Glasgow Corporate Law Trainee – PEAT 2 Path

Freeths; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Freeths in Glasgow invites graduates to join its Corporate team on a six-month fixed-term Legal Graduate Programme, offering hands-on experience supporting trainees, lawyers and partners on a range of corporate matters. After approximately four and a half months, the firm will decide whether to offer formal training, based on performance reviews and final assessment.

Formal training will follow PEAT 2, a two-year traineeship with supervised practical experience and rotations across different

Qualifications

• Strong academic record and first-class organisational skills.
• Accurate research and high-quality written work.
• Proactive, with a collaborative and flexible approach.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to learn new legal and document-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to trainees, lawyers and partners within the Glasgow Corporate team.
• Undertake legal research and assist with drafting, document preparation and due diligence.
• Produce thorough, accurate work and respond to feedback.
• Carry out additional reasonable tasks as required.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft 365

Education

LLB in Scots law

PEAT 1

Tools

Document management systems

Job description

Freeths in Glasgow invites graduates to join its Corporate team on a six-month fixed-term Legal Graduate Programme, offering hands-on experience supporting trainees, lawyers and partners on a range of corporate matters. After approximately four and a half months, the firm will decide whether to offer formal training, based on performance reviews and final assessment.

Formal training will follow PEAT 2, a two-year traineeship with supervised practical experience and rotations across different