Hong Kong firm
Ince & Co
A Hong Kong practice strongest in shipping, disputes and insurance, with a structured trainee programme covering contentious, corporate, finance and construction work.
- Category
- Hong Kong firm
- Strengths
- Shipping, disputes, insurance, restructuring and construction
- Next published start
- September 2027
- Status
- 2027 trainee applications completed
The Hong Kong practice
What does Ince & Co actually do?
The firm is known for shipping and marine disputes, with broader practices in insurance, restructuring and insolvency, commercial dispute resolution and arbitration, construction, regulatory investigations, corporate and M&A, capital markets, banking and finance, private wealth and property.
Its trainee page says the work is often international and complex. A trainee can encounter disputes and arbitration, regulatory enforcement, restructuring, corporate and debt-capital-markets work, M&A, banking and construction rather than being confined to shipping.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026
How does The Legal 500 rank Ince & Co in Hong Kong?
The current Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 guide ranks the firm’s Hong Kong practice across 5 practice areas. Open any area below to see the corresponding Legal 500 table and editorial.
- Tier 2Shipping ↗
- Tier 3Construction ↗; Insurance ↗
- Tier 4Banking and finance ↗
- Tier 5Restructuring and insolvency ↗
These are third-party market rankings, not recruitment rankings. The tables can change with each edition; this summary was checked on 25 July 2026.
Trainee programme
What does the programme look like?
Ince publishes a structured programme built around seat rotations, regular performance reviews, legal-drafting training and guidance from supervisors. It emphasises hands-on learning, increasing responsibility, cross-border matters and direct mentorship.
- StructureSeat rotation, performance reviews, drafting training and supervisor support.
- ExposureDisputes, arbitration, regulation, restructuring, corporate, capital markets, M&A, banking and construction.
- Current intakeThe 2027 application has been completed; commencement is September 2027.
- Contacthrhongkong@incehk.com.
Current status
Can you apply now?
Not for the published September 2027 trainee intake: the firm marks that application as completed. Its site also maintains a separate summer internship programme page, but no later trainee cycle is currently published. Monitor the live careers page for the next opening rather than emailing an application against a closed intake.
2027 is closed
Use the current page and the deadline tracker to watch for the next trainee or internship cycle.
Quick answers
Ince & Co, in three questions
Is the 2027 trainee intake open?
No. The firm says the 2027 application has been completed, with the traineeship starting in September 2027.
What are the main practice areas?
Shipping, disputes and insurance are central, with exposure to restructuring, corporate, finance, regulation and construction.
What training does the programme provide?
Seat rotations, regular performance reviews, legal-drafting training and support from supervisors.