Solicitor Training Contract – September 2029 / March 2030 in London

Our training contract is designed to offer you the breadth of experience and training needed to advise on the full range of work within the practice areas you experience during the two years and on qualification. During your time at the firm, you will spend time in different practice areas, known 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. 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.

All our trainees complete at least two six-month seats in our Corporate and M&A and Financing groups. Subject to gaining some contentious experience, your remaining time can be divided into two or three specialist areas, for example, Disputes and Investigations, Competition, Real Estates and Projects. Our overseas offices and longstanding relationships with leading law firms around the world mean there are also opportunities for trainees to apply for a secondment in their second year; this can either be an international secondment (to destinations such as Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, New York and Hong Kong), or a client secondment located in and around London.

We aim to employ the brightest minds regardless of what or where they have studied – you will find graduates from 50+ universities at Slaughter and May. We are looking for the following minimum academic achievements:

• A-levels: AAB (not including EPQ) or equivalent
• Undergraduate degree (and postgraduate degree if applicable): Strong 2:1, ideally a minimum of 65% and above in the majority of your modules for each academic year completed.

If you are currently in the first year of your undergraduate degree, we understand that you may not yet have any university grades to include in your application. If you do not meet these requirements due to mitigating circumstances which materially impacted your results, please include details of this on your application. All applications are considered on their own merits.

Across all of our opportunities, we are also looking for candidates with:

• a sharp intellect
• drive and an interest in commercial law
• commercial awareness
• communication and interpersonal skills
• resilience and resolve
• independent thought and curiosity
• a range of interests outside of the law
• a good sense of humour
• a willingness to take on responsibility

We welcome applications irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, age, religion/belief or marital status.

Who we are? Slaughter and May is one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. We advise on high-profile and often ground-breaking international transactions and disputes around the globe. Our excellent and varied client list ranges from governments to entrepreneurs, from retailers to entertainment companies and from conglomerates to Premier League football clubs. The firm has a global reputation for being elite in what we do - providing clients with a professional service of the highest calibre, combining technical excellence with commercial awareness and a practical, constructive approach to legal issues. Clients need us to ensure that the service we offer is cutting edge, both in terms of harnessing latest market developments, such as legal tech, as well as the quality of our advice. We are committed to a forward thinking, innovative approach which complements the best in class, business focused advice on which our reputation is built.