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Solicitor

Solicitors are qualified legal professionals who advise clients, draft and negotiate documents, and represent people and organisations in legal matters. They are the larger of the two branches of the profession in England and Wales (the other being barristers) and work everywhere from high-street firms and the largest global practices to in-house legal teams, government and charities.

Top Employers

Who hires for this path locally and internationally?

Native Market Contacts

    Eversheds Sutherland
    A leading national and international firm with a strong presence across UK regional cities.Recruitment Portal
    Irwin Mitchell
    A large full-service firm well known for personal-injury, private-client and regional high-street work.Recruitment Portal
    Government Legal Department
    The largest in-house legal team in government, advising departments and offering legal trainee schemes.Recruitment Portal
    Crown Prosecution Service
    Prosecutes criminal cases in England and Wales and recruits and trains solicitors and paralegals.Recruitment Portal
    Local high-street firms and Citizens Advice
    Regional firms and advice charities handle conveyancing, family, wills, immigration and community legal work.Recruitment Portal

Top UK Graduate Employers

    Clifford Chance
    A Magic Circle firm and one of the world's largest, with a flagship training contract and SQE-funded routes.Recruitment Portal
    Linklaters
    Leading global firm known for corporate, finance and disputes work and a structured graduate programme.Recruitment Portal
    DLA Piper
    A large international firm with offices across the UK regions and one of the biggest trainee intakes.Recruitment Portal
    Slaughter and May
    A Magic Circle firm with a generalist training model and small, prestigious intake.Recruitment Portal
    Freshfields
    A Magic Circle firm with strong corporate, disputes and global practices and well-funded SQE routes.Recruitment Portal