Early Careers Opportunities 2023 and 2024

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations, wealthy individuals and over 100 rural landowners; including National Trust and English Heritage.

With a focus on twelve key sectors (Public, Government and Third Sector; Technology,  Healthcare; Insurance, Manufacturing;  Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences; Technology and Private Wealth).

For more information about our UK offices and regional strength please visit https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/uk/locations.

Our clients include Nissan, HSBC, Grainger, Bellway, Sainsbury’s, New Look, Atom Bank, HS2 and Five Guys. Whether we’re working with a FTSE 100 business, a government organisation or a privately managed company, our approach is to build productive, trusting long-term relationships.

We always put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and ask the right questions so that we can really understand and anticipate their needs. That’s why we look for trainees who take the time to listen and who want to work for a firm where integrity and reliability matter every bit as much as insight and legal expertise.

We take our commitment to being a Responsible Business very seriously and care about the impact of our actions on our people, our local community and the environment. 

Building sustainable relationships through partnerships with charities, community projects and our own initiatives and networks, we are determined to play a strong role in creating better places to live, work and do business.  

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Inclusion sits at the heart of our firm’s values. A diverse and inclusive workplace, full of the richness of different perspectives, creates better ways of working.

We want everyone to reach their full potential, by being themselves whilst encouraging each other to achieve their goals with courage, determination and enthusiasm.

We work hard to ensure that difference is visibly valued and welcomed, and that our people understand there is so much to diversity and inclusion and it's not about a set of paper policies. Everything from our award-winning apprenticeship scheme, our Investors in People Accreditation, our focus on health and wellbeing, to our internal DEI networks and our #BeYourself campaign, underlines the importance of a visibly proactive and diverse and inclusive culture.

Early careers opportunities 2023 and 2024

Would you like to develop key skills needed for employment and get your first insight into life at a transatlantic law firm?

Work experience is an invaluable tool and we recognise the importance of gaining employability skills to kick start your career.

Here at Womble Bond Dickinson, we offer a range of opportunities to help you develop your skills and gain experience, introducing you to the world of a commercial work and helping with career choices.

Our programmes are tailored to different levels of education so whether you're in key stage 4 and studying towards your GCSE's or in key stage 5 and working towards your A-levels or equivalent qualifications, there will be a programme for you.

To get started, visit our online virtual work experience programme, Forage.

Forage is a virtual law programme that you can complete in your own time, introducing you to roles in law, supporting you with developing a personal statement and an introduction to some law based tasks. This is available to all students and a great addition to your CV.

Throughout the year we also run a selection of office based and virtual workshops, webinars, networking sessions and work placements so you can find out more about careers at Womble Bond Dickinson, develop your skills and have an opportunity to meet people from across our business services and legal teams.

We also work with a number of schools and organisations throughout the UK, delivering skills workshops, attending career events and offering work experience programmes which include PRIME and Pathways to Law.

If you would like to hear about our programmes, sign up to our Early Talent Community (https://jobs.wbd-uk.com/jobs/talent_community/) for updates about new opportunities as they become available.

Schools and organisations

We work with a number of schools and organisations throughout the UK, delivering skills workshops, offering work experience programmes and attending careers events. Some examples of our current programmes and organisations we work with include PRIME, Pathways to Law, NE1 Can and Business in the Community.

If you're a student, parent, or education establishment and would like to know more about these opportunities we'd love to hear from you.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a great alternative to full time university and we have lots of fantastic opportunities for you to join an apprenticeship programme with us. We have a range of apprenticeship programmes across business services and legal, including our Paralegal and Solicitor Apprenticeship. 

Click here to learn more about an apprenticeship with us and visit our vacancies page to apply for current opportunities.

Graduate recruitment

Are you completing university soon or a university graduate? If you are looking to apply for our first-rate training contract programme please visit our dedicated microsite for more information and apply online.