There are opportunities for personal development and knowledge sharing, and you are assigned a trainee buddy to offer support and guidance.

From the outset, the firm gave me a high level of exposure to client contact, and continues to provide me with work which has real importance. There are lots of opportunities for trainees, both internally and externally.

The workplace is open and friendly, and you feel like you can approach people to ask questions. There is great scope for direct client contact.

This firm is an excellent trainer. The structure of appraisals is clear, and feedback is genuinely useful. Everyone is approachable with questions and the partners take a keen interest in trainees. The success of the training programme is reflected in last year's 100% retention rate.

I have been given the right level of responsibility as a trainee. I am pushed without feeling overwhelmed. The supervisions have been fantastic and there are some brilliant lawyers at the firm to learn from.

I received excellent client contact throughout my training contract. The supervision has been fantastic – there is a good balance between assisted work and independent exercises.

This firm is a wonderful place to train because of its open and friendly culture. It is common to know all of the partners in your department and even to have been for a drink with most of them in your first seat! Senior partners make sure that you are feeling supported even when it gets busy and the pressure is on.

The firm is really sociable and there are a lot of opportunities to speak to NQs and second-seat trainees about their experiences, and get tips on how to be a good trainee in your seat.

The supervision and assistance has been excellent.  The access to senior members of the firm is as good as I could have envisaged, and all members of the firm are pleasant to deal with and helpful.

The firms' culture is a major asset. They are very friendly and obviously care very much about their new trainees.

Great supervision and training. I felt valued and supported as a trainee and was able to undertake a broad spectrum of work.

They really listen and take into account your own wishes, strengths and qualities as a trainee, and have a vision for you at the firm that tends to wholly match your own.

Danny has been a phenomenal training principal and been extremely helpful in helping to guide me through my training contract, along with ensuring my appraisals are fully understood and that I can work on aspects to develop myself as a trainee. He is extremely approachable and always has time for a chat, while also being very friendly in the office.

They are very clearly enthusiastic about the training programme and receptive to new ideas from the trainees on how the programme is run.

The Association of Women Solicitors recently hosted its annual awards, celebrating the success of women solicitors in business.

I completed vacation schemes at four firms across two years, and this firm stood out as the best for the quality of work and people I met. There was great exposure to different departments and clients.

What really stood out for me was how well paired everyone was with their supervisors. You could tell the graduate recruitment team had spent a long time considering who will be the best fit and it really showed how the firm will go the extra mile to make sure your experience is the best it can be.

We were given real work in a structured way, with clear expectations and directions to resources. I was taken aback by the level of involvement and commitment of partners in the process, who took hours out of their day to get to know us at social events and training sessions. This reassured us that the business was taking us seriously and our time was being well spent in choosing this vacation scheme.

The scheme was well structured with a good mix of training, networking, genuine work and social activities.

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