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Addleshaw Goddard offers a superb training contract, plus Easter work placements in Edinburgh and London, and summer work placements in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. 

Training Contract

Great minds don't think alike

About the training programme

We are more than just exceptional lawyers here. We attract sparkling people from all backgrounds, who bring their own unique qualities, along with a collaborative approach, professional drive and a commitment to every client’s success. This is just one of the reasons we’re sure you will enjoy working with us.

As a trainee, important cases will come your way from the get-go. You will work on everything from multi-million-pound deals to high-profile fraud cases, employment disputes to complex technology contracts. Our success is intrinsically linked to yours, so we’ll always have your back and help you realise your potential.

Training contracts are four seats long, with opportunities to spend time in another of our offices as well as on secondment with clients. During each six-month seat, you will have regular two-way performance reviews with your supervising partner or solicitor. They will help you develop the skills you need to deal with the demanding work you will come across every day. 

As well as learning on the job, you will also have access to high-quality in-house and external training, a buddy scheme in your first seat, and a mentor throughout your training contract and beyond.

The best advocates of our graduate careers are the trainees themselves. See what some of them have to say about life at Addleshaw Goddard here. 

When and how to apply

• Vacation scheme applications open: 1 October 2024
• Vacation scheme deadline: 9 January 2025

Work placements

What makes you unique will make you fly

Work placements

We offer week-long Easter work placements in Edinburgh and London, and two-week summer work placements in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. And because everyone is an individual, we make sure each placement is a valuable experience for each individual student.

While you are here, you will get to know the everyday life of an Addleshaw Goddard trainee. You will be allocated a department to sit in and, if you are part of the summer scheme, will swap into a new department in your second week. You will be supervised by an experienced solicitor, who will welcome you to the department and allocate work. A trainee buddy will be on hand to help throughout your placement.

This is a scheme as unique as you are. As well as informative sessions, group exercises, assessed work and plenty of time at your desk, you will attend social events with a range of people across the office. It’s a real chance to get to know our people and our culture. We offer training contracts to successful placement scheme students, so we’d encourage you to apply. We recruit for our trainees predominately from our placement schemes and suggest anyone who is interested in a training contract at the firm apply for the placement scheme.

Apprenticeships

We recognise that university is not for everyone and welcome a pathway that acknowledges a different approach to kick start your career. Earn a salary from day one and build your skills and knowledge with experienced reputable professionals. Our Apprenticeship Schemes provide individuals with invaluable work experience in an award winning premium law firm.

We offer a range of apprenticeships from paralegal and solicitor apprenticeships to apprenticeships in business services.

Benefits

We provide all trainees with a substantial and competitive range of benefits. These include:

Lifestyle

• Cycle Scheme
• Gym allowance
• CSR Days
• Season Ticket Loan
• Railcard (Young Persons)
• Give as You Earn
• Buy/sell holiday

Wealth and Protection

• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Pension with matched contribution of 5%
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Bonus Plan
• Talent Spotting
• AG Excellence

Health and Wellbeing

• Dental
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Screening
• Health and Wellbeing Subsidy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health

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