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The closing date is 31 July 2025Becoming a solicitor at WrigleysWrigleys is a specialist firm that concentrates on specific areas of law. &nbsp;We are always interested to hear from candidates who have a genuine interest in our firm, and in at least one of our specialisms.We seek talented individuals to be our solicitors of the future. &nbsp;If you think you have what it takes to join our specialist firm of leading lawyers, please do contact us.In the past, we offered around three training contracts per year to candidates under the Legal Practice Course route to qualification. &nbsp;We have always been flexible, in that we don’t simply recruit the ‘top three’ candidates who apply – instead we remain open-minded as to the numbers, and aim to recruit those candidates who embody our Values and Ways of Working.We are continuing this pattern under the Solicitors Qualifying Examination route, so we now welcome applications from both SQE candidates and those under the transitional (LPC) arrangements.&nbsp;We do not have a set process for legal apprenticeships, but if that is the route you wish to take to solicitor qualification, and you think you could make your career at Wrigleys, please do apply.We offer excellent training, and if you are an SQE candidate, we offer some financial support for the SQE – please see below.What do we look for?We take a long term view of recruitment. &nbsp;We are looking to find in our pre-qualification solicitor recruitment the individuals who will qualify with us, stay with us and make a real contribution, perhaps becoming the leaders of the firm in future. &nbsp;A number of our current partners trained with the firm. &nbsp;We expect candidates to know something of the firm before they apply, even if that is simply from reading our website. &nbsp;As a specialist firm, we appreciate that it can be difficult for candidates to gain experience in one of our fields prior to applying, but we do look for some evidence of a genuine interest in our specialisms, either through your experiences to date or in your covering letter. &nbsp;We look for good grades, but we do not set specific minimum requirements. &nbsp;A 1st class or 2:1 degree (gained or predicted) is preferred, though applicants with a 2:2 will be considered if the rest of their application is sufficiently strong. &nbsp;Similarly, A levels (or equivalent) at A and B grades are preferred, but not essential. &nbsp;We look at each application as a whole.Fundamentally, we seek strong candidates who can make a valuable contribution to the firm, and we are interested to hear from candidates planning to take any of the various routes to become a qualified solicitor.What is our process?We are now accepting applications for candidates to join us in September 2027. &nbsp;These may be for traditional Periods of Recognised Training under the transitional arrangements, or you may be an SQE candidate, or looking for a legal apprenticeship. &nbsp;Please make it clear on your application which route you are pursuing.Our process is as follows:<ul><li>To apply please visit our vacancies page: You will be required to provide a CV and a covering letter.&nbsp;</li><li>Please ensure that your CV includes all of your academic qualifications, subjects and grades, including GCSE and A levels. If it does not, this could impact your application, and it may mean that we cannot give it full consideration.</li><li>We will take mitigating circumstances relating to your academic record into consideration. Please provide full details of your mitigating circumstances with your application, and include written evidence from the examining body/relevant academic institution and/or verification by a third party such as your doctor or tutor.</li><li>The closing date for 2027 recruitment is 31 July 2025. Applications received after this date will not be considered.&nbsp;</li><li>Candidates will be selected and invited for video and in-person interviews at our Leeds office in August.&nbsp;</li><li>Offers will be made shortly after the interviews have taken place.</li><li>Sadly, we cannot reply to all applications, but if you have applied and have not heard from us by the end of August 2025, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.</li></ul>We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment.What does the training look like?For our training contracts (i.e. transitional arrangement two-year ‘periods of recognised training’) we offer seats in three or four of the following areas:<ul><li>Property</li><li>Private client, trusts, probate and tax planning</li><li>Pensions</li><li>Charities (including employment, company and commercial, social enterprise)</li><li>Court of Protection</li><li>Wrigleys undertakes no litigation or contentious work as such, but training and experience in contentious matters (as is required by the SRA Practice Skills Standards) is available through secondment to another firm.</li></ul>For SQE candidates, we will broadly replicate the training contract, with seats as described above providing two years of Qualifying Work Experience with us. &nbsp;Our small recruitment intake will enable us to adapt to suit the experience, aspirations and interests of the individuals we recruit.Trainees at Wrigleys are given early responsibility and make an important contribution to our teams. We offer competitive trainee and NQ salaries, and we have excellent retention rates on qualification.Does Wrigleys provide funding?If you are entering the profession through the SQE route, we will require you to do up to the full two years’ QWE with us, and to attend an SQE preparatory course at a training provider of our choice. &nbsp;We expect this to be a one-year full time Master’s course. &nbsp;Subject to agreeing the detailed terms with you, Wrigleys will pay the cost of the SQE preparatory course and the cost of the SQE exams. &nbsp;If you are looking to pursue the legal apprenticeship route, please apply and we can discuss funding.We do not provide any funding for the GDL or LPC.Important Dates<ul><li>Application deadline: 31 July 2025</li><li>Interviews: August 2025 (video and in-person at our Leeds office)</li><li>Offers made shortly after interviews have taken place</li></ul>

Trainee Solicitor - September 2027 - Wrigleys

Deadlines: 31 January 2025 for Vacation Scheme &amp; 16 June 2025 for Training ContractApplying for a Training ContractIf you have additional needs and requirements due to a medical reason, disability or social economic reason that prevent you from completing the online application form in its current format please contact our graduate recruiter Jenny Sanghera, to discuss alternative arrangements or provisions for you.The initial process for submitting an application for the Vacation Scheme and Training Contract is the same. This involves completing the application formFor candidates who are interested in applying to both the Vacation Scheme and a Training Contract, you are very welcome to apply to this at the same time. If your Vacation Scheme application is not successful it will not impact your application for a Training Contract.Should you apply for your Training Contract early to meet the Vacation Scheme deadline you are still able to log into your application form any time before the Training Contract deadline to add additional information. Please do this if you secure further work experience, attend additional industry events or receive additional academic results.Please be aware that we do not recruit on a rolling basis and all interviews take place after the relevant deadline has passed.Applications are welcome from students of all disciplines. The earliest an application can be made for a Training Contract is in your penultimate year of your Law degree or final year of your degree for non-law students, we do welcome applications from candidates who are past this stage too. We seek candidates who can evidence overall strong academics and our minimum entry requirement is an obtained or expected 2.1 in either a law or non-law degree. We do not have a minimum A-level grade requirement but we do ask that you submit this information so we can see your areas of interest at school and build a picture of your academic progress as you continued your studies.We do not electronically pre-screen application forms, each form is considered on its own merit. Every candidate has a different journey and experience which has brought them to the point of submitting an application to us and we welcome this diversity. We ask that you take the time to add further information where applicable to help us better understand you as an individual and your pathway to us. This is particularly relevant if you are applying later than your penultimate year of your Law degree or final year of your degree for non-law students, if your academic results have been anything other than consistently high, or if you have not gained much legal work experience.More information about a Training Contract at Boodle Hatfield can be found in our graduate recruitment brochure online.Key dates<ul><li>1 November 2024 to 31 January 2025 – 2024 Vacation Scheme</li><li>1 November 2024 to 16 June 2025 – Apply for 2027 Training Contract</li><li>July 2025 – Attend Summer Scheme</li><li>Up to August 2027 – Complete remaining legal studies</li><li>September 2027 – Training Contract Commences</li></ul>Selection Process The selection process for 2027 Training Contracts will be held during July/August 2025.If your application has been shortlisted you will be invited to an assessment centre. This will involve a visit to the London office, an interview with two Partners, an interview with our HR Director, and an ability test in verbal reasoning. You will also have the opportunity to take a tour of our London office, meet some of our current trainees and ask them any questions about what it is like to train at Boodle Hatfield in a relaxed setting.We feel that when our candidates are comfortable they perform at their best and we get to see the real individual. Our Partners and HR Director are experienced in graduate recruitment and set out to make the interview an enjoyable conversation for both parties from the outset. We are keen to get to know you and see how you will fit into our firm. We also want you to leave our offices with a clear idea about whether Boodle Hatfield is a firm you can see yourself training in and progressing though your career.Study Once you have been offered a Training Contract, you need to complete your studies.PGDL Students who have not completed a qualifying law degree will be required to complete the PGDL, we will sponsor future trainees who are still to complete their PGDL.SQE We will sponsor future trainees to complete the SQE exams and attend our preferred preparation courses. We recommend that our trainees attend the SQE preparation courses at BPP at any of their sites (London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Manchester).Training Contract You will join Boodle Hatfield in September 2027 and undertake your two year Training Contract.If you have any queries on our Trainee Programme please contact Jenny Sanghera, Graduate Recruiter

Training Contract 2027 & Vacation Scheme 2025 - Boodle Hatfield

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