Kickstart your career as a trainee solicitor with Farrer & Co

When you think of solicitors, what image pops into your head? Is it intimidating professionals, in suits, speed-walking their way towards a glass high-rise building?

That’s not what being a solicitor is always like. Is it hard work? Yes. Is it intellectually stimulating and demanding? Absolutely. But are you doing it alone? Never – especially not at Farrer & Co.

Being a solicitor means individuals and organisations trust you and your advice, so you must always be ready for the challenge with your academic excellence, ambition, commercial awareness, discretion, agility, open-mindedness, resilience and analytical skills!

In this simulation, you'll:

• learn about Farrer & Co
• understand the solicitor role
• hear from a trainee solicitor
• immerse yourself in a hands-on task, simulating a real-world scenario

At the end, you’ll gain access to detailed information on graduate opportunities at Farrer and Co and suggestions of resources to help you further explore a career as a solicitor. You’ll be able to opt in to get notified about roles at Farrer & Co if you think this career is for you.

Skills you need to be a solicitor
You will practice some of these skills in this GradSim

• communication
• analytical skills
• attention to detail
• problem solving
• agile thinking

What will you learn about in this GradSim?

• Farrer and Co’s culture
• Training opportunities
• What a job as a solicitor involves
• How to be an effective solicitor