Training contracts 2021

Training contracts 2021

Are you looking for a training contract to begin an exciting and successful career within a dynamic and aspirational full-service law firm?

At Slater and Gordon, we are committed to investing in your future. We are looking for ambitious individuals who can bring fresh and innovative ways of thinking to our high energy, fast paced business, playing a huge part in driving us forward on our truly exciting journey.

Slater and Gordon’s trainee programme will allow you to focus on becoming an integral part of the business, and we will give you support and responsibility, to shape and develop yourself, into becoming an excellent solicitor, capable of running your own caseload.

We believe becoming an outstanding solicitor is about continuous development – so, we will make sure you are challenged, and rewarded in equal measure!

During your two-year training contract, you will complete four seats (six months each), in a range of practice areas from personal injury to consumer legal services. We very much encourage trainees to experience a variety of departments to broaden their knowledge and experience.

Throughout your training contract you can look forward to working with your lawyers with extensive legal experience, who will make sure you get the best experience, by providing you with a diverse range  of client work and being on hand to offer all the support and guidance you need.

You will also be assigned a “buddy” to answer all your questions - they will be a newly qualified solicitor (NQ) who will have been in your position not long ago.

Each year, we look for the very best trainee solicitors to join us and become part of the exciting future of the business. We need individuals who are highly motivated to learn and have a positive, can-do approach. We want candidates who can demonstrate an ability to organise themselves and others, and can combine technical ability with a common sense approach to their work.

Our dedicated learning and development team will be on hand to support you through your training contract journey.

What we look for:

• Completion of the LPC by 31 August 2021
• Holding yourself and others accountable to meet commitments
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Ability to organise yourself and others

We believe in recruiting the right people to help drive our business forward, which means that we are interested in you as an individual and your ability to work to the very highest standards in order to meet our customers’ expectations.

If this sounds like you, please apply, with your personal statement including why you feel this training opportunity is right for you and your up to date CV detailing work history and academic achievements

Selection process:

1. Application form
2. Online assessment – cognitive and personality
3. 20-minute video interview
4. Assessment centre – includes a group exercise/assessment and interview – These will take place on the weeks commencing 12 and 19 July so please ensure availability*

If you have any queries or questions relating to the recruitment process please contact [email protected]

Applications will close at midnight on 27 June 2021. We review applications on a rolling basis so would encourage an early submission if possible. 

We apply an equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection, ensuring they are inclusive and accessible to all.

All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.

*The in-person assessment centre will be subject to current government CO-VID guidance and will be virtual if necessary.

Please note - vacancies may close prior to the expiry date displayed, subject to volume of applications received.

How to apply: use this link training contracts 2021 - Slater Gordon (current-vacancies.com)