Trainee Solicitors
Herrington & Carmichael look for trainee solicitors who can build-on the firm's current success and take direct responsibility for the firm's future growth and development .
We have always believed that recruiting talented trainee solicitors is key to our success and have invested a lot of time and energy in finding the right people and then offering them a degree of training that not only equips them for professional life but is both varied and interesting in its content.
Our trainees are highly regarded in the marketplace. The firm believes that key to any solicitor's development is experience of dealing with clients. Under the supervision of a partner or senior fee earner trainees will from day one be given work involving client contact.
The two-year training contracts are tailored to produce a well rounded and skilled lawyer. The following contracts cover the following areas:
Application Process
All our current vacancies for trainees are full. We are next likely to recruit for September 2013 and a notice about the recruitment process will be placed on this site and also advised to the College of Law at the appropriate time. For the present speculative applications for training contracts will simply be filed.
Company
There is a broad range of company and commercial work including acquisition and disposal, management buy-outs, directors' agreements and intellectual property rights. There will also be the opportunity to experience seats in dispute resolution and conveyancing.
Private Client
The trainee will gain experience of residential conveyancing and matrimonial work and have significant exposure to Wills inheritance tax and services for the elderly
Commercial Property & Property Development
This contract will cover various aspects of planning and development as well as elements of dispute resolution and residential conveyancing.
Litigation
This is a very varied training contract with seats in residential conveyancing, dispute resolution matrimonial and employment.