FLEXIBLE SEATS
Your experience of training with us will be as broad as our client list and range of practice areas.
Exposure to different areas of the law will not happen by accident; it is ingrained in the structure of our ongoing training programme.
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'.
Our planning for trainee seats is based upon accommodating trainees' interests, ensuring trainees receive broad-based training and meeting the needs of the business. Given the breadth of our practice we are better placed than most leading firms to meet requests for particular seats. We request preferences for your first seat before you join, and will try to plan you into something for your first seat that is complementary to your long-term interests.
Upon joining you will be assigned to a member of the Trainee Development team who will act as your career coach throughout your training contract, somebody who can really get to know what your interests and plans are and give you advice and guidance about your training contract seats. We will ask you mid-way through your first seat where you would like to sit in seats two, three and four and create a bespoke seat plan for you. Of course, we will provide information to help you decide which practice areas might interest you most and point you in the direction of associates and partners who can talk to you about working in their practice.
We will ensure that you spend time in at least one of your preferred practice groups. Most trainees get at least one or two of their choices.