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Training Contracts and Legal Careers

Reasons to choose Wilson Browne

We have recently grown our trainee intake, and now recruit 4 trainee solicitors each year to undertake our valued two-year programme.

Trainee Solicitor (SQE Pathway) – Childcare Law

Location: Northampton
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity
Are you an ambitious aspiring Solicitor looking to kickstart your career through the SQE route? We have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated Trainee to join our Childcare team in Northampton.

Unlike traditional paralegal roles, this position is designed as a structured gateway to qualification. You will gain high-quality Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) under the direct supervision of experienced solicitors, working on a wide range of Childcare legal proceedings.

The SQE Support Package
In partnership with Law Training Centre we are committed to investing in the next generation of legal talent. Upon successful completion of your probation period, the firm will:

  • Fully fund your SQE1 and SQE2 preparation courses and tuition.
  • Cover the costs of the SRA external examinations.
  • Provide dedicated study leave and mentorship to ensure you succeed in your assessments.
    (Subject to a standard training agreement).

Your Role & Responsibilities
As a Trainee on the Childcare team, you won’t just be in the background. You will be an integral part of the process, gaining hands-on experience in the following areas:

  • Childcare Legal Proceedings: Dealing with a wide range of these, including care proceedings, private law legal aid matters, SGO applications and adoption matters.
  • Drafting & Advisory: Drafting paperwork including applications and briefs.
  • Case Management: Managing a busy, varied caseload and liaising with the legal aid agencies.
  • Billing: Assisting with preparing bills for the legal aid agency.

About You
We are looking for a candidate who is “qualification-ready.” You should demonstrate:

  • A Passion for Childcare Law: A genuine interest in the Childcare sector and an understanding of the impact your work will have on both the families you work with and wider society.
  • Strong links to the area: We want you to stay and build a career here, sharing our interest in our community.
  • Independence & Initiative: The ability to manage a workload effectively while knowing when to seek guidance.
  • Integrity: It goes without saying that all legal matters involve discretion and childcare proceedings are closed with specific requirements in relation to confidentiality.
  • Interpersonal skills: A range of exceptional communication skills, the ability to adapt, compassion and a pragmatic approach.
  • Academic Foundation: A completed LLB (or level equivalent) is required for the LPC.
  • Adaptability: We have a number of offices that we work from and service a wide geographic area and so a clean driving license, the willingness to travel to where you are needed  and your own transport is essential. Business mileage will be reimbursed.

Why Join Us?
We offer a supportive, team-oriented environment where your progression is our priority. Whether you are already part-way through your SQE journey or looking for the right firm to sponsor your start, we provide the platform to turn your ambition into a practicing certificate – truly #AllTheHelpYouNeed for your career! In addition, we offer great benefits including the below:

Benefits:

  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays , increasing by 1 day each year to a total of 28 days.
  • Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3 x salary.
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme in accordance with National Minimum Wage rules.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Discount schemes on retail, utilities and gym memberships.
  • Voluntary Health Cash Plans available and Health screening.
  • One day paid volunteer leave.
  • Regular long service awards and annual staff recognition awards.
  • Cycle to work scheme

Application process: Please submit your CV and cover letter/ email note explaining “ why Childcare Law? Why now?, why you?, why here?, why Wilson Browne?” to careers@wilsonbrowne.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 15th May

Trainee Solicitor (SQE Pathway) – Employment Law

Location: Northampton
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity
Are you an ambitious aspiring Solicitor looking to kickstart your career through the SQE route? We have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated Trainee to join our Legal 500 Ranked Employment team in Northampton.

Unlike traditional paralegal roles, this position is designed as a structured gateway to qualification. You will gain high-quality Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) under the direct supervision of experienced solicitors, working on a diverse mix of contentious and non-contentious matters for individuals, SMEs, OMBs, and listed companies.

The SQE Support Package
In partnership with Law Training Centre we are committed to investing in the next generation of legal talent. Upon successful completion of your probation period, the firm will:

  • Fully fund your SQE1 and SQE2 preparation courses and tuition.
  • Cover the costs of the SRA external examinations.
  • Provide dedicated study leave and mentorship to ensure you succeed in your assessments.
    (Subject to a standard training agreement).

Your Role & Responsibilities
As a Trainee on the Employment team, you won’t just be in the background. You will be an integral part of the fee-earning process, gaining hands-on experience in:

  • Client Relationship Management: Handling initial enquiries and providing ‘free initial advice’ calls to prospective clients.
  • Drafting & Advisory: Preparing contracts of employment, settlement agreements, and tribunal responses.
  • Case Management: Managing a busy caseload from instruction to completion, including file notes, dictations, and invoicing.
  • Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Working alongside our Corporate, Litigation, and Property teams on multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Business Development: Raising your professional profile by drafting legal updates and articles for our quarterly newsletter and website.

 About You
We are looking for a candidate who is “qualification-ready.” You should demonstrate:

  • A Passion for Employment Law: A genuine interest in the evolving landscape of HR and workplace legislation.
  • Strong links to the area: We want you to stay and build a career here, sharing our interest in our community.
  • Independence & Initiative: The ability to manage a workload effectively while knowing when to seek guidance.
  • Professionalism: Exceptional communication skills and a “can-do” attitude when dealing with both employer and employee clients.
  • Academic Foundation: A completed LLB (or level equivalent) is required for the LPC.

Why Join Us?
We offer a supportive, team-oriented environment where your progression is our priority. Whether you are already part-way through your SQE journey or looking for the right firm to sponsor your start, we provide the platform to turn your ambition into a practicing certificate – truly #AllTheHelpYouNeed for your career! In addition we offer great benefits including the below:

Benefits:

  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays , increasing by 1 day each year to a total of 28 days.
  • Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3 x salary.
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme in accordance with National Minimum Wage rules.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Discount schemes on retail, utilities and gym memberships.
  • Voluntary Health Cash Plans available and Health screening.
  • One day paid volunteer leave.
  • Regular long service awards and annual staff recognition awards.
  • Cycle to work scheme.

Application process: Please submit your CV and cover letter/ email note explaining “ why Employment Law? Why now?, why you?, why here?, why Wilson Browne?” to careers@wilsonbrowne.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 15th May

 

Please see the bottom of this page for details of any relevant application windows.

It’s no coincidence that we have a varied and exciting range of work whether Private Client or Commercial but it’s also surprising how much of our work makes the headlines – from advising a wealthy local businessman on Wills & Trusts, to managing his estate and the subsequent bequest of 2 rare Ferraris worth nearly £8.8 million.

Our Commercial Team is equally in the headlines, working with entrepreneurs, SMEs, mid-market corporates turning over £100+ million, and subsidiaries of multi-national organisations. Our corporate clients like us because of who and what we are – a law firm with a genuinely client focused, Partner led approach.

Uniquely, we can offer many of our higher net worth clients a seamless delivery that caters for their own personal wealth and advisory needs and their commercial law needs.

We are ambitious.

We know who we are and what we are. We know our core market and where our strengths lie. As a result we have invested heavily in the firm’s future in a number of ways whether that be attracting heavyweight professionals who traditionally may have gone to larger firms; fresh, young talent; learning and development for future talent; infrastructure; and, other professionals who contribute to the success of the business.

We invest in our people and give them the opportunity to grow and flourish.

If proof were needed, a number of our Partners trained with the firm and chose to remain with Wilson Browne. 18 members of staff are currently working towards legal qualifications, funded by us (as of December 2015).

For those all important early “PQE” roles we can offer fantastic opportunities where you’ll be an integral part of the firm, having a say in budgets, recruitment, business development, input to marketing and the overall strategy for developing your chosen market. Best of all, there’ll be no long commute, good benefits and a proper work/life balance – the emphasis in “work/life balance” should be “balance” not just “work”!

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Our credentials.

It may surprise you to know just how many accreditations and awards we have…

  • Lexcel Accreditation CQS Membership of AvMA
  • The Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Society of Clinical Negligence Lawyers
  • Renewal of the contract by the Legal Aid Agency for Clinical Negligence Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme
  • Members of Solicitors For the Elderly
  • Members of STEP PNLA (Professional Negligence Lawyers Association)
  • Children Law Accreditation Scheme
  • Members of ‘Resolution’
  • Commercial Real Estate Legal Association (CRELA)
  • Northampton Law Society Large Law Firm Of The Year

Benefits: Please CLICK HERE to see benefits on offer.

If the idea of working for a firm that personifies “punching above one’s weight” appeals to you then we’d like to hear from you.