odge Jones & Allen is always looking for bright and talented people who can demonstrate commitment to the type of work that we do. Our recruitment policy is one that seeks to maintain and enhance the quality of legal services we provide to our clients by recruiting qualified and experienced solicitors and support staff, offer equal opportunities, support on-going personal and professional development and offer a very popular and attractive solicitor training scheme.
Careers at HJA
Awards & Recognition
Legal 500 – Winner – Featured Firm 2024/25
We are proud to be featured as a winning firm in the Legal 500 Future Lawyers in the 2024/25 edition.
Triple Lex 100 Winner for 2018/2018
We are incredibly proud that we are a Lex 100 Winner for 2018/19 in the following categories:
- Job satisfaction
- Quality of work
- Client contact
Shortlisted as Best Recruiter – Medium City Firm
In addition, we were also nominated for the Best Recruiter – Medium City Firm award by LawCareers.Net #LCNawards18 and shortlisted for Best Trainer, Medium City Firm in 2017, 2016 and 2015.
“I really believe in fighting for people’s rights. I’ve really bought into the ethos and think we’re the best at what we do.” Trainee at HJA for Chambers UK Student Guide
Awards & Recognition
Legal 500 – Winner – Featured Firm 2024/25
We are proud to be featured as a winning firm in the Legal 500 Future Lawyers in the 2024/25 edition.
Triple Lex 100 Winner for 2018/2018
We are incredibly proud that we are a Lex 100 Winner for 2018/19 in the following categories:
- Job satisfaction
- Quality of work
- Client contact
Shortlisted as Best Recruiter – Medium City Firm
In addition, we were also nominated for the Best Recruiter – Medium City Firm award by LawCareers.Net #LCNawards18 and shortlisted for Best Trainer, Medium City Firm in 2017, 2016 and 2015.
“I really believe in fighting for people’s rights. I’ve really bought into the ethos and think we’re the best at what we do.” Trainee at HJA for Chambers UK Student Guide
Trainee Programme
Hodge Jones & Allen has an extremely popular training scheme for solicitors. Our successful two year Solicitor Training Programme involves four seats of six months in teams of your choice, where possible. Each trainee shares a room with a partner or a senior solicitor and is closely supervised.
Find out more about our successful trainee scheme here.
“During my training contract, I was able to complete seats in all four of my preferred departments. I learnt a lot and was able to carry out the work of the solicitor which assisted in preparing me for qualification.” Ellen Biney
Ellen successfully finished her training programme with HJA in 2023. She now works as a Solicitor in our Housing & Property department.
Job Applicant Privacy
The Firm is aware of its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and is committed to processing your data securely and transparently. This privacy notice sets out, in line with GDPR, the types of data that we collect and hold on you as a job applicant. It also sets out how we use that information, how long we keep it for and other relevant information about your data. For full details click here.
“Everyone who works for this company is kind and considerate, they all really care and are passionate about their work. They are efficient at their jobs and experts on protest law. They also respect the names ad pronouns of their trans clients which is also really appreciated...”