Training Contract 2027

The two-year training period is divided into six "seats”, each lasting four months.

The first five seats are spent in one of the 13 different practice areas. Final seats are spent in the area where the trainee will be joining on qualification. This helps to facilitate the transition from trainee to associate. All trainees receive a solid grounding in commercial, contentious, private client and property law by sitting in four seats that focus predominantly on each of these legal areas. Our training programme concentrates on the development of essential practical skills such as drafting, negotiation, interviewing and advocacy as well as the necessary IT, legal research and marketing know-how.

Our Application Process

Every summer, we recruit 10 trainees to join us. Approximately 40-50 of the best applicants are sent our proofreading task to completed and those who score well are invited to a virtual first video interview where they will also be required to complete a short-written exercise in the form of an attendance note. If candidates are successful, they then progress to the second in-person interview stage and are also given a short research task they will need to discuss. Adjustments are available, if required. Interviews will be conducted between June and end of July.