Graduate Legal Professional Scheme Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
The Opportunity
Commencing September 2023, this is a fantastic opportunity for law graduates to develop legal experience across multiple practice areas, in a supportive and collaborative environment. The perfect introduction to a career in law, Fieldfisher Belfast has designed, structured and developed a graduate scheme modelled on our trainee solicitor programme, lasting one year in length. We will deliver an experience which is practical and enjoyable, demonstrating what it is like to work as a Legal Professional in one of our many departments, alongside continued study designed to develop practical legal skills.
You will receive daily support from a mentor, working as an integral part of our award winning teams of Partners, Solicitors and Legal Professionals across the UK and Europe. You will complete two seat rotations from a mix of departments including: Personal Injury, Dispute Resolution, Cross-area Specialist Team, Regulatory, Medical Negligence and IP. You will benefit from working on large and complex projects in these departments with the view of securing a Legal Professional position with us post training. There will be the opportunity to travel to our other UK offices.
Based in our Belfast Support Hub, you will be joining an exciting and dynamic office during a period of exceptional growth. Offering business services and fee earning support roles from our Titanic Quarter location, you will be joining our exciting team of Legal Professionals who work across numerous sectors of Law providing support to our UK and European offices.
The Training
We have designed a jam-packed schedule of training to run alongside your experiences on our scheme. After completing a standard one week of induction training on our IT systems, you will attend face to-face classroom based learning for a further one week delivered by tutors from University of Law. This will give you a real-world introduction to legal practice, company law, client care and professional standards. Following this you will attend weekly training covering litigation procedures, alternative dispute resolution and the Civil Procedure Rules. Complementing this practical training we run a Belfast Business Skills Syllabus which focuses on people management, business development and technical skills.
Watch this video to hear our current Graduates discuss their experiences on the scheme: Legal Professional Graduate Scheme - YouTube
Inclusiveness & Diversity
At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.
Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.
For accessibility information on our Belfast offices, please visit our website: https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/locations/united-kingdom/contact-us/offices/accessing-fieldfisher-belfast-hub
What to expect
- Working with the cutting edge legal technology
- Liaising with Barristers
- Attending client meetings
- Drafting letters and court documents
- Shadowing witness interviews
- Data extraction and analysis of legal contracts
- Proof reading documents
- Preparing electronic bundles and documents for court
- Legal research, reviewing evidence and expert opinion
- Providing essential support to your department
A bit about you
- Strong educational background and law degree preferable with a minimum grade of 2:1
- Eagerness to learn
- Enthusiastic, keen and proactive
- Strong communications skills
- Reliable and professional
- A team player
- Excellent IT skills
- Desire to exceed expectations and be fully committed to the role
Recruitment process
- Online application form - applications close 31st March 2023
- Telephone interview
- Assessment centre (Wednesday 26th April 2023)
For any questions in relation to this process, please contact .
What can we offer you?
Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans and much more.
Fieldfisher Belfast is based in the vibrant and modern offices located in the iconic Titanic Quarter. You will be joining a growing and exciting office environment, which has seen rapid expansion since its opening in August 2018.
Our open plan workspace encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking. We have diverse teams made up of Lawyers, Legal Support and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas. Offering great commuter links, being a 10-minute walk from the city centre, bookable on-site parking and easy access to railway and bus services.
We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!
Culture & personal development
We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.
We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.
How to apply
Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application.
Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning telephone interviews will begin before the application deadline.
