Trainee Solicitor Ashurst LLP

Job description

The training contract comprises four seats of six months each. One seat will be in our finance department and we would expect you to sit in at least one other transactional department during your training. The other two seats can be in any of our broad range of practice areas. We will work hard to accommodate your wishes: you could choose an area in which you have a particular interest, join an international office or go on secondment to a client. Each seat starts with its own induction course, complete with short guides and checklists so you know exactly what to expect. You will also meet the supervising partner or associate who will work with you and provide guidance. Your supervisor will encourage you to work closely with others in their practice in order for you to gain the broadest experience possible. Your supervisor will review your progress during and at the end of your seat, helping you to pinpoint successes and areas where more development is required. Their thoughts will also underpin a more formal annual review with a graduate recruitment partner and our graduate recruitment and development manager. During the first two weeks of your training contract we’ll give you a comprehensive induction to the firm. This will help you get to grips with our departments in detail as well as our IT systems, library and other resources. You will also begin the Professional Skills Course and skills training that will continue throughout the next two years and beyond qualification.

Person requirements

Firstly, you will need to be absolutely driven to succeed. There will be late nights where you will be in the office, facing tight deadlines and real pressure to perform. A love for the law will only carry you so far. You need to be totally committed to delivering for your clients, and for the firm as a whole. After that, we look for everything you would expect to see in us: common sense, discipline, professionalism, good judgement, dextrous thinking, creative ideas, an intelligent, international, commercial perspective – and the confidence to express yourself on paper, within teams and to a boardroom of your peers. With our commitment to strong relationships, we will be looking for examples in your own history of building strong links, whether in teams or with customers. And with our work stretching so far around the globe, foreign languages will certainly weigh in your favour.

Qualification and experience requirements

You will need to be on track for a strong 2:1 (or equivalent) in your undergraduate degree.

Funding for training

We cover the course fees for the GDL and LPC and £6,500 towards the cost of maintenance.