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The AllAboutLaw perspective on Cripps

At Cripps, law is about more than just transactions and technical expertise ; it’s about building meaningful relationships and making a lasting difference. Whether supporting high-growth businesses, advising individuals on personal wealth matters, or shaping the built environment, Cripps’ people are trusted partners at the heart of their clients’ lives and ambitions.

A top 100 UK firm with a strong presence across London and the South East, Cripps is known for its distinctive combination of City-calibre work and values-led culture. Its B Corp™ certification speaks volumes, this is a firm where purpose, people and planet are woven into the way business is done. 

Cripps offers early responsibility and true collaboration. Trainees are integrated into multidisciplinary teams working across corporate, real estate, litigation and private client services. With clients ranging from entrepreneurs and national developers to landed estates and creative start-ups, there’s no shortage of variety or opportunity to grow.

People from City, national and regional firms have all chosen to build their careers at Cripps, attracted by its high-quality work and inclusive culture. Cripps is clear about what it values: care, imagination, enjoyment and achievement, and these values guide how people work together at every level of the business.

With a strong focus on long-term relationships and positive outcomes, Cripps is a firm where early talent can develop both professionally and personally while contributing to work that supports businesses, communities, and individuals alike.

What the firm says

Cripps is a top 100 UK law firm, consistently recognised by Legal 500, Chambers UK, and other independent legal directories for excellence across corporate, real estate, litigation and private client services. With offices in London, Horsham and Tunbridge Wells, the firm offers an integrated team of more than 500 people. Cripps is B Corp™ certified, part of a global community of businesses aligning profit and purpose to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

Cripps is committed to delivering exceptional client service, solving their problems, championing their ambitions and making a positive and lasting impact on the communities it serves.

Cripps lawyers are either home-grown through the firm’s comprehensive training contract programme or join from other high-quality, city, national and regional firms and are complemented by high-quality business support professionals. The firm recruits people from all walks of life, who share its values: to care, imagine, enjoy and achieve. The firm believes strongly that the best ideas come from working with each other, not for each other regardless of seniority.

Principal areas of work

Corporate: With decades of experience, Cripps’ award-winning corporate team offers a wealth of knowledge and advice to entrepreneurs and businesses, locally and globally. Whether starting out, expanding or maturing, the team help clients to identify opportunities, explore options and manage risks. Expertise include: banking and finance; commercial contracts; corporate advisory; employment; investment and funds; mergers and acquisitions; restructuring and insolvency.

Dispute resolution: The firm’s large team of tenacious dispute resolution solicitors work with trust, tact and diplomacy to resolve clients’ disputes as painlessly as possible. The team covers: commercial; employment; family; inheritance; professional negligence; property and shareholder disputes.

Real estate: Cripps has one of the best known, multi-disciplinary real estate teams in the South East. Its 120-strong team of specialist property lawyers span multiple real estate sectors and disciplines. The team works across retail, leisure, food and drink, creative industries, housing and logistics. With construction, planning, property finance and dispute resolution teams, clients appreciate Cripps’ joined up capabilities. Clients include the UK’s largest institutional investors, landed estates and residential developers as well as high-end luxury retail brands and technology companies.

Private client: Cripps highly skilled private client team supports individuals and their families, both in the UK and abroad, in their personal and professional lives. The team helps clients to protect, grow, share and enjoy their wealth. Trusted for their expertise in high-value complex cases, Cripps’ lawyers are noted for their discretion and integrity. Expertise include: residential property; family law and disputes; supporting the vulnerable; tax advice; wealth structuring; succession planning; wills, trusts and probate.

Sectors: Over the years, Cripps has built a strong track record in providing legal services in several industry sectors; charities and non-profit; creative industries; commercial real estate; retail, leisure, hospitality and technology. The firm has built a multi-disciplinary team focusing on these sectors, who understands the market trends and the issues clients are facing. Drawing on the experience of lawyers who have spent time working in-house, on secondments and days spent on site, Cripps truly understands the client environment and perspective.

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Data

• First year trainee salary £33,000
• Second year trainee salary£36,000
• NQ salary - London£72,000
• NQ - Tunbridge Wells & Horsham£60,000
• PDGL course fees paid? Yes
• SQE course fees paid? Yes
• Training Contracts9
• Latest Trainee Retention Rate 80%
• OfficesLondon
• OfficesHorsham
• OfficesTunbridge Wells

Academic requirements

At Cripps, we believe that potential goes beyond grades, which is why we have no minimum academic entry requirements. Your exam results are considered as part of your overall application, but they do not define it. We’re far more interested in understanding your skills, experiences, and motivations.

If you're a non-law graduate applying to join our SQE programme, please note that we do require you to complete a law conversion course. While this is not a formal requirement set by the SRA, we consider it an essential part of our academic criteria. This foundational legal knowledge will not only support your success in the SQE assessments but also provide a strong base for your future legal career.

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