Trainee Solicitor/Traineeship

School of Creative Thinking; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal training provider is seeking motivated individuals for various trainee solicitor programmes, including the SQE pathway and training contracts. Successful candidates will benefit from a supportive environment that fosters their career in law. Key attributes include resilience, problem-solving skills, and effective communication. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including healthcare and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare cover

Pension plan

Travel loan scheme

Employee care scheme

Discounted gym membership

Dental care scheme

Qualifications

• Candidates must show passion for law and commitment to a career as a solicitor.
• Resilience and determination to succeed for clients is essential.
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Apply for various trainee programmes including SQE pathway and Training Contract.
• Participate in a 24-month training programme across different business areas.
• Prepare for the SQE1 and gain qualifying work experience.

Skills

Reason and problem-solving

Planning and organisation

IT literacy

Commercial awareness

Emotional resilience

Customer-centric focus

Flexibility

Integrity

Achievement-driven

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Team player

Education

Completed law degree or equivalent

Legal Practice Course (LPC)

Job description

About Your New Role

These roles are for a September 2028 start.

For candidates who have completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (PEAT1) there is a possibility to start earlier – this will be discussed if successful.

This application is for all of our trainee programmes. Please see below information on each programme.

SQE Pathway

You can apply to complete our trainee solicitor – SQE pathway if you have completed your law degree, or have completed a non‑law degree and the PGDL (or equivalent). Candidates who are successful in their application will be guaranteed a place to study towards the SQE1&2 at BPP University Law School. As we recruit two years in advance, you can choose to prepare for the SQE1 on a full time or part time basis before joining us as a trainee solicitor to gain your qualifying work experience (QWE). You will then sit SQE2 when you have gained some on–the–job experience with the firm.

Training Contract

You can apply to complete our Training contracts if you are currently studying towards, or have completed, the Legal Practice Course (LPC). If you have not yet commenced the LPC, you can become a trainee solicitor by following our trainee solicitor – SQE pathway to qualification.

Traineeship

You can apply to complete a Solicitor traineeship in Glasgow. Our 24‑month training programme will provide you with excellent training and experience across various seats in different areas of the business, which will include the PEAT2 outcomes which are required for your qualification to solicitor. Prior to commencing your training, you will be required to undertake the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. If you successfully gain a position on our traineeship programme, and have not yet enrolled on a PEAT1 course, we will fund the cost of postgraduate tuition at the university of your choice – this can be discussed if you are successful.

About You

We are looking for a specific type of individual who will fit in well with our ethos and culture. Our trainee programmes will be an intense path, so we are looking for those who are passionate about law and committed to a career as a solicitor. You will need to show that you are a resilient individual, with the drive and determination to succeed for our clients. Our aim is that our qualified solicitors will possess the following competencies as they progress through and complete their programme.

• Reason and problem solves effectively with complex data and information and learns quickly
• Plans, organises, prioritises and manages resources and time
• IT literate
• Has a strong commercial focus
• Emotionally resilient, mature and positive
• Customer‑centric both internal and external
• Flexible and adaptable
• Demonstrates integrity
• Is achievement‑driven and shows initiative
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Attends to the detail and is quality minded
• Self‑aware knows own strengths and weaknesses
• Demonstrates effective communication both verbally and in writing
• Assertive and socially confident
• Influential and persuasive
• Team player and team builder who networks effectively
• Diplomatic, tactful and empathic
• Aware of and propagates a positive and professional image and persona

Why work for us

We want to help you nurture a career you love, providing a working life and environment you'll enjoy, and a place where you'll love coming to work every day. We will challenge you to meet your potential and support you to achieve it, and then celebrate and reward your success.

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

In our offices, we have unique and open spaces accompanied by agile working for great work‑life harmony. With a focus on learning and development of our people, we are proud to have consistently high trainee solicitor retention rates.

In addition to the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people, we offer a wide range of benefits.

Benefits

• 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Healthcare cover
• Pension plan
• Travel loan scheme
• Employee care scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Dental care scheme