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Irwin Mitchell Jobs

Irwin Mitchell recuit across the UK for their training contract and vacation scheme. If there are any live openings, they will be listed below. 

Training Contract

As the UK's leading full-service law firm, we believe we have something genuinely different to offer our trainee solicitors.

As a full-service law firm, we have a wide range of seats available for you to train in. You'll undertake four seats over two years, giving you a breadth of experience across the individual or business stream:

• Individual – Medical Negligence, Serious Injury, Asbestos & Occupational Disease, Court of Protection, Public Law, Family Law, Private Client
• Business - Corporate, Banking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, Construction, Planning, Real Estate Disputes, Employment, Litigation, Commercial & Intellectual Property, Pensions, Regulatory

Some of our teams work nationally and each office offers different seat options dependent on department’s availability and business need. 

Please see our website for further details of which departments are in which office.

Training contract opportunities can be found in the following locations.

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Cambridge
• Chichester
• Gatwick
• Leeds
• London
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Reading
• Sheffield
• Southampton

The firm is looking for ambitious and well-motivated individuals who have a real commitment to the law and who can demonstrate a positive approach to their work. Irwin Mitchell recruits law and non-law graduates and views social ability as important as academic achievement.

Vacation Scheme

Going forward IM is no longer having a vacation scheme. Instead, everybody who passes the assessment centre will need to attend a one-day Insight Day so everyone can experience life at IM in-person.

Apprenticeships

Whether you’re leaving school or changing career, our apprenticeships are a fantastic alternative to studying at university. 

There are three main apprenticeships that you can do with us: 

• Business Administration
• Paralegal 
• Solicitor 

Each year this list can change so please check our website for any further non-legal apprenticeships. 

Your Training

Under our Paralegal Apprenticeship programme you’ll receive:

• Job-specific training through working alongside experienced staff.
• A competency-based qualification to demonstrate you have the skills required to carry out the role of a paralegal.
• A technical qualification that could start your journey to becoming a qualified solicitor.

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