Trainee Solicitor

Hours: Full time Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: In line above Law Society recommendations.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Bristol / Gloucester

Davies and Partners Solicitors has a national reputation for providing a range of highly specialist legal services.

The Firm is renowned for its excellence in property law and related work such as planning, property litigation and construction. It has also developed high levels of expertise in clinical negligence and personal injury, employment law, matrimonial and family law, wills, trusts and probate, corporate law and commercial work, compliance and fraud, asset recovery and dispute resolution.

Our dedicated teams of expert solicitors are committed to providing their clients with professional, efficient, and high-quality legal services from across our five offices in Bristol, Gloucester, Birmingham, Devon, and London's West End.

Opportunity

We are currently seeking to recruit 4x full time Trainee Solicitors to start in September 2025 to be based at our Gloucester and Bristol offices on either:
a Fixed Term basis for two years, for those who will have completed their LPC or SQE by September 2025; or
a Fixed Term basis for 30 months for those undertaking the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship & SQE.

There are two routes to apply depending on your qualifications:

For candidates who have a Law Degree or PGDL but have not completed their either their LPC or SQE, there is the option to complete their studies via the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship and SQE route through a recognised education provider, with employment at Davies and Partners Solicitors. This route will follow the internal structure of the Training Contract programme with four seat rotations coupled with studying for the SQE.

For candidates who have a Law Degree or PGDL and have completed or will have completed their LPC or SQE by September 2025, there is the option to complete their qualification through the work-based Training Contract/Qualifying Work Experience with four seat rotations.

Key Skills Required:

• A good academic background with a minimum 2:1 Law Degree or equivalent
• self-motivated.
• able to work independently and within a team environment.
• possess excellent professionalism and interpersonal skills.
• remain positive when working under pressure; and
• have a methodical approach to solving problems and routine tasks.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31st May 2024
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 30th & 31st July 2024

You may have experience in the following: Legal Trainee, Junior Solicitor, Legal Apprentice, Legal Assistant, or Legal Graduate, etc.

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