- Deadlines:
Training contract to commence 2020: 31/01/2019 Spring work placement: 31/01/2018 Other deadlines
Overview
- Address: 100 Fetter Lane, London,
EC4A 1BN - Phone: 020 7242 1011
- Email: trainee@dacbeachcroft.com
- Web: www.dacbeachcroft.com/
| Vacancies: | 13 |
|---|---|
| Trainees: | 29 |
| Partners: | 240 |
| Staff: | 2300 |
| Work placement: | Yes |
| Number of work placements: | 13 |
| Minimum qualification: | 2.1 |
| Start salary: | £26,000 (regions) £35,000 (London) |
| Sponsorship: | LPC/GDL |
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Application details and method of selection
The application process for training contracts commencing in September 2019 is open from the 1 November 2017 until the 31 January 2018. DAC Beachcroft runs a combined application process, with the vacation scheme forming part of the assessment process for training contract places.
Successful online applicants will be invited to a half-day assessment centre during week commencing 5 March 2018 in order to be selected for a place on the vacation scheme.
Candidates will need to be available to attend one of our vacation schemes running in Bristol from the 3 – 11 April 2018 inclusive and London and our Northern offices from the 9 April – 17 April 2018 inclusive.
Further information will be provided to applicants when they are invited to our initial assessment centres.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact trainee@dacbeachcroft.com.
To apply for the 2019 intake, please vist the DAC Beachcroft job site.
Firm description and career prospects
DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with more than 2,300 plus employees and coverage across the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and North America. Our flexible approach to resourcing enables us to apply the right mix of legal, commercial and process skills to deliver the right outcome at the right price, depending on our clients' individual needs. In addition to this we believe in developing our employees have been awarded with the investors in people gold award.
We are a legal business who have extensive knowledge of the markets and sectors in which we operate. We are particularly adept at reducing difficult issues of law and fact to comprehensible and manageable proportions and producing commercial solutions which facilitate our clients business strategies.
We have evolved from being a domestic law firm to become a global legal business with a growing footprint in various countries. Our objective is to align ourselves to where our clients need us to be.
We ensure that all our graduates have the opportunity to grow their client skills early in their career by providing them with access to clients in each part of the business you train within. This might include attending client meetings, participating in tenders and managing their own caseloads.
Sponsorship
Payment for LPC, GDL and £5,000 maintenance.
Training contract programme
Our learning and development programme includes four six-month seats across a range of specialised disciplines growing and developing technical knowledge. Alongside we provide a range of activities and opportunities to grow great business and client skills. This is achieved through offering a range of engaging activities, on the job learning and contact and interaction with our clients. We are committed to ensuring that our programme will bring out the best in our trainees, equipping them for a successful career here with us as DAC Beachcroft.
Type of practice
Corporate & Commercial, General Commercial, General Practice
Work areas
Offices
Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Newport, Winchester
Probono initiatives
Prince’s Trust
Diversity access schemes
Pathways to Law
Insights
News
Commercial Question
Featured Lawyers
Fiona Nesfield
Trainee Solicitor
At DAC Beachcroft I have plenty of responsibility with reassuring supervision. I regularly meet with and advise clients. There are also worthwhile pro bono activities on to get involved with. My training contract has been full of opportunities and challenges.
Daniel Bowden
Trainee Solicitor
I've sat in Insurance/Construction Litigation and am currently in Real Estate. I've enjoyed client contact in all of my seats; combining high levels of responsibility within a supportive framework has given me the opportunity to really develop as a lawyer.
