Brabners Chaffe Street Solicitors -

Trainee Recruitment and Summer Vacation Placements

Applications for 2013

Brabners Chaffe Street LLP is one of the few law firms that holds "Investor in People" status and we place great emphasis on the structure and progression of our training programme. The programme is continually re-appraised to ensure that it meets the requirements of each trainee solicitor. In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 we are listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for in the UK.

In 2010 Brabners Chaffe Street LLP was awarded a highly impressive seven awards in the Lex 100 Student Guide to the UK's premier law firms. The survey, one of the most comprehensive and valued in the trainee recruitment industry, places Brabners Chaffe Street in the top twenty for seven of the ten award categories; firm living up to expectations, job satisfaction, quality of work, stress levels, work-life balance, friendliness and social life.

As a firm we strongly believe that trainees have a place within our teams and encourage them to contribute to the work of their teams by allocating them responsibility from the outset. In each of your four seats you will spend time with a partner or senior lawyer, although you may also assist other fee earners within the department. Your work will be closely monitored by your principal who will give support, guidance and assistance.

Trainees are encouraged to discuss with their principal any problems they encounter as part of our strong "open door" policy which encourages trainees to seek help whenever they need it. We recognise and encourage an eagerness to learn and consider a genuine ambition to succeed to be an attribute. We willingly devote the time required to ensure our trainees achieve their goals.

We strongly believe a wide range of disciplines should be experienced before a decision to specialise is made. Our comprehensive training and development programme includes all that is required by the SRA and also provides an induction course and ongoing in-house training and development.

Personal development appraisals are conducted at three and six monthly intervals to ensure that trainee progress is valuable and informed. Training and staff development in the firm is the responsibility of our Director of Training, Dr Tony Harvey, and the training programme is overseen the firm's Trainee Partners, Nik White (Liverpool), Paul Morton (Manchester) and Kevin James (Preston).

Life as a trainee with us is not all work and we encourage a positive work/life balance. Our offices maintain a friendly and social environment, something envied by many larger firms. Brabners Chaffe Street social life will play a great part in your life as a trainee and our trainees are encouraged to organise regular social events, including the annual Christmas Party, where they often provide the supporting entertainment! Brabners Chaffe Street colleagues regularly socialise after office hours with Liverpool and Manchester having vibrant young professionals scenes in which trainees soon become involved. We are active participants in a football league and regularly engage in other sports with other professionals. Officers of the regional JLDs are frequently Brabners Chaffe Street trainees.

It is our practice to select nine trainees each year. Four based in Liverpool, four in Manchester and one in Preston. We seek to recruit people who have great potential to succeed. We are not looking for clones, but individuals with varying personalities who offer and receive a great deal of benefit from their time with us. You should be able to demonstrate intelligence, intuition, humour, approachability and commitment and have some connection with, or interest in the North West. We prefer candidates to have achieved, or to be forecast to achieve, a good 2.1 degree but, ultimately, our assessment of you is based on our belief in your ability.

Brabners Chaffe Street pay a contribution towards the LPC fees for those who are offered a training contract.

Apply for one of our trainee places now


Dr. Tony Harvey
Director of Training and Risk

Email: trainees@brabnerscs.com

Address:

Liverpool Office:
Brabners Chaffe Street, Horton House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool L2 3YL

Manchester Office:
Brabners Chaffe Street, 55 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LQ

Preston Office:
Brabners Chaffe Street, 7–8 Chapel Street, Preston PR1 8AN


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