The successful candidate will have taken or be planning to take, their LPC or have completed SQE1 at the time the training contract begins.

You will also have:

• LPC or SQE1 commencement or completion
• Focused and dedicated approach to work
• Excellent communication skills
• Drive and resilience
• Understanding of commerciality
• Reliability
• Thrive in a team environment
• Strive for excellence
• Respect and affability

We will provide you with training and experience in at least three distinct substantive areas of the English Law:

• Contentious
  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
  • Family
• Non-Contentious
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Commercial Property
  • Court of Protection
  • Residential Conveyancing
  • Trusts, Wills and Probate
  • Employment

Our Trainee Seats are usually organised into six month ‘seats’ within specific departments, however, this can be flexible depending on your needs and the firm’s.

On qualification our trainees will join our innovative Newly Qualified Development programme, which provides continued learning and support through the first three years of qualification.  Retention of our trainee solicitors on qualification is high, but will always depend on business needs.

• To undertake a range of legal, technical and administrative tasks as directed by the “seat” supervisor
• To assist in the provision of legal services and the giving of legal advice to clients
• Throughout the period of the recognised training, the Trainee will receive training in a variety of areas of law to satisfy the Solicitors Regulation Authority requirements
• To provide an efficient and friendly service to clients. To achieve this you will be expected to:
  • adopt a business like, polite and sensible approach in your telephone and written dealings with clients, other solicitors and third parties
  • adhere to the client care standards set out in the firm's Terms of Business and Professional Standards Manuals
  • write letters and produce documents in so far as possible in plain English and with a good quality of presentation

We look to recruit 2 – 3 Trainee Solicitors each year

Our Solicitor Trainee application process opens in March each year

During your training contract, you would undertake 4 x 6 monthly training seats.  Whilst we try to take your choice in to consideration, this is not always possible, but we do endeavour to accommodate your wishes as best as we can.  At all times we will discuss this with you.

The deadline is 3rd May 2024 for recruitment in the September 2025.

Yes, we accept applications from students who have not started their training.  Please note that you would have either completed your LPC or had started your LPC (Part time) when you joined us.

Yes, we fund the whole course

Whilst we always endeavour to retain our trainee solicitors once they have qualified, however this does depend on the business needs.  We cannot guarantee that you will be kept on after your Training Contract.  We do however always communicate with you at least 2 months before you contact was due to come to an end.

We have a wide range of benefits available to our staff, see our full range of benefits here.

This is the final phase of preparation for a career as a solicitor. This is a mandatory course for those who wish to become solicitor.  It can be studied as a full-time course for a period of one year, or as a part-time course over a period of two years. The LPC will help you to develop the skills needed to work in a firm of solicitors.

To qualify as a solicitor, you will need to complete a Law Degree or if you do not have a Law Degree, but are qualified to a degree level, you will need to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

Yes, We look for applicants with a good academic background and although we do not set rigid thresholds, at least a 2.1 is normally expected. We welcome applications from both law and non-law graduates.

Successful applicants will be contacted after the closing date with the next steps. Whilst we aim to contact everyone, should you not hear from us, it means you have unfortunately not been selected for this year’s intake.