Small intake, complex client work, early responsibility, close partner contact and a genuinely friendly culture.
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UK offices
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First-year salary
Second-year salary
Newly qualified salary
Trainee retention
SQE support
Visa sponsorship
International secondment
Client secondment
Guaranteed secondment
Recruitment route
Rolling recruitment?
Seat structure
Can trainees repeat a seat?
Can trainees express seat preferences?
Trainee salaries basis
Non-law applicants
Career-changer applicants
Remote working
Minimum academic requirements
Typical start time
Typical finish time
Retrospective funding
Before you apply, ask yourself:
Would you thrive in a relatively small trainee intake where you can take on meaningful responsibility early and become a visible member of the team?
Do you want close access to partners and clients, rather than working within large teams with several layers between trainees and senior lawyers?
Are you interested in RPC's particular strengths, including Insurance & Reinsurance, Disputes, and Technology, Media & Entertainment?
Would you value international and client-side experience, with potential secondments to Hong Kong, Singapore or client offices in the UK?
Does a friendly, down-to-earth and individualistic culture appeal to you, where RPC says people are encouraged to be themselves while delivering complex client work?
Explore this firm in detail
Small intakes, big responsibility
You could become a visible member of the team and take ownership early, while responsibility develops according to your ability and experience.
Close partner access from day one
You could have regular access to senior lawyers for questions, feedback and development, rather than interacting with partners only occasionally.
Early exposure to clients and complex work
Early exposure to clients and complex work
Practice area strengths
Insurance & Reinsurance
Disputes
Technology, Media & Entertainment
All practice areas
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Things to consider
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
Seat variation
Support
Flexibility
Holiday allowance
Office attendance
Supervision style
Relationship with partners
Open plan or traditional offices
Online application form
(1-2 hours)
Cappfinity online assessment
(40 minutes)
Assessment centre
(Half day)
238 days leftCloses 1:00am, 21 Jun 2027