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Careers with Womble Bond Dickinson

Womble Bond Dickinson recruit annually for vacation scheme students and trainee solicitors. Openings accepting applications will be listed below. 

Training Programme

Womble Bond Dickinson’s training contract forms part of their early talent pipeline. Trainees will have an opportunity to spend six months in four Business Groups, gaining a real breadth of experience. 

This is your training contract and it's up to you to make the most of it, but along the way the firm offers fantastic opportunities to develop your legal career in a growing firm.

Your supervisors are trained and fully supported on an ongoing basis. You'll have access to high quality work and senior client contact. Womble Bond Dickinson regularly seconds trainees to its most high profile clients. 

Womble Bond Dickinson is currently in the process of transitioning to qualification through SQE – and those who join the Firm in 2026 will be following this route.

The Firm have recognised that the changing landscape gives them a chance to do something different when it comes to educating and training their lawyers.

In that sense, they are viewing it as an opportunity to make sure that they are giving their trainees the skills they need to be successful in the profession and business. 

Aligning with the Firm's competency framework, they will be putting a bigger focus on other areas, including legal tech, project management and client relationships. 

Solicitor Apprenticeship

The legal sphere is rapidly changing and in recent years there has been an increasing demand for business focussed legal education within the work place. Womble Bond Dickinson champion alternative routes into the legal professional and The level 7 Solicitor apprenticeship offers just this and more and is fast becoming a sought after option for post A level student

Through this six year programme you'll experience different practice areas of law, learn from experienced professionals, build a portfolio of work showcasing your development and knowledge, and gain an LLB. You'll have 20% protected study time throughout the apprenticeship which counts towards your 'off the job' training. As you reach your final years you will sit the Solicitor Qualifying Exams (SQE 1 & 2) and ultimately qualify as a solicitor. 

Womble Bond Dickinson is truly passionate about making a legal career more accessible to local students who aspire to become lawyers and welcome applications from those who have a genuine interest in law.

Virtual Work Experience Programme

Forage is a free, virtual law programme that you can complete in your own time, introducing you to roles in law, supporting you with developing a personal statement and an introduction to some law based tasks. This is available to all students and a great addition to your CV.

In this programme, you'll research and explore different roles available in law and learn how to craft a personal statement. Then, you'll amend a commercial contract and prepare a business development pitch to gain an idea of the work that Womble Bond Dickinson's lawyers encounter daily. 

This programme should help upskill you in law and explore a potential career with WBD. 

For more information and to take part please visit https://www.theforage.com/virtual-internships/prototype/fszzwX6Jb33P4okPs/Law-Programme 

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