Careers

Seat Rotation

As a trainee you will spend six months in four different practice areas: typically it is one seat in Corporate and M&A, one seat in real estate, one in either private client or litigation and then a seat in one of our specialised practice areas within corporate.  The precise allocation of seats is flexible so that we can offer you as broad a legal training as possible.  In each seat, you share a room with a partner or senior solicitor who personally supervises and supports you in your work.

Development

Once you begin your training contract you will follow an intensive schedule of seminars and lectures, presented largely by partners or senior solicitors from within the firm.  The programme is 'front-loaded' to develop your knowledge and skills.  In some practice areas, you may even be asked to contribute to a seminar or to update the team on recent developments in a particular area of law.

Each of your seats will feature a mid-seat and end-of-seat review, where you can discuss your progress and which areas need focus. You will also have six-monthly reviews with your principal, who acts as a mentor, and a member of the trainee solicitor committee throughout your contract. All these mechanisms are there to ensure that you get the best and most appropriate experience during these first years. What may surprise you from the outset is how quickly you will become part of the team and how quickly people at all levels in the firm will know your name and value your contribution.

Socials

It's not all about the hard work, the social side of your training is also important, and you will enjoy many opportunities to mix with colleagues from around the firm in both formal and informal settings and also through our many sporting and social clubs.

QUACC, the trainee solicitor social committee, takes responsibility for organising a number of social events amongst the trainees during the year. Trips out in the summer have included a trip to Goodwood races, trip on a riverboat in Windsor and an evening out at Wimbledon Dogs.