Charles Russell Speechlys

TYPE OF FIRM
International Law Firms

LOCATION
London, Cheltenham, Guildford

LONDON
£461 per week

REGIONS
£420 per week

DEADLINE
15/01/2025

Placement Schemes (In conjunction with a training contract)

Our Placement Scheme provides a chance to spend time with us and see exactly what we do on a daily basis.

You’ll spend either 2 weeks in our London office or 1 week in our Cheltenham or Guildford office depending on which Placement Scheme you apply for. Each week is spent in a different practice area where you will carry out real fee-earning work that could include attending client meetings and going to court.

Support is always close at hand, with a current trainee as a mentor and an associate as sponsor for each placement. You’ll also meet a variety people, either at organised social events or as part of your day-to-day interactions, and this will give you a real insight into the culture of the firm.

During your time with us you’ll be automatically considered for a Training Contract and will take part in an assessment centre which will be reviewed along with your performance during the Placement Scheme.

TYPE OF FIRM
International Law Firms

LOCATION
Cheltenham, London, Guildford

DEADLINE
15/01/2025

Direct Training Contract Route

We are passionate that those who cannot attend a placement scheme at the firm can still apply for a training contract. This route is solely for applications for a training contract without taking part in a placement scheme.

We offer UK Training Contracts in our London, Cheltenham and Guildford offices.

Regardless of whether you have done the LPC or SQE, our Training Contract is designed to give you the best possible training with the firm and encourage you to develop the key legal, business and interpersonal skills to enable you to become a successful lawyer.

For more information about post-graduate studies such as the Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), please see our Post-Graduate Studies page.

Seat Rotations

For both the LPC and SQE routes, you’ll rotate around the business across your two-year programme, giving you the opportunity to experience a range of different practice areas and engage in high level work with both private and commercial clients. At present the current rotation format is 4 x 6-month rotations. Before each seat rotation you will be asked which areas you are interested in working in and we will try to accommodate your preferences as much as we can. We do this through a series of conversations with our Early Talent team so we can understand your motivations and what areas of law you are interested in. You then submit formal seat preferences, and we work through so that everyone can have a range of choices across the 4 seats.

The different areas of law that trainees may experience during their training contract include (please note this varies by office):

Business Advisory and Transaction Services:

Corporate

Commercial

Financial Services

Employment

Immigration

Banking & Finance

Construction, Real Estate and Disputes:

Real Estate

Real Estate Disputes

Construction, Engineering & Projects

Litigation and Dispute Resolution:

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency

Private Wealth Disputes

Intellectual Property Litigation

Private Client:

Family

Corporate Tax

Private Property

Tax, Trusts & Succession