Addleshaw Goddard |

Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard. We are a London headquartered, international, full-service law firm that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes for our clients globally.

We have been advising clients for 250 years, and today we support over 5000 of the world's most respected organisations. We help them in over 50 areas of business law, across more than 100 countries. And while the opportunities and challenges they bring us vary, we solve each in a uniquely AG way.

Our clients enjoy working with us, we deliver a high-quality experience across everything we do, and we are known for award-winning innovation - all of which we harness to bring impact to clients.

From the work we do to the culture we foster and the partnerships we form, every last part of Addleshaw Goddard is driven by three core values: quality, imagination, and impact. We welcome everyone, support people to achieve their full potential, and always seek smart ways to have a positive impact – for our clients, colleagues, and communities around the world.

We act for clients whatever the scale of their requirements. Last year we acted for over 5000 clients including over 300 companies listed on the stock market of 10 countries. We have also advised over half the FTSE 100 companies in the last 3 years, including Associated British Foods, SSE, GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC and British Land. Our business is about strong client relationships built on successful delivery across national and international markets.

The range and scale of our work is compelling, and encompasses high value strategic advice to the everyday. It means we are able to attract talented, like-minded individuals who love what they do, are committed to our clients success, and strive to build valued partnerships through our collective energy and expertise.

We require a 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent). But what will really open doors to an outstanding career here is the real you. At Addleshaw Goddard, we’re looking for original minds and collaborative spirits alongside motivation, drive and commercial awareness. We’re constantly delighted by the diverse backgrounds of our best lawyers, and we’re open to law and non-law graduates alike, as well as those looking to change career.

Culture shapes how we treat each other, our clients and our communities. At Addleshaw Goddard, we’re driven to consistently deliver the highest quality experiences and outcomes for everyone we support. Our clients and Addleshaw Goddard people past and present tell us that we're ambitious, supportive, and innovative. And when asked what makes us uniquely Addleshaw Goddard, they tell us we deliver excellence through true collaboration and by doing the right things in the right ways. From day one as a trainee, that is what you’ll experience…

You’ll be entrusted with meaningful and challenging work, gaining exposure to everything from multi-million-pound transactions and high-profile fraud cases to employment disputes and complex technology contracts. Beyond hands-on experience, you’ll have the opportunity to build your network working with different offices or even undertaking secondments with clients, supported by exceptional training, a first seat buddy scheme, and a dedicated mentor who will guide you throughout your training contract, and beyond – your growth is integral to our success.

We’re committed to supporting you every step of the way, helping you unlock your full potential. During each of your four six-month seats, you‘ll receive regular, constructive feedback through two-way performance reviews with your supervising partner or solicitor. These reviews are designed to help you build the skills required to excel in the varied and dynamic work you will encounter.

All of that said, summing up what it is like to work at Addleshaw Goddard in a few paragraphs doesn't fully capture our essence. Our culture is authentic, living and breathing, written by our people and best told through their personal experiences. So we bring our culture to life through the stories of our people – and if you choose to work with us, the next page of our story and our culture is yours to write.

Click here to read what our trainees have to say about training at AG.

Click here to read stories of our culture.

We offer week-long Easter work placements in Edinburgh and London, and two-week summer work placements in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. And because everyone is an individual, we make sure each placement is a valuable experience for each individual student.

While you are here, you will get to know the everyday life of an Addleshaw Goddard trainee. You will be allocated a department to sit in and, if you are part of the summer scheme, will swap into a new department in your second week. You will be supervised by an experienced solicitor, who will welcome you to the department and allocate work. A trainee buddy will be on hand to help throughout your placement.

This is a scheme as unique as you are. As well as informative sessions, group exercises, assessed work and plenty of time at your desk, you will attend social events with a range of people across the office. It’s a real chance to get to know our people and our culture. We offer training contracts to successful placement scheme students, so we’d encourage you to apply. We recruit for our trainees from our placement schemes and suggest anyone who is interested in a training contract at the firm apply for the placement scheme.

• Vacation scheme applications open: 1 October 2025
• Vacation scheme deadline:  6 January 2026 at 12pm

If you are a first year law student or first or second year non-law student in England, any first or second year student of any degree discipline in Scotland or a first or second year student of any degree discipline in Ireland, and you are interested in a career with us, you can apply to attend our 2026 virtual insight day to get to know us better. As well as meeting people from across the business, you will get practical advice on what we look for.

The virtual insight day runs on 24 March 2026 and applications close at 12pm on 10 February 2026. For more information please visit https://earlycareers.addleshawgoddard.com/careers/open-day/.

If you would like to be informed about future opportunities and events, please register your interest using  this link.

At Addleshaw Goddard, we believe in creating opportunities for everyone to thrive, recognising that university isn’t the right path for everyone. Our apprenticeship schemes offer an exciting alternative to kick-start your career, combining hands-on experience with tailored development in an award-winning, global law firm. From day one, you’ll earn a salary, build your skills and knowledge alongside experienced professionals, and be supported by dedicated mentors and structured training programmes.

Our culture is built on collaboration, inclusion, and a shared drive to succeed. As an apprentice, you’ll be part of our story, contributing to high-profile projects and shaping the future of the legal industry. Whether you’re pursuing a paralegal or solicitor apprenticeship, or exploring opportunities in business services, you’ll be immersed in a supportive environment that values your growth and celebrates your achievements. At AG, your journey is just the beginning.

For more information visit https://earlycareers.addleshawgoddard.com/careers/apprenticeships/.

We provide all trainees with a substantial and competitive range of benefits. These include:

Lifestyle

• Cycle Scheme
• Gym allowance
• CSR Days
• Season Ticket Loan
• Railcard (Young Persons)
• Give as You Earn
• Buy/sell holiday

Wealth and Protection

• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Pension with matched contribution of 5%
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Bonus Plan
• Talent Spotting
• AG Excellence

Health and Wellbeing

• Dental
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Screening
• Health and Wellbeing Subsidy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health

Pro bono work allows us to live out our firm's values and support our communities and all our fee earners (including trainees) have a 50 hour allowance to engage on our pro bono programme.

Our pro bono programme mirrors our key practice areas across the firm and by delivering free legal advice to individuals, charities and social enterprises we're able to empower them to thrive whilst also providing opportunities for our people to give back to the communities in which we operate. 

We have a central pro bono steering committee, which is supported by our Pro Bono Partners and the firm's Senior Pro Bono and Inclusion Manager who are tasked with identifying new opportunities and innovative approaches to develop new initiatives to deliver our programme across our global business. 

AG's pro bono strategy is built around:

• the provision of pro bono advice to charities and social enterprises;
• providing pro bono advice at legal advice centres and/or supervising students at local universities and law schools which provide legal advice centres;
• the ability to work collaboratively across large scale pro bono projects;
• taking on key pro bono clients where we can become their complete legal function; and
• actively exploring opportunities to work with clients in partnership.

In the last financial year, we delivered nearly 9,500 hours of pro bono legal advice which had a value of over £5m, showing a 17% growth from the previous year.

At Addleshaw Goddard, we recognise the importance of nurturing an inclusive culture to help us attract, retain and enable our people to be the best they can be.

In 2020 we introduced a new, Board approved inclusion strategy, which included:

• Allocating senior leadership roles across 5 key strands of inclusion (Disability, Ethnicity, Gender, LGBTQ+ and Social Mobility), including senior partners and business services leads.
• The setting of targets for ethnicity and gender across our business.
• The setting of short-, medium- and long-term goals to keep us accountable.

Since 2020 we have kept our strategy under review to ensure that it remains ambitious and reflects the needs of our people.  And hope that this strategic approach will create greater equality within our firm and foster a greater sense of belonging amongst our people.

Now, our commitment to DE&I remains resolute across our business and is underpinned by the firm's 2030 Vision, which clearly articulates the firm's continued focus on investing in our Culture.  Our current objectives include:

• To improve the diversity by attracting the best talent, irrespective of background or protected characteristic.
• To nurture a culture that centres on equity, inclusion and mutual respect so that everyone feels as though they belong and can be the best they can be.
• To be a firm known for its flexibility, inclusivity and innovation when it comes to DE&I in the legal sector.

A core part of our DE&I programme has been the investment into our employee networks which now have over 700 members and include:

• OpenAG (LGBTQ+)
• AG Embrace (Ethnicity)
• The Vine (Gender)
• Ability Forum (Disability and Carers)
• Social Mobility Champions (Social Mobility)
• Jewish Network
• Christian Network
• Hindu, Sikh and Jain Network
• Muslim Network