London Training Contract

Training Contract

Our bespoke training contract has been designed to provide you with the opportunities and skills needed to become a confident and competent legal professional. You will rotate around four different seats, each lasting 6 months, gaining invaluable experience in multiple areas of commercial law. You will spend one seat in our Global Loans or Global Markets practice, and one seat in one of our transactional practices. The additional two seats will be spent gaining experience across our broad-range of practice areas, or on a client or international secondment.

On day one of your training contract you will be introduced to your trainee buddy who will be on hand to support you while you settle into the firm and beyond. You will spend the first 2 weeks taking part in a tailor-made induction, learning more about our firm, our practices and our expectations of you as a trainee. As you move into each seat you will be taken through comprehensive training to prepare you for the 6 months ahead, along with a handover with your trainee predecessor. You will be paired with an experienced and dedicated supervisor who will support you as you grow in experience.

Our experienced Early Careers team will work with you throughout your training contract to ensure you are on the right trajectory for qualification. You will have direct access to our Learning and Development team who are dedicated to ensuring you receive full and thorough training throughout your training contract.

Post-graduate sponsorship

All our future trainees attend the University of Law to complete post graduate study. If you haven't yet completed a law degree you will undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Law (PGDL), which is a replacement of the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), before moving on to complete an LLM Legal Practice Course (SQE 1&2) which is unique to Ashurst and is a replacement of the previously known Legal Practice Course (LPC). We offer the following benefits to future joiners who have not yet completed post graduate study:

• Non-law students completing PGDL will receive a bursary to study at the University of Law along with a £10,000 maintenance grant (£9,000 if you study the PGDL at a University of Law campus outside London).
• All students yet to complete LLM Legal Practice Course (SQE 1&2) will receive a bursary to study at University of Law, Moorgate branch, along with a £17,000 maintenance grant.
• Interest-free loans of £2,000, repayable in instalments once you start your training contract.

What we can offer you

• Keeping in touch - Once you receive an offer you will join our network of Future Trainees and will be included in our Keeping in Touch Programme, run by our Early Careers team and a committee of current trainees. You will be invited to attend bi-annual events and will be kept up-to-date with firm developments.
• Quality training You'll work alongside, and learn from, some of the most talented professionals in the industry. From our dedicated Learning & Development team to our knowledgeable and experienced expertise lawyers, you will have access to quality and meaningful training throughout your training contract.
• Inclusive culture- You’ll be part of a close-knit, diverse and ambitious cohort of trainee solicitors, and work first-hand with our energised and collaborative people who are experts in their field. You'll have your voice heard and have the opportunity to champion change through our numerous diversity networks.
• Secondment opportunities- Our global reach brings you the opportunity to spend 6 months of your training contract working in one of our international offices, with access to language lessons to support your experience. You will also have the opportunity to gain the unique and invaluable experience of spending 6 months working in-house for one of our long-standing clients.
• Trainee salary- First Year Salary: £52,000; Second Year Salary £57,000

Eligibility

Applications are open to finalists and graduates of all degree disciplines, as well as penultimate year law students. To qualify, you should be on track to achieve a 2.1 in your undergraduate degree.

If you haven't met these criteria and there are mitigating circumstances, there will be an opportunity for you to provide us with this information on your application.

Application

Our online application form allows you to showcase your talent, your passion for the industry and your knowledge of our firm. You will have the opportunity to share your insights into the legal industry and more details about yourself.

We do not recruit on a rolling basis and will review all applications after our closing date.