At Osborne Clarke we're careful to recruit a small number of trainees each year, allowing us to concentrate our support and resources on helping them to qualify.
During the 2 year training contract trainees complete 4 six-month seats, and all trainees are expected to undertake a seat in litigation, corporate, and either real estate or tax. Our trainees are coached by experienced lawyers in each department and have access to a real workload. This enables them to qualify with experience and confidence in dealing with clients - essential at the start of their career.
In each seat trainees are assigned a training supervisor, who is responsible for their day-to-day supervision. In addition to regular informal feedback sessions trainees benefit from formal progress reviews held every 3 months which helps to track their development.
LENGTH OF THE PROGRAM
Two years.
SEATS
Our two-year training contract is made up of four seats, each lasting six months in four different practice areas. Three of these seats are usually corporate, real estate/tax and dispute resolution.
DEFERRALS OR DIFFERENT INTAKES
We have intakes in September each year.
Unfortunately we are unable to defer start dates.
NUMBER OF TRAINEES EMPLOYED
We employ around 35 trainees.
HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY
To apply, please complete an online application form. The deadline for receiving completed applications is 31 July.
Once you have submitted your application form you will be asked to complete an online verbal reasoning test. Please note that you must complete this test for your application to be considered.