PRE-QUALIFICATION
THE TRAINING CONTRACT
The two year training contract is split into 4 six-month periods. Trainees move around the firm during this time and each six-month period is known as a 'seat'.
Before you start your first seat, however, your formal training starts with a week-long induction programme. You will learn critical research skills as well as how to use the variety of resources and facilities that we provide. By the end of that first week you will be ready to start your first seat.
Lovells has a wide range of practice areas for trainees to choose from, so we place a high importance on helping our trainees to make informed decisions about the areas of work they will experience during the training contract. We ask all our new joiners to let us know if they are interested in particular practice areas. We can then bear this information in mind when we come to plan their seats.
The great extent to which our own Partners are involved in the training process, sharing their skills and experience with trainees, reflects the central role training plays within Lovells as a whole. Furthermore, all trainee solicitor supervisors receive a tailored programme of training to help coach, motivate and delegate effectively, ensuring our trainees receive the highest standard of supervision.
Pre-Qualification: The Training Contract
Technology also has an important role to play. TransAct, a virtual simulation of a global corporate transaction designed to link up Lovells' international lawyers and expose trainees to the global nature of work has been developed and is used widely as a learning tool. On-line training courses are also available.
Listed below are examples of legal topics included in the Training Programme:
Dispute Resolution
- How the court offices work and practical tips
- Introduction to pleading
- Disclosure
- Evidence and experts
- International arbitration case study
- Product liability case study
- Fraud and asset tracing
Corporate and Finance
- Contractual issues and workshop on drafting contracts
- Establishing a company
- Timetable of a bid
- Simple loan agreements
- Guarantees and indemnities
- Liquidation
- Insolvency overview
Real Estate
- Stamp duty: top ten tips for trainees
- Purchase and sale case study
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
- Practical Issues arising under leases
- Standard commercial property conditions
Other courses
- Copyright
- Introduction to telecoms law
- Effective legal research
- EU research workshop
- Finance and business skills
- Advocacy and communication
- Working with others
- Improving performance workshop
Language Training
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
- Spanish