Opportunities

Training Contract - Birmingham

Since opening the Birmingham office in 2015, we’ve built a consistently profitable and strong legal capability, working in corporate, litigation, construction, real estate, real estate finance and asset finance.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Your training contract is where your journey to becoming an exceptional lawyer really begins.

Program details

Over two years you’ll be working at the forefront of the legal sector, on some of the most exciting cases as you learn from the top legal minds in every sector. After your training contract, you’ll have the technical skills, industry-recognised qualifications and the experience to become an exceptional lawyer.

Key Dates

Application open

19 September 2022
Application deadline

31 March 2023
Intake

2025

Salary

Year one

£32,000
Year two

£35,000
Upon qualification

£70,000

Locations

Birmingham

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Structure

Programme details

Seats

Over your training contract, you’ll rotate through four different seats. You’ll build on your skills as you go, learning how to deliver level-headed advice to clients and deepen your commercial instincts and sector expertise. Your seats will take place across a variety of practice groups within the Birmingham office. Each of these will last six months and will help you scope out where your interests lie and which area best matches your developing skill set.

EXPERTISE

Practice groups

Corporate

Our corporate team advise on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, such as: mergers and acquisitions, private equity and secondary fund transactions, and complex commercial contracts including cross-border matters. We work with a wide variety of clients, including owner managers, listed and privately owned corporates, pension funds and other institutional investors.

Litigation

Real Estate

One of the largest groups in our Birmingham office, the team take on all kinds of legal projects – from advising on investment acquisitions and development transactions to real estate-related disputes such as contentious landlord and tenant matters. It’s all part of providing a well-rounded service to investors and funds as well as developers and significant corporate occupiers.

Real Estate Finance

Construction

Support

Support structures

From day one, we’ll give you plenty of responsibility, challenges and opportunities to push yourself – but you’ll never be without our support. We see our supportive culture as a fundamental element of your personal and professional growth. That’s why we’ll always be there to answer your questions and advise you on the next step to take.

At Hogan Lovells, support comes from every direction. As a trainee, you’ll be working closely with our Trainee Development team, you’ll be encouraged to discuss your progress with them as they guide you from induction to qualification.

You’ll also have an experienced senior mentor. They’ll be with you through every challenge and always on hand to offer invaluable insight and support for every aspect of your working life.

Legal Practice Course (LPC)

All our trainee lawyers take the accelerated LPC at BPP University.

You’ll study in Birmingham and benefit from the social events and presentations we run at our Birmingham office.

Financial assistance*

We’ll pick up the bill for all your course fees. We’ll also pay you a maintenance grant of £7,000 to support you in your studies.

*We don’t offer retrospective funding though if you’ve started or completed the LPC before accepting an offer from us.

Birmingham Training Contract

This is your opportunity to build the skills, experience and network that will shape your career.