Application deadline
30th April for Summer Vacation applications
31st July for Training Contract applications
Starting salary
£21,000p.a. for Thames Valley (first yr)
£18,500 for Wales (first yr)
No. of graduate positions
12 (tbc)- normally 6 x Wales, 6 x Thames Valley
No. of internship positions
4 (tbc) Summer Vacation students taken on in Wales and 4 taken on in Thames Valley each week throughout July
First year usually based location
Locations on offer are Thames Valley (Oxford/Reading) and South Wales (Cardiff/Swansea)
Head office location
Morgan Cole has offices across Oxford, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea
Disciplines accepted
Disciplines usually consist of
Corporate/Banking
Commercial Property
Employment
Dispute Management
Commercial IP/IT
Health
Professional Indemnity
Insurance
How to apply
Applications are strictly on-line only via
University events list
Law Fairs/events attended in 2008 included most in our office localities including: Reading Uni, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Bristol Uni, Cardiff Uni as well events further a field at Kent University and the BPP Law Fair in London (Waterloo).
Morgan Cole takes on around 12 trainees annually. For us, your practical and social skills are as important as your qualifications.
Our firm
A dynamic firm delivering high quality legal services from offices in Wales and Southern England, we have approx. 500+ staff, with 220+ lawyers and 52 Partners. We invest in the latest technology and high calibre people to maintain our competitive edge. Key to our continued success are the lasting professional relationships we build with our clients. It is important to us that clients should enjoy working with us.
Specialising in a number of core business areas and Trainees can expect opportunities in areas which may include:
banking & finance
commercial
commercial property
construction
corporate
dispute management
employment
energy & environment
health
insurance
intellectual property
Our people
We look to recruit individuals who not only have outstanding academic skills and technical excellence, but who are personable with wide-ranging interests. Our aim is to work in partnership with our clients and we will only achieve that goal if our lawyers can relate to their client. A number of our employees have first-hand experience of working outside of the law in roles which include college governors, trustees of national charities and linguists.
Our trainee opportunities
We run a summer programme for graduates seeking a training contract with our firm. Throughout the month of July we run our Summer Vacation scheme - a week long programme with a variety of hands on work experience alongside fee-earners and group activities with your fellow attendees. The week is popular as it provides an insight into life as a trainee.
Our Trainee Assessment Centre scheme runs during the last week of August. We hold the assessments on 3 days (Tuesday to Thursday) seeing 20 applicants per day. It's held at our Cardiff office for both Wales and Thames Valley applicants as it gives you a chance to see how the firm comes together across both regions. Each day is identical ensuring a consistent approach for all applicants. You can expect exercises that test your skills as a trainee solicitor, group games assessing the core competencies we expect from all our employees, a panel interview and a chance to grill our existing Trainees in an informal Q&A session.
Our benefits
Morgan Cole employees and trainees receive a generous benefits package which includes:
25 days holiday per year (buy and sell options)
private medical insurance
life insurance (4x annual salary)
membership of the firm's pension scheme
permanent health insurance
as well as a competitive trainee salary, a maintenance grant per course & payment of your course fees.
There is always time for play with local social and sports groups and don't forget, you will be joining a Lex 100 winner for 'friendliness' (as voted by our trainees) and a 2008 Vaults 'Best Firm' ranking for Informal Training, Working Hours and Diversity (Women).
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