Job description
Our training contract is designed to offer you the breadth of experience and training needed to become a multi-specialist, equipped to advise on a broad range of legal matters. You will be given responsibility from an early stage and the opportunity to work alongside partners, who, together with other team members in the firm, provide mentoring and individual support.
During your two years as a trainee solicitor, you will spend time in different practice areas, which are referred to as 'seats'. In each seat you will share an office with a partner or associate (your ‘supervisor’) who will guide you and ensure that you are actively involved in their work and the work of the group. All trainees complete at least two six-month seats in our Corporate and M&A and Financing groups. Subject to gaining some contentious experience, you choose where to spend your remaining time. It can be divided into two or three specialist areas or focused on one.
Our overseas offices and close working relationships with market-leading law firms in other jurisdictions mean there are also opportunities for trainees to apply for a secondment in their second year. Recent trainee secondment destinations include: US (NYC), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. We also offer opportunities for client secondments in and around London that eligible trainees can apply for.
All of our future trainee solicitors take the SQE path to qualification. We have collaborated with BPP Law School and 5 other global law firms to create the City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (‘CCP’). The CCP is a 12-month course which includes SQE1 and SQE2 preparation as well the bespoke Plus Programme which focuses on key areas for our practice, as well as the additional knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours necessary to ensure that you are well prepared to undertake your training contract with us. You can read more about our route to qualification here.
What we are looking for
Our trainees come from a range of universities – it is the quality of the candidate, not the university that is important to us. Across all of our opportunities, we are looking for candidates with:
- a sharp intellect
- drive and an interest in commercial law
- commercial awareness
- communication and interpersonal skills
- resolve and resilience
- independent thought and curiosity
- a range of interests outside of the law
- a good sense of humour
- a willingness to take on responsibility
Additional job details
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £56,000
£61,000 (second year) £150,000 (post qualification)
How to apply
We use the Rare Contextual Recruitment System for all of our opportunities. The system helps us to identify high potential candidates by putting applicants’ grades and achievements in the context of their social and educational background.
Applications for our September 2027/March 2028 Law intake for penultimate year law students, law finalists and law graduates will open in June 2025.
To apply, please complete an online application. You will be asked to provide some personal details (including a full breakdown of all your examination results) and to attach your cover letter and CV.
You can find information on what to include in your cover letter and CV on our website.
We encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible during an application window. Training contract offers are made on a rolling basis.
Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 29 November 2024
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Closing date: 29 November 2024