Early careers at Shoosmiths

We are a leading UK law firm with 1650+ colleagues across thirteen UK locations. Explore our graduate recruitment pages to find out more about starting your legal career with us.

How can I start my legal career at Shoosmiths?

We offer a number of opportunities for university students and graduates. Depending on what stage of your studies you're at, you'll be eligible for different parts of our recruitment process.

There are three different routes:

Insight evenings - Come and meet Shoosmiths partners, lawyers and current trainees.This is a fantastic opportunity to hear what they have to say, build your network and ask questions. See dates and times here or apply now. 

Placement scheme - Come and experience what working in our firm is all about. This is a perfect opportunity to gain quality work experience, see how we live our values and find out if we are right for you! See dates and times here or apply now.

Training contract - As a trainee lawyer you will be handling real case files, get client contact and secondment opportunities. See dates and times here or apply now.

If you haven't started university yet, take a look at this beginners guide to a career in law by lawcareers.net.

There are lots of useful resources on our website. If you do have any more questions, take a look at our FAQ page, tweet our trainees directly at www.twitter.com/shoosmithsgrads or email us at [email protected].

How to apply

Use this table to work out what you can apply for today:

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Application process

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Frequently asked questions

Insight evening

Meet us

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Placement 

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Join the conversation

This is a great opportunity to find out more about us and what we can offer you. You will get an insight into our practice areas, clients, our training contract and the skills you need to develop to become a successful lawyer. We've invited guest speakers to join us LIVE so you can get a real feel for what working in a law firm is all about.

Our LIVE videos will be broadcast on our Facebook page or Instagram profile. If you can't join us live, then you can come back and watch us anytime as we’ll also share them to our YouTube channel, so they are accessible to everyone.

We have a variety of speakers lined up to speak to our 5000-strong Instagram audience about law, training contracts, and Shoosmiths. Our social media and live video content promotes The Shoosmiths Way, our culture, values and working lives. We create transparent accessible information for any aspiring solicitor looking to start or progress their career in law.

Anyone can watch live here at the times and dates listed below instagram.com/shoosmithsgrads, or catch up on previous videos here instagram.com/shoosmithsgrads/channel/ 

Here’s the dates and times we’re broadcasting, and how you can watch:

Visit our Facebook events page to view all upcoming Facebook events, and click 'going' to receive a reminder when we go LIVE.