Gordons LLP Training Contracts & Work Placements

Deadlines

31 Dec 2026

Training programme to commence 2029 (first closing) in 2 months

30 Apr 2027

Training programme to commence 2029 (second closing) in 6 months

31 Dec 2026

Summer work placement in 2 months

More info

Applications to

Mrs Natascha Dietz-Roberts

Type of practice

see all 2 types of practice

Corporate & Commercial
General Commercial

Practice Areas

Banking & finance

Banking and finance involves many financial products, from bank loans to companies to highly structured financing arrangements across multiple jurisdictions.

Commercial property/real estate

Commercial property lawyers work on a wide range of transactions including offices, retail developments and infrastructure projects.

Company & commercial

Commercial lawyers operate at the nexus where law meets business, facilitating revenue growth and managing risk.

Construction & engineering

Contentious construction work involves the resolution of disputes while non-contentious work involves drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on projects.

Corporate finance/mergers & acquisitions

Corporate M&A involves the combining of companies or assets through mergers, where two companies combine to form a new entity, or acquisitions, where one company takes over another.

Crime

Criminal solicitors advise and appear in court on behalf of both accused persons and the prosecution.

Commercial litigators represent and advise commercial clients when disputes arise from joint venture projects, civil fraud, commercial and banking transactions, corporate governance, financial services regulation and professional negligence.

Employment, pensions & incentives

Employment lawyers work across all areas of employment law, including handling discrimination complaints, staff restructuring and whistleblowing issues.

Fraud

This is a fascinating field of practice suited to those with a nose for forensic detail.

Housing/landlord & tenant

Relationships between the owners and occupiers of properties, both residential and commercial, can be fraught with problems.

Insolvency/restructuring

Restructuring and insolvency lawyers are necessary when a company, individual or other organisation is in financial difficulties.

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is an umbrella term for a variety of different rights which protect intellectual creations, such as inventions, brands, designs, and literary and artistic works.

Personal injury

Personal injury law falls under the law of tort and involves civil claims brought to obtain compensation for injuries.

Private client

Private client solicitors look after the affairs of individual clients and trustees, managing all aspects of their personal wealth.

Professional negligence

Professional negligence occurs when a professional fails to carry out their responsibilities to the required standard, or they breach a duty of care.

Technology, media & telecommunications

Technology, media and telecommunications is one of the fastest-developing sectors of the legal market.

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Details

Learn more about Gordons LLP

Riverside West, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4AW
Phone: 0333 987 5500
Email: [email protected]

Work placement:	Yes
Number of vacation scheme places:	10
Minimum qualification:	2.1 degree
First-year trainee salary:	£31,000
Second-year trainee salary:	£33,000
NQ salary:	£55,000
Fees paid for:	SQE

Offices

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Leeds
Bradford

Training programme locations