Trainee Programme
The Training Scheme
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.
“I have received well-rounded training at HJA, which has allowed me to pursue a career in housing justice law as a qualified solicitor. It feels like a rare and valuable opportunity to be able to train within multiple teams at the top of their game, especially in legal aid and social welfare contexts. I have learnt a great deal from fighting for clients in a wide range of circumstances. I have been able to work alongside lawyers who are at the top of their fields and learn from them. I suspect I will be utilising these skills throughout my career” Olivia Pattison, Housing & Property Solicitor.
Most of the training is in-house with some formal courses held externally. The work is hard but stimulating. The firm has a mentoring scheme for its trainees, whereby a former HJA trainee acts as a mentor for a current trainee.
What to expect when you apply
At the end of the application process, candidates are selected for interview, via our ‘blind’ recruitment process and are invited to attend a first stage interview in August and if successful, they will attend a second stage interview in September, for a training contract to start in the following September.
Hodge Jones & Allen presently have a total of 11 trainees.
Who can apply for a training contract?
Applications from both law and non-law graduates are welcome. You should be able to demonstrate a consistently high level of academic and personal achievement. We generally expect an upper second class degree.
At the end of the application process, candidates are selected for interview, via our ‘blind’ recruitment process and are invited to attend a first stage interview in August and if successful, they will attend a second stage interview in September, for a training contract to start in the following September.
Hodge Jones & Allen presently have a total of 11 trainees.
Applications from both law and non-law graduates are welcome. You should be able to demonstrate a consistently high level of academic and personal achievement. We generally expect an upper second class degree.
Triple Lex 100 Winner
Lex 100 is the Student’s Guide to the UK’s premier law firms. Each year trainees are asked to provide anonymous feedback on their training contract and to rate their experiences according to several different criteria. The survey results provide potential candidates with a valuable inside look at different firms, allowing them to make a more informed decision as to which employer may be the right match for them.
We are incredibly proud that we are a Lex 100 Winner for 2018/19 in the following categories: job satisfaction, quality of work and client contact. Hodge Jones & Allen was also a triple Lex 100 Winner in 2016/2017 edition.
