Trainee Solicitor

We offer between one and two training contracts each year and welcome applications from internal and external candidates and offer graduate and non-graduate opportunities.

We are seeking applicants who are able to demonstrate their skills and experience, commercial awareness, a good understanding of John Hodge Solicitors as a firm, good connections to Somerset and Bristol and who have a desire to complete a training contract and develop a rewarding career with us. We aim to retain all trainees once they qualify and support them with their future career progression.

We are pleased to accept applications throughout the year, and the start date of any successful candidate would be dependant upon our business needs and the needs of the successful applicant in respect of their exam dates.

We aim to offer each trainee three to four seats in a mixture of contentious and non-contentious areas of law, depending upon our business needs. During these seats, trainees will have full access to their supervisor, who will be an experienced Partner or Associate, and who will be there to assist and guide the trainee in their day-to-day tasks whilst also reviewing their performance.

We offer our trainees the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) route to qualification through an apprenticeship scheme which offers much more flexibility and removes some of the previously existing barriers to qualification, alongside the traditional training contract route for those that have commenced the route to qualification before 01 September 2021. We will fund the Professional Skills Course for trainees that have completed the LPC.

If you are successful in securing a training contract with us, you will be an integral part of John Hodge Solicitors and will receive an excellent standard of training within each seat. You will have a high level of responsibility from the start and will have the opportunity to be involved in business development opportunities to assist in the growth of the firm and to develop your skillset. You will be provided with experienced support as we recognise that trainees are a vital part of our future.