Trainee Solicitor/Traineeship

Trainee Solicitor/Traineeship – School of Creative Thinking

These roles are for a September 2028 start. If you have completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC), or Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (PEAT1), there is a possibility to start earlier if successful.

Our trainee programmes will provide you with excellent training and experience across seats in different areas of the business, including everything required for your qualification to solicitor. During this time, you will have the opportunity to complete a range of different work with a robust support network of supervision and mentoring.

SQE Pathway

You can apply to complete our trainee solicitor – SQE pathway if you have completed your law degree, or have completed a non-law degree and the PGDL (or equivalent). Candidates who are successful in their application will be guaranteed a place to study towards the SQE1 & 2 at BPP University Law School. As we recruit two years in advance, you can choose to prepare for the SQE1 on a full time or part time basis before joining us as a trainee solicitor to gain your qualifying work experience (QWE). You will then sit SQE2 when you have gained some on-the-job experience with the firm.

Training Contract

You can apply to complete our Training Contract at Weightmans if you are currently studying towards, or have completed, the Legal Practice Course (LPC). If you have not yet commenced the LPC, you can become a trainee solicitor by following our trainee solicitor – SQE pathway to qualification.

Traineeship

You can apply to complete a Solicitor traineeship in Glasgow – Weightmans in our Glasgow office. Our 24‑month training programme will provide you with excellent training and experience across various seats in different areas of the business, which will include the PEAT2 outcomes which are required for your qualification to solicitor. Prior to commencing your training, you will be required to undertake the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. If you successfully gain a position on our traineeship programme, and have not yet enrolled on a PEAT1 course, we will fund the cost of postgraduate tuition at the university of your choice – this can be discussed if you are successful.

About You

• Resilient individual with drive and determination to succeed for our clients.
• Reasons and problem solves effectively with complex data and information and learns quickly.
• Plans, organises, prioritises and manages resources and time.
• IT literate.
• Strong commercial focus.
• Emotionally resilient, mature and positive.
• Customer‑centric both internal and external.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Demonstrates integrity.
• Achievement‑driven and shows initiative.
• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Attends to the detail and is quality minded.
• Self‑aware knows own strengths and weaknesses.
• Demonstrates effective communication both verbally and in writing.
• Assertive and socially confident.
• Influential and persuasive.
• Team player and team builder who networks effectively.
• Diplomatic, tactful and empathic.
• Aware of and propagates a positive and professional image and persona.

Why work for us

We want to help you nurture a career you love, providing a working life and environment you’ll not only enjoy, but a place where you’ll love coming to work every day. We’ll challenge you to meet your potential and support you to achieve it, and then celebrate and reward your success.

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

In our offices, we have unique and open spaces accompanied by agile working for great work‑life harmony. With a focus on learning and development of our people, we are proud to have consistently high trainee solicitor retention rates.

Benefits

• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Healthcare cover
• Pension plan
• Travel loan scheme
• Employee care scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Dental care scheme

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice