London Direct Training Contract 2029

Gowling WLG International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship for SQE/Law conversion

Maintenance grant

Job summary

Gowling WLG offers a structured training contract for aspiring solicitors with four six-month seats spanning contentious, non-contentious, real estate and an optional international secondment. You’ll receive early responsibility and international exposure, supported by a comprehensive induction and a strong mentor network.

The programme includes sector-focused seats and dedicated guidance from partners and the Early Talent team, preparing you for a successful legal career across a global client

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent
• Strong academic record
• Ambition to qualify as a solicitor through a structured training contract

Responsibilities

• Complete four six-month seats including contentious, non-contentious, real estate, and an optional international secondment.
• Receive one-to-one guidance from a partner mentor and support from the Early Talent team

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve our clients is to be in tune with their world, aligned with their opportunities and ambitious for their success.

Treated as a lawyer from day one, you’ll enjoy early responsibility, international opportunities and exposure to big-ticket work as you learn from legal experts across the globe. Our training contracts consist of four six-month seats, and we’ll get you started with a full and comprehensive induction, designed to help you settle into life here.

Choosing from our broad-ranging practice areas, your programme will typically include a contentious seat, a non-contentious seat, a real estate seat and an optional seat (which could be an international secondment or working for a client). You’ll get involved in interesting casework for an exceptional scope of clients, enjoying top tier training in a high performing, hugely encouraging culture

As a leading sector-focused international law firm, we also offer two 12-month sector seats with the aim to broaden trainees' understanding of the firm and the wider market, expanding their networks and commercial awareness.

It’ll be a continuous learning journey with one-to-one guidance from a partner mentor, a dedicated supervisor, the Early Talent team and, of course, the strong support network of legal experts all around you.

Prior to your training contract, we’ll sponsor you to complete the Postgraduate Diploma (law conversion course) and/or LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2), as applicable at the University of Law.

In addition to covering course fees, we provide a maintenance grant per course of £7,000 for London trainees and £5,500 for Birmingham trainees.

We will be running our virtual Discover Gowling WLG: Sector Series from 8 October to 5 November 2026. The series provides an opportunity to hear directly from our lawyers and trainees and learn about our sector focus.