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A forward-thinking, straight-talking legal and professional services group, helping clients navigate complexity and seize opportunities with confidence.
Firm type
UK offices
International offices
Training contract places
Vacation scheme places
First-year salary
Second-year salary
Newly qualified salary
Trainee retention
SQE support
Visa sponsorship
International secondment
Client secondment
Guaranteed secondment
Recruitment route
Seat structure
Can trainees repeat seats?
Can trainees express seat preferences?
Non-law applicants
Career-changer applicants
Remote working
Wellbeing support
Typical start time
Typical finish time
Before you apply, ask yourself:
Are you comfortable with potentially intensive busy periods where support is on-hand throughout?
Are you motivated by the opportunity to take on responsibility quickly, and lead client communications without supervision?
Will you make the most of access to partners and other senior team members to gain insights and advice that could further your career?
Explore this firm in detail
A culture where people thrive and grow.
The firm’s culture is sociable and supportive. Senior team members are approachable and ready to offer guidance whenever required. You are trusted with significant project work early on, recognised for your successes, and rewarded with further responsibility.
One team across legal and professional services.
A variety of different seats are available and there is an opportunity to develop skills in the specific sector that piques your interest. Some seats may, however, mean more client contact than others.
Practice area strengths
Corporate and Commercial
Employment, Dispute Resolution and Private Client
Multidisciplinary professional services
All practice areas
Before you apply, ask yourself:
This firm may suit candidates who...
Things to consider
Corporate
What it involves:
Supporting corporate transactions through drafting, legal research, due diligence and project management, while working closely with colleagues across different teams.
Example trainee tasks:
Drafting board minutes and ancillary documents, carrying out due diligence, reviewing Companies House records, preparing corporate authorisations, attending client calls, legal research and post-completion work.
Who trainees work with:
Partners, associates, clients and colleagues across multiple offices and specialist teams.
Early responsibility:
Trainees are given ownership of discrete workstreams on live transactions while helping manage deal progress.
Support and supervision:
Regular capacity meetings and close supervision from experienced lawyers, with work reviewed before completion.
A first month might involve:
Research tasks, drafting straightforward documents, attending client calls, assisting with due diligence and supporting live transactions.
Banking
What it involves:
Assisting with finance transactions by preparing documents, carrying out due diligence and supporting negotiations.
Example trainee tasks:
Preparing conditions precedent checklists, reviewing corporate documents, drafting ancillary documents, liaising with clients and negotiating points with other solicitors.
Who trainees work with:
Banking lawyers, clients and external solicitors.
Early responsibility:
Managing document checklists, coordinating information requests and taking responsibility for smaller drafting tasks.
Support and supervision:
Work is closely supervised, with regular check-ins and feedback from supervisors.
A first month might involve:
Reviewing documents, preparing checklists, attending transaction calls and assisting with due diligence.
Residential Development
What it involves:
Supporting property transactions by reviewing titles, drafting leases and licences, managing Land Registry work and coordinating multiple live matters.
Example trainee tasks:
Title review, drafting leases and licences, raising enquiries, responding to CPSEs, submitting Land Registry applications, negotiating lease terms and managing file administration.
Who trainees work with:
Property lawyers, clients, surveyors and other solicitors.
Early responsibility:
Managing straightforward matters, liaising directly with clients and helping keep transactions progressing.
Support and supervision:
Supervisors provide regular guidance while encouraging trainees to take ownership of their work.
A first month might involve:
Title reviews, lease drafting, Land Registry applications, file management and assisting with client enquiries.
Commercial
What it involves:
Reviewing commercial contracts, carrying out due diligence and drafting commercial agreements as part of wider transactions.
Example trainee tasks:
Reviewing contracts covering IP, IT, data protection and anti-bribery issues, drafting licences and commercial agreements, contributing to due diligence reports and conducting legal research.
Who trainees work with:
Commercial lawyers, corporate teams and clients.
Early responsibility:
Reviewing documents independently and preparing first drafts of reports and agreements.
Support and supervision:
Trainees work closely with the wider team, with feedback on drafting and regular supervision.
A first month might involve:
Contract reviews, due diligence exercises, legal research and drafting straightforward commercial documents.
Work-life balance varies by team, seat and transaction cycle. This section is designed to help you understand the pattern, not reduce the experience to a score.
Predictability
Busy periods
Late finishes
Weekend work
Flexibility
Office attendance
Supervision style
Relationship with partners
Open plan vs traditional offices
What surprised trainees?
Online application form
Interactive assessment
(1 hour)
Simulate and Video interview (pre-recorded)
(1 hour)
Assessment centre
What happens
Summer Vacation Scheme
"I have had quite a lot of client contact, especially in my first seat." - Anonymous trainee
"You do not have to be an expert at this stage, just willing to learn, put the work in and be a part of the team." - Anonymous NQ
