Training contract
Completing a training contract at HFW opens the door to becoming a global lawyer.
WHAT WE OFFER
We are a sector-focused firm, however there is much more to us than that. Our passion for the sectors which we service, together with our progressive mindset adds a value to our clients that we consider second to none.
Every year we recruit only a small number of trainees – around 18 per year, split across a September and March intake. This enables us to give every trainee our full attention, and means that your individual contribution makes a real difference. A training contract at HFW consists of four six-month seats – typically three contentious seats and one transactional.
As a Trainee, almost all of the matters that you work on will have an international dimension. We also offer international secondments to our Trainees to provide them with the opportunity to experience our international network first-hand and all of our Trainees complete at least one seat abroad, which we consider to be a core part of your development as an international lawyer.
You will work with high-profile clients on complex, often precedent-setting cases and transactions. You will gain experience of both litigation and transactional work.
WHAT’S INVOLVED
International secondment
Opportunity to experience our international network first-hand.
High profile work
Working on complex, often precedent-setting cases and transactions with high-profile clients.
Early responsibility & involvement
Working in small teams with plenty of opportunity to get stuck in from day one.
BENEFITS
- Our trainees join on a salary of £50,000.
- 25 days of paid leave per year.
- Flexible benefits including gym membership (Gymflex), cycle to work scheme, taste card, travel and home insurance, dental insurance, Give As you Earn.
- Group life cover, personal accident insurance and income protection.
- Option to apply for subsidised membership of a private medical insurance scheme through BUPA.
- Onsite massages.
- Contributory pension.
- Optional season ticket loan.
- Private GP scheme.
- Tax free childcare scheme and parental transition coaching.
LAW SCHOOL STUDIES
Prior to joining the firm, our trainees will complete their SQE part 1 and part 2 at the University of Law. If you have completed previous legal studies such as the LPC, you will still need to complete any non-exempted parts of the SQE as all our trainees now qualify via the SQE route.
As a Firm we believe in our entrepreneurial spirit – which helps us to seek out new opportunities both for ourselves and our clients. Your law school studies will help to foster this entrepreneurialism providing you with the opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the financial markets and business environments in which our clients are operating. You will study alongside other HFW trainees. We provide our future trainees with a maintenance grant towards each of study. This is reviewed on a regular basis and is currently £15,000 per year, paid on a monthly basis across the duration of the course.
HOW TO APPLY
- Complete an application form here.
- Attend a virtual assessment centre
- Partner interviews
All vacation scheme students are guaranteed an interview for the Training Contract. You can also apply for a Training Contract without completing a vacation scheme.