More About Addleshaw Goddard


As a major force on the legal landscape, Addleshaw Goddard offers extensive and exciting opportunities to all its trainees across the entire spectrum of commercial law. Ranked 15th largest law firm in the UK with a fee income in 2007/8 of over £195 million, Addleshaw Goddard is listed in both The Sunday Times and The Times as one of the ‘Top 100 Best Companies to Work For’ and ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’ and, as a trainee with this firm, you’ll be a key member of the team from day one. Whether based in the London, Leeds or Manchester office (or out on secondment), you’ll work closely with blue-chip clients within a supportive yet challenging environment, and be part of a structured training programme designed to ensure your success — now and in the future.

The firm has four main business divisions: Finance and Projects, Contentious and Comercial, Corporate and Real Estate. Within these divisions as well as the main practice areas it also has specialist areas such as sport, intellectual property, employment and private client services such as trusts and tax. During each six-month seat, there will be regular two-way performance reviews with the supervising partner or solicitor. Seated with a qualified solicitor or partner and working as part of a team, enables trainees to develop the professional skills necessary to deal with the demanding and challenging work the firm carries out for its clients. Practical training is complemented by high-quality training courses provided by both the in-house team and external training providers.

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