Training Contract (Trainee Solicitor)

Our training contract is designed to offer you the breadth of experience and training needed to become a multi-specialist, equipped to advise on a broad range of legal matters. You will be given responsibility from an early stage and the opportunity to work alongside partners, who, together with other team members in the firm, provide mentoring and individual support.
During your two years as a trainee solicitor, you will spend time in different practice areas, which are referred to as \’seats\’. In each seat you will share an office with a partner or associate (your ‘supervisor’) who will guide you and ensure that you are actively involved in their work and the work of the group. All trainees complete at least two six-month seats in our Corporate and M&A and Financing groups. It can be divided into two or three specialist areas or focused on one.
Our overseas offices and close working relationships with market-leading law firms in other jurisdictions mean there are also opportunities for trainees to apply for a secondment in their second year. Recent trainee secondment destinations include: We also offer opportunities for client secondments in and around London that eligible trainees can apply for.
All of our future trainee solicitors take the SQE path to qualification. We have collaborated with BPP Law School and 5 other global law firms to create the City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (‘CCP’). The CCP is a 12-month course which includes SQE1 and SQE2 preparation as well the bespoke Plus Programme which focuses on key areas for our practice, as well as the additional knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours necessary to ensure that you are well prepared to undertake your training contract with us.