Closing date: 04 March 2024

Warwickshire County Council

Trainee Solicitor

Salary: £26,421 - £28,770

Contact: markrandell@warwickshire.gov.uk

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Job Description:

Are you looking for a training contract which will provide you with an opportunity for hands on experience over a wide variety of legal practice? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.

Warwickshire Legal Services is forward looking, commercially driven, and focused on delivering expert legal advice. We are looking for motivated, ambitious trainee solicitors to join our award-winning, nationally recognised legal service. We are currently inviting applications for up to 5 training contracts, commencing 2024 and 2025.

Warwickshire Legal Services operates as a commercial business within Warwickshire County Council, generating our own income from providing comprehensive services to the Council, and from supporting a diverse pool of external public sector clients and partner bodies including the police and other councils. Few in-house teams operate this way, and our approach gives you a unique environment in which to start your career. You’ll join an award-winning group of innovative legal professionals providing work opportunities across a wide range of areas including Planning, Commercial, Contracts, Property, Education, Child Protection and Adult Social Care.

Warwickshire trainees benefit from a 24 month training contract, spread across 4 service areas. Working in each team for 6 months will provides you with the opportunity to work with internal and external clients, across a broad range of legal practice areas. Dedicated mentors and supervision complete our package, which provides the whole framework you need for your qualification to solicitor.

In short, we are an ambitious, nationally recognised team that wants to deliver consistently outstanding legal work. Because of our unique offering, we boast a diverse range of legal talent for you to learn from, and we’re proud to say that the solicitors who train with us tend to stay with us.

Entry requirements can be found on our job description.

Closing date for applications 4th March 2024.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a virtual assessment early April 24. Candidates will then be shortlisted for an in person assessment in May.

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