You must be client-focused, enthusiastic, and committed. Both law and non-law graduates are welcome, and social skills are as valued as academic performance. One application per round allowed.

You will prioritize clients, take initiative, and handle real cases, gaining practical experience in a supportive environment while developing essential skills for a successful career.

Legal

United Kingdom

Manchester

Critical Illness Cover

Health Cash Plan

Income Protection

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Death in Service

Pension Plan

Performance Bonus

Work From Home

Large

Irwin Mitchell is a company that operates in the legal and professional services sector, offering a wide range of legal solutions to individuals, businesses, and organisations. Their ultimate goal is to provide expert legal advice and support, helping clients navigate legal challenges, protect their rights, and achieve favourable outcomes. Irwin Mitchell's purpose revolves around delivering accessible and tailored legal services, advocating for justice and fairness, and empowering clients with the legal tools and resources needed to address their legal needs effectively. Through their expertise, they aim to make the legal system more understandable and accessible, ensuring that individuals and businesses can effectively protect their interests and rights.

Irwin Mitchell

Our legal experts understand your challenges and strategic goals. That’s the human touch that matters.

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     <p>We're a full-service law firm, which means whatever advice is needed we can help. Giving the best possible advice is about more than knowledge and expertise. We seek to understand the people and business we work with as deeply as possible and take time to listen to what matters most to them.</p>
     <p>Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p>
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    <p><b> The opportunity</b></p>
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     <p>We're looking for people who put clients first, are enthusiastic, committed and who show the initiative to go one step further to succeed. In return, you'll be given real responsibility that will allow you to learn on the job and develop lifelong skills. You'll gain practical experience in a supportive and friendly environment by working on important cases for clients.</p>
     <p>It’s in our DNA to value people for who they are and what they bring. We recruit both law and non-law graduates and view social ability as important as academic achievement.</p>
     <p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p>
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    <p><b> What we can offer you</b></p>
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     <p>As a trainee solicitor you will receive a range of benefits including:</p>
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      <li>25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave</li>
      <li>Two volunteering days a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)</li>
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services</li>
      <li>Access to a variety of training and development resources</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to make sure that you’re fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.</p>
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    <p><b> Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)</b></p>
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     <p>The SQE is the new assessment for all aspiring solicitors in England and Wales, introduced in September 2021. Your training contract duration and structure will differ dependent on the qualifications you have attained at the point of receiving a training contract offer with us. For further details please visit our website.</p>
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    <p><b> The recruitment process</b></p>
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     <p>Your application will be considered for a training contract starting in 2026.</p>
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      <li>Online application form (closing date 2 December 2024)</li>
      <li>Online assessment, including video interview questions</li>
      <li>Assessment Centre</li>
      <li>Insight day</li>
      <li>Final stage assessment</li>
     </ul>
     <p>We adopt an anonymised screening process to further reduce any possibility of unconscious bias when reviewing applications.</p>
     <p>You can only make one application, per recruitment round, to any of our training contract opportunities.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional information</b></p>
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     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p>
     <p>Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.</p>
     <p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p>
     <p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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     We're a full-service law firm, which means whatever advice is needed we can help. Giving the best possible advice is about more than knowledge and expertise. We seek to understand the people and business we work with as deeply as possible and take time to listen to what matters most to them.
     Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
    
   
   
     The opportunity
    
     We're looking for people who put clients first, are enthusiastic, committed and who show the initiative to go one step further to succeed. In return, you'll be given real responsibility that will allow you to learn on the job and develop lifelong skills. You'll gain practical experience in a supportive and friendly environment by working on important cases for clients.
     It’s in our DNA to value people for who they are and what they bring. We recruit both law and non-law graduates and view social ability as important as academic achievement.
     If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
    
   
   
     What we can offer you
    
     As a trainee solicitor you will receive a range of benefits including:
     
      25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
      Two volunteering days a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
      Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
      Access to a variety of training and development resources
     
     We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to make sure that you’re fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.
    
   
   
     Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)
    
     The SQE is the new assessment for all aspiring solicitors in England and Wales, introduced in September 2021. Your training contract duration and structure will differ dependent on the qualifications you have attained at the point of receiving a training contract offer with us. For further details please visit our website.
    
   
   
     The recruitment process
    
     Your application will be considered for a training contract starting in 2026.
     
      Online application form (closing date 2 December 2024)
      Online assessment, including video interview questions
      Assessment Centre
      Insight day
      Final stage assessment
     
     We adopt an anonymised screening process to further reduce any possibility of unconscious bias when reviewing applications.
     You can only make one application, per recruitment round, to any of our training contract opportunities.
    
   
   
     Additional information
    
     As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
     Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
     The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
     Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
    
   
  
 



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