Where your growth becomes our shared ambition
Our Trainee Associate Programme is built around your ambition and fuelled by ours: we want to see you thrive, grow and shape a career that’s meaningful to you and valuable to our clients. Over two years, you’ll take on real responsibility, rotate across four dynamic practice areas, and gain experience that sets you apart. You’ll be challenged and supported in equal measure, working with some of the best minds in the business, and open to a wealth of opportunity.
This is your foundation to become an excellent lawyer, trusted advisor, confident collaborator and resilient leader. But also, your route to becoming the person you want to be.
We recruit trainees exclusively through our Vacation Schemes.
This is your foundation to become an excellent lawyer, trusted advisor, confident collaborator and resilient leader. But also, your route to becoming the person you want to be.
We recruit trainees exclusively through our Vacation Schemes.
Salary and benefits
Our lawyers command their fields with high-profile, high-quality work that matters to our clients. Our work is demanding — and rewarding. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits and meaningful personal support throughout your time with us.
Here are some of the benefits you'll enjoy during your first years:
Here are some of the benefits you'll enjoy during your first years:
Year 2 Salary - £61,000
NQ Base Salary - £145,000
£20,000 maintenance grant
£12,500 grant on the London PGDL (£10,000 outside of London)
Your legal education
We've partnered with BPP University to create the City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (CCP) — a rigorous SQE route designed to help you excel. It includes:
- Specialist SQE prep and practice area training
- Commercial and interpersonal skill-building
- A blend of digital learning, live workshops and simulations
Seat rotations
You'll complete four seats, choosing from a wide range of practice areas, including Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Finance, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Intellectual Property, Employment, Pensions & Incentives, and Tax. Each rotation helps you explore your interests and build specialist skills in sectors where we lead.
Secondments
As a truly global firm, our client secondments are a vital part of your development where you can spend six months expanding your global network. We offer 55 secondments each year, including:
- International secondments to offices in Europe, Asia and Australia.
- Client secondments giving you first-hand insight into client priorities.
- Internal secondments to our ESG, pro bono or in-house legal teams.
Pro bono and community
From advising at Toynbee Hall Housing Clinic to supporting global social impact initiatives, you'll be encourages to contribute meaningfully to the community.
You can also join our Trainee Business Development Committee (TBDC) to strengthen your commercial insight.
You can also join our Trainee Business Development Committee (TBDC) to strengthen your commercial insight.
Support and mentoring
We’ll look after you and make sure you have the support of people who’ve been in your shoes. From your first day, you’ll share an office with a senior associate and most of our trainees will have two formal supervisors during each seat. You’ll also be matched with a partner mentor and supported by a dedicated HR team to help you navigate every step of your journey.
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