lawyers, some of whom are trained or qualified in Indonesia, India, and the Philippines, speak several languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, Hindi, Tagalog, and English.
Internship Program
Each year, we look for a select number of summer interns to join our Singapore office in June, July or August. As an intern, you will meet lawyers from different practice groups. You will also gain international experience by working on multijurisdictional matters with people around the world. You will be engaged in real legal work, such as conducting research or due diligence, or drafting memoranda or agreements under the guidance of our lawyers. Through hands-on participation you get to observe how Sidley lawyers help solve problems and create opportunities for our clients.
London Training Contract
We are running a joint training program with the London office which potentially offers our interns a two-year training contract with the aim of securing an Associate position in the Singapore office after qualifying as a Solicitor in England and Wales. Trainees will spend their first year in London completing six-month rotations in two practice groups before completing their final year in Singapore. We welcome penultimate year UK law students and Singapore law students are looking for long-term career opportunities with our Singapore office. Candidates will need to complete our internship as part of the application.
What We Look For
We hire law students who are in their penultimate year of study in Singapore or United Kingdom. We are looking for academically bright students who are genuinely intrigued by the commercial world, can work well with others, and get on well with clients. You will be in a strong position if you have perseverance, initiative, and an outstanding ability to analyze and learn.
How to Apply
2028 Training Contract (2026 Summer Internship)
Our 2026 Summer Intern application is open now. Please click here to apply on or before 31 January 2026. The assessment process will be on rolling basis. Candidates will need to complete our internship as part of the training contract application.
If you have any questions, please contact hkgraduaterecruitment@sidley.com.