Addleshaw Goddard Jobs

The smartest route for our clients

Our areas of work

We act for clients whatever the scale of their requirements. Last year we acted for over 5000 clients including over 300 companies listed on the stock market of 10 countries. We have also advised over half the FTSE 100 companies in the last 3 years, including Associated British Foods, SSE, GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC and British Land. Our business is about strong client relationships built on successful delivery across national and international markets.

The range and scale of our work is compelling, and encompasses high value strategic advice to the everyday. It means we are able to attract talented, like-minded individuals who love what they do, are committed to our clients success, and strive to build valued partnerships through our collective energy and expertise.

Who should apply

What matters to you makes you

We require a 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent). But what will really open doors to an outstanding career here is the real you. At Addleshaw Goddard, we’re looking for original minds and collaborative spirits alongside motivation, drive and commercial awareness. We’re constantly delighted by the diverse backgrounds of our best lawyers, and we’re open to law and non-law graduates alike, as well as those looking to change career.

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Training Programme

The next chapter is yours to write

About the training programme

You’ll be entrusted with meaningful and challenging work, gaining exposure to everything from multi-million-pound transactions and high-profile fraud cases to employment disputes and complex technology contracts. Beyond hands-on experience, you’ll have the opportunity to build your network working with different offices or even undertaking secondments with clients, supported by exceptional training, a first seat buddy scheme, and a dedicated mentor who will guide you throughout your training contract, and beyond – your growth is integral to our success.

We’re committed to supporting you every step of the way, helping you unlock your full potential. During each of your four six-month seats, you‘ll receive regular, constructive feedback through two-way performance reviews with your supervising partner or solicitor. These reviews are designed to help you build the skills required to excel in the varied and dynamic work you will encounter.

All of that said, summing up what it is like to work at AG in a few paragraphs doesn't fully capture our essence. Our culture is authentic, living and breathing, written by our people and best told through their personal experiences. So we bring our culture to life through the stories of our people – and if you choose to work with us, the next page of our story and our culture is yours to write.

Click here to read what our trainees have to say about training at AG.

Click here to read stories of our culture.

Work placements

Experience our culture for yourself

We offer week-long Easter work placements in Edinburgh and London, and two-week summer work placements in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. And because everyone is an individual, we make sure each placement is a valuable experience for each individual candidate.

While you are here, you will get to know the everyday life of an Addleshaw Goddard trainee. You will be allocated a department to sit in and, if you are part of the summer scheme, will swap into a new department in your second week. You will be supervised by an experienced solicitor, who will welcome you to the department and allocate work. A trainee buddy will be on hand to help throughout your placement.

This is a scheme as unique as you are. As well as informative sessions, group exercises, assessed work and plenty of time at your desk, you will attend social events with a range of people across the office. It’s a real chance to get to know our people and our culture. We offer training contracts to successful placement scheme candidates. We recruit for our trainees from our placement schemes and encourage anyone who is interested in a training contract at the firm apply for the placement scheme.

Applications open on 1 October 2026 and the deadline to apply is 12pm/midday on 5 January 2027. For more information please visit https://earlycareers.addleshawgoddard.com/careers/placement-schemes-internships/

Insight Day 2027

If you are a first year law student or first or second year non-law student in England, any first or second year student of any degree discipline in Ireland, first or second year law or third or fourth non-law in Scotland, and you are interested in a career with us, you can apply to attend one of our 2027 insight days to get to know us better. As well as meeting people from across the business, you will get practical advice on what we look for.

Our insight days will be taking place as follows:

15th March 2027 – London in person insight day
19th March 2027 – Scotland in person insight day (held in Edinburgh)
22nd March 2027 - The North in person insight day (held in Manchester)
24th March 2027 – Virtual insight day (open to UK and Ireland)

Applications for our insight days will open on 1 October 2026 and close at 12pm/midday 29 January 2027. For more information please visit https://earlycareers.addleshawgoddard.com/careers/insight-day/

Events

If you would like to be informed about future opportunities and events, please register your interest using this link.

Apprenticeships

At Addleshaw Goddard, we believe in creating opportunities for everyone to thrive, recognising that university isn’t the right path for everyone. Our apprenticeship schemes offer an exciting alternative to kick-start your career, combining hands-on experience with tailored development in an award-winning, global law firm. From day one, you’ll earn a salary, build your skills and knowledge alongside experienced professionals, and be supported by dedicated mentors and structured training programmes.

Our culture is built on collaboration, inclusion, and a shared drive to succeed. As an apprentice, you’ll be part of our story, contributing to high-profile projects and shaping the future of the legal industry. Whether you’re pursuing a paralegal or solicitor apprenticeship, or exploring opportunities in business services, you’ll be immersed in a supportive environment that values your growth and celebrates your achievements. At AG, your journey is just the beginning.

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For more information visit https://earlycareers.addleshawgoddard.com/careers/apprenticeships/

Pro bono initiatives

Pro bono work allows us to live out our firm's values and support our communities and all our fee earners (including trainees) are encouraged to do 50 hours of pro bono legal work per year.

Our pro bono programme mirrors our key practice areas across the firm and by delivering free legal advice to individuals, charities and social enterprises we're able to empower them to thrive whilst also providing opportunities for our people to give back to the communities in which we operate.

We have a central pro bono steering committee, which is supported by our Pro Bono Partners and the firm's Senior Pro Bono and Inclusion Manager who are tasked with identifying new opportunities and innovative approaches to develop new initiatives to deliver our programme across our global business.

AG's pro bono strategy is built around:

the provision of pro bono advice to charities and social enterprises;
providing pro bono advice at legal advice centres and/or supervising students at local universities and law schools which provide legal advice centres;
the ability to work collaboratively across large scale pro bono projects;
taking on key pro bono clients where we can become their complete legal function; and
actively exploring opportunities to work with clients in partnership.

In the last financial year, we delivered over 10,000 hours of pro bono legal advice which had a value of over £6million and our strongest performance ever as a firm. This year we’ll be looking to increase those figures further.