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Placement details

Overview.
Addleshaw Goddard is offering Easter and summer Placement Schemes giving you the chance to experience everyday life as a trainee solicitor at an award winning international law firm, with Training Contracts offered to successful candidates at the end of the scheme.

Locations: London, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Application criteria.
For Placement Schemes in England (London, Leeds and Manchester), you must:

• Be in the penultimate year of a law degree or the final year of a non law degree, or beyond
• Be on track for, or have already achieved, a 2:1 or above

For Placement Schemes in Scotland (Edinburgh and Glasgow), you must be one of the following:

• A third or fourth year LLB student in Scotland
• A first or second year Graduate LLB student
• An LLB graduate

Addleshaw Goddard considers applications from candidates with a 2:2 where there are mitigating circumstances. The firm accepts one application per intake year, so you can only apply for one location and should decide where you would like to be based before you apply.

Key skills.

• Attention to detail, so that your written work is accurate and free from spelling, punctuation and grammar errors
• Commercial awareness, keeping up to date with business news and thinking about how it could affect the firm's clients
• Career motivation, with a clear commitment to starting your legal career in commercial law at Addleshaw Goddard
• Teamwork, showing that you can listen, communicate and share ideas within a collaborative culture
• Analytical skills, weighing up information and several different factors before reaching a view
• Decision making, drawing reasonable and logical conclusions you can explain
• Knowledge of Addleshaw Goddard, including the type of work the firm does, who its clients are and what its values are

Application deadline.
Applications close at 12pm midday on 5 January 2027, and you must complete both the online registration form and the critical thinking test by this deadline.

How to apply: Click 'Apply' at the top of the page and apply via Addleshaw Goddard's online registration form.

About the opportunity.
During your placement you will join a department, work under the supervision of an experienced solicitor and have a trainee buddy to support you throughout, so you can get to know the firm's people and culture while getting involved in real trainee work for clients.

Scheme dates for 2027 are as follows:

• London Easter: Monday 5 to Friday 9 April 2027 (one week)
• Manchester summer: Monday 14 to Friday 25 June 2027 (two weeks)
• Leeds summer: Monday 28 June to Friday 9 July 2027 (two weeks)
• London summer: Monday 12 to Friday 23 July 2027 (two weeks)
• Edinburgh or Glasgow Easter: Monday 5 to Friday 9 April 2027 (one week)
• Edinburgh or Glasgow summer: Monday 7 to Friday 18 June 2027 (two weeks)

What you'll get.

• Supervision from an experienced solicitor and day to day support from a trainee buddy
• A first hand insight into the culture and people at Addleshaw Goddard
• Practical experience of real trainee work for the firm's clients
• The opportunity to be offered a Training Contract at the end of your placement
• Pay of XX

What you'll do.

• Join a department and experience what everyday life looks like for an Addleshaw Goddard trainee
• Get involved in real trainee tasks on live client work
• Build relationships with solicitors, trainees and the wider team across the business

About the company.
Addleshaw Goddard is an award winning international law firm that works with nearly half of the FTSE 100, many of whom have been clients for more than 20 years, and trainees get involved with big projects and international brands from day one within a collaborative culture.

Next steps.
Research the firm's work, clients and values, decide which location you would like to apply for. Then complete the online registration form, after which Addleshaw Goddard will send you a critical thinking test that takes 20 to 30 minutes, and the firm strongly recommends that you use the practice tests it provides before taking the live test. If you progress, you will complete a recorded voice interview of five questions in your own time, which takes around 15 minutes including practice time. Successful candidates are then invited to an in person assessment centre at the firm's offices, which includes a proof reading exercise, a group assessment, a briefing exercise and a partner interview. If you have a disability or long term health condition, you can request adjustments in your registration form or by emailing earlycareers@addleshawgoddard.com. The firm is happy for you to use AI tools to research, brainstorm and check your spelling and grammar, although you should not use them to write your answers or complete any tests.