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Applications for our 2026 Training Contract are now open and will close on Monday 30th June. Please click apply or use the link here.
Our Training Contract is open to applicants who will have successfully completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or SQE1 before starting the training contract with us. Those who have completed the LPC and studied a non-law degree will also need to have completed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). Please note we do not offer financial assistance for the GDL, LPC, or SQE1.
Spaces are available in our London, Leeds, and Birmingham offices and we usually have two intakes per year, around April and October time.
Why choose Devonshires?
Devonshires has been based in the City of London for more than 150 years. From our offices in London, Leeds, Birmingham, and Colchester we provide legal services throughout England and Wales. Our clients range from some of the world’s largest multi-national corporations to private individuals. We act for a significant number of charities, housing associations and Regulators. We would describe ourselves as “full service” with specialists in Commercial/Corporate, Civil Litigation, Housing, Employment, Real Estate & Projects & Property Development.
A Training Contract with us is rewarding and challenging in equal measures. With about 350 employees based across our offices, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment in which to develop your career as a Trainee and future Solicitor. Our size means you will work closely with Partners and Clients from the moment you start with us. This will enable you as a Trainee to quickly develop your skills and knowledge.
Our Trainees are a close-knit group, and we encourage all our Trainees to take part in the firm’s extra-curricular activities which the firm supports, whether this is firm socials, charity events, trainee socials, or sporting events.
Training:
As part of your Training Contract with us, you will undertake four six-month seats, across our range of practice areas. By working closely with your Trainee Supervisor in each seat, you will receive on the job training, which will include client contact and early responsibility in order to assist you in developing the necessary skills to become a well-rounded solicitor.
For any queries related to the Devonshires Training Contract, please contact Trainee.Recruit@devonshires.co.uk
How to Apply:
Please click to apply or use the link here.
All recruiters must submit their candidates’ CV via our HR team or using the recruitment inbox listed above. Only HR can agree terms of business with third parties, provide the appropriate privacy notice to be shared with candidates and ensure that the firm maintains its commitments to LEXCEL, ISO27001 and Equality Diversity & Inclusion.
Devonshires Solicitors LLP is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. As such all job applicants, employees, partners and third parties who come into contact with us, will receive equal treatment, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, trade union activities, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from groups where we are currently under-represented. For this reason, we ask that all candidates complete the recruitment monitoring survey in complete confidence for statistical purposes in order that we can effectively monitor how well our Diversity procedures are working. To review our policies on Diversity & Inclusion and Dignity at Work please visit our recruitment pages at www.devonshires.com.
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