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Application deadline: 31 May 2025Choosing the right law firm to qualify with is a big decision and you’ll need to weigh up many factors. To make things easier for you, here are the key things you should know about us.There are two routes for qualifying at FSP: a Training Contract or the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship.Training Contracts: a two-year training period for those who have completed the SQE 1&amp;2 or LPC.The Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship: for Law graduates or those who have completed a Law conversion course, who have not yet started the SQE. Graduate Apprentice Solicitors complete the SQE 1&amp;2 while simultaneously carrying out their Qualifying Work Experience. SQE studies and exams are funded through FSP.Size With over 100 people based in one office, our participants can make a big impact while still benefiting from the expertise and training provided by a wide range of highly talented lawyers. At FSP you’ll get client contact and hands on access to deals, cases and advisory work that gets you building and using your legal skills quickly.Variety We are a full-service law firm, which means we provide advice to organisations and individuals across a wide range of issues that are likely to affect them (with the exception of general criminal advocacy). We therefore encourage applications from people who see their career as focused on commercial clients and organisations, or on helping individuals, or who want to try both before deciding where to specialise. You’ll experience some very different seats during your training to give you a rounded experience to help you choose where you want to specialise.Location Our Reading office makes us well placed to take advantage of a thriving business district in and around the Thames Valley. Being close to London we can attract a wider client base looking for sensibly priced, quality advice, and our proximity to Heathrow and our international network membership of Globaladvocaten gives us an international reach beyond most firms of our size. Our modern, central, riverside offices are also handily placed for transport links, shopping, restaurants and other useful venues – or just for taking a relaxing lunchtime stroll (or run) beside the river.Learning &amp; development As a firm, developing all our people is extremely important to us, as our gold accreditation with Investors in People testifies. We take particular care in ensuring our participants get the support and encouragement they need to reach their potential. The training you will receive ensures you develop a broad spectrum of skills including commercial awareness and the importance of legal technology.Culture We are particularly well known for our friendly and supportive culture, which has been a core part of our philosophy since we were founded over 30 years ago. Joining our ‘Family FSP’ you can be confident you’ll be looked after and supported to get that essential balance of work and home-life/outside interests. Health and well-being are at the forefront of the culture we promote and you will be involved in regular training and workshops to build on that culture.We have a strong social ethos. We value face to face interaction, team meetings and regular social events. We also like to get involved in the local community. Not only are we heavily involved in the local legal and business networks, we support many charitable local initiatives, through the FSP Foundation and beyond.Training ContractsOver the two-year period of training, our trainees will usually undertake 4 seats of 6 months each before qualifying. We try to reflect the interests of each trainee in their seat rotations, giving priority to second year trainees to put them in the best place as they approach qualification.&nbsp; As one of our trainees you may spend time in any of the following teams:<ul><li>Corporate</li><li>Family &amp; Matrimonial</li><li>Real Estate</li><li>Residential Conveyancing</li><li>Business Services (Commercial, IP &amp; Technology, Employment, Dispute Resolution)</li><li>Wills, Tax &amp; Trusts</li></ul>You’ll find more information about the work we do in the ‘Expertise’ section of our website.We ensure all our trainees have a mid-seat and end of seat review, plenty of contact with supervisors and others and lots of additional training opportunities, including in-house and external training sessions.Graduate Solicitor ApprenticeshipLasting 27 months, the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship allows you to start gaining your qualifying work experience while studying for the SQE. In a 5-day week, you’ll spend 4 days working with your team and an average of 1 day ‘out of the office’ for study release. We think this is a fantastic opportunity – you’ll receive a salary during your apprenticeship and also have your SQE studies and exams funded through FSP.&nbsp; We also make available an intensive week of mock examinations with tutor feedback prior to SQE 1 examinations and SQE 2 assessments. During the apprenticeship you’re likely to follow the seat rotation format, undertaking 4 seats in different teams across the firm before qualifying.Applicants for the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship must hold a GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).ApplicationWe typically recruit 2 trainee solicitors and/or Graduate Solicitor Apprentices. Trainee solicitors start in March or September. Graduate Solicitor Apprentices start in February or September. &nbsp;At any time we have around 6 trainee solicitors (including Graduate Apprentice Solicitors).Applications opened on 2 January 2025 are for training opportunities in 2027 and 2028.Work experience applications opened on 2 January 2025 for the 2025 Work Experience Programme in June and July 2025.Applications are made through a short on-line application form with a supporting CV. Your CV is very important and should contain the following details:<ul><li>Candidates must possess a minimum of a 2:1 honors degree (or equivalent).</li><li>Candidates must possess a minimum of 130 UCAS points (or equivalent) and Maths and English GCSEs grade C or above (or equivalent).</li><li>All relevant school, further and higher education qualifications, including academic institutions, subject and grades.</li><li>Your right to work in the UK (for Work Experience only).</li><li>Both your personal home address and email address.</li><li>Your relevant work experience / employment.</li><li>Any other achievements or experience which demonstrate relevant/ transferable skills and expertise.</li></ul>

Training Contract / Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship 2027 & 2028 - FSP

Your roleA great opportunity for a Paralegal to join Cellnex UKs Commercial Legal team on an 18m Fixed Term Contract. This role will offer you an exceptional breadth and scope of work, with the opportunity to work across the business whilst developing your experience with support from our in-house legal team.Reporting into our Senior Compliance Lawyer, you will be supporting Cellnex UK Legal team with all aspects of commercial, compliance and corporate governance legal work.You will bring your expertise as a paralegal from any commercial background, we are industry agnostic for this position.This is a hybrid role, based out of our lovely offices inReading 3 days a week, with 2 days at home. We are keen to encourage all applications, so if you need any adjustments, please apply and speak to your recruiter.We are keen to encourage all applications, so if you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia, a medical condition or individual need which you believe may affect your performance in selection, well be happy to make adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best.Key responsibilitiesSupporting the UK Corporate and Commercial Legal team with a range of legal matters, including:Commercial contracts<ul><li>Draft and review NDAs against standard guidance</li><li>Prepare Contract Sign-Off forms summarizing key terms of contracts to brief senior management</li><li>Manage contract approval and signature process</li></ul>Company Secretarial<ul><li>Manage company secretarial filings in SharePoint</li><li>Manage standard queries on company details and group structure</li><li>Manage administrative updates to Delegation of Authority and Powers of Attorney, dealing with signature process and queries and managing hard and soft copy records</li><li>Manage KYC/ ID updates for directors and senior management, liaising with external law firms</li></ul>Compliance/Data Protection<ul><li>Maintain record of Data Protection registrations with ICO and manage annual registrations</li><li>Manage OFCOM records and annual approvals and registrations</li></ul>Administration<ul><li>Monitor UK Legal inbox, ensuring that post is tracked and allocated to commercial legal team</li><li>Assist with management of legal budget, including raising POs/GRN and maintaining PO Tracker, liaising with external law firms and managing any queries</li><li>Manage postage and DocuSign for UK Legal team</li></ul>Legal operations/ document and data management<ul><li>Responsibility for contract management and delivery of programme to consolidate and standardize business record keeping</li></ul>Insurance<ul><li>Collate and maintain Insurance FAQs</li><li>Provide information for bids/tenders and contract compliance</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Law degree or conversion LPC or equivalent</li><li>Proven experience as a paralegal, preferably within a corporate/ commercial environment, but relevant transferable experience in other sectors will also be considered</li><li>Friendly manner, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and build positive relationships across the organisation</li></ul>Dont worry if you dont meet all the requirements, we're creating a space where everyone, no matter their background, can thrive. If you're excited about this opportunity, but worry your experience doesn't match every single thing in the job ad. We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect fit for this role or another one down the line. Our team's here to help you see how your skills line up.EDICellnex Telecom is a leader in communication, technology and innovation and employs over 2000 people. We want everyone to feel valued by creating a culture of inclusion and belonging. We do this by empowering all of our people to be authentic and share their ideas and experiences to ensure we have diversity of perspective. Only by doing this will we be a truly innovative forward-thinking organisation.Who are we?Cellnex is Europes and the UKs largest and fastest-growing independent owner and neutral operator of wireless telecoms infrastructure and is integral to the successful rollout of 5G. With the wireless infrastructure foundation that we deliver across rural and urban areas, Cellnex UK helps to connect everyone, everywhere - reducing digital inequality and supporting socio-economic growth. Our networks and solutions are built to be fit for now and the future so that the UK can prosper. We are a business built on commercial and technical innovation, ambition and sustainable growth.We provide high-speed connectivity for sports stadia , shopping centres, campuses, railways, ports and even in the air. Whenever you're out in public, and you call a loved one, scroll through social media, watch a funny video or check if your train is running on time, there's a high chance that our infrastructure is enabling your connection. We're at a point of high growth and lots of change, and so we're looking for a forward-thinking, challenge-loving innovative individual to join our business!Agency NoteWe do not require any agency support on this role, we do no accept any unsolicited candidate submissions. We only accept candidate submissions through our ATS.

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