Milton Keynes Trainee Solicitor Programme 2028

AllAboutLaw; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking candidates for its Trainee Solicitor Programme starting in September 2028. This two-year program offers a unique opportunity to develop essential legal skills while gaining practical experience. Strong academic performance is preferred, but a holistic review is conducted for all applications. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2026. Join a firm dedicated to diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year law students, final year students, and graduates are eligible.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a two-year, four-seat Trainee Solicitor Programme.
• Develop skills required to be the lawyer of the future.
• Build a legal career from day one.

Job description

Overview

We are Dentons. The world’s largest global law firm. With more than 12,500 people in 80+ countries around the world, we have unique breadth, depth and diversity. Alongside our award-winning global work, we are committed to a culture of innovation, giving back and inclusion.

Dentons is designed to be different. The landscape we work in is changing at an accelerating pace. We embrace this change and are looking for trainees to join us in redefining what is possible in shaping the future of law. Your career at Dentons can shape up to be something extraordinary. It’s a place for those who are ready to be bold. To question. To break tradition. To lead the future. This could be the start of something big.

Main areas of work

• Banking and Finance
• Competition
• Corporate
• Dispute Resolution
• Projects
• PRM (People, Reward and Mobility)
• Real Estate
• Tax
• TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)

Our Milton Keynes Office

For over 25 years, we have been committed to the Milton Keynes business community, a city recently recognised as one of the best places to do business in the UK by the Business Location Index. Our lawyers have a long history of advising on the development and construction of Milton Keynes as a new town, and today we continue to play a key role as the area grows and attracts significant business investment.

The Milton Keynes office is fully integrated into Dentons’ global network, enabling us to work on high-profile international matters and cross-border transactions, while maintaining strong local connections and supporting the continued success of the region.

The Trainee Solicitor Programme 2028 aims to equip you with the skills required to be the lawyer of the future, now. Our two-year, four-seat Trainee Solicitor Programme is designed to provide market-leading support and development, while giving you the chance to put knowledge into action and start building your legal career from day one.

This role has a starting date of September 2028. The deadline to apply is 31 January 2026.

Who Should Apply?

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ trainee at Dentons and that’s the way we like it. Our expertise within the Firm is as diverse as the needs of our global clients. What we have in common is the ability to contribute to our growing success. We generally look for a strong academic performance but consider every application we receive in context and holistically. We encourage you to include mitigating circumstances if relevant and we have also implemented the Rare Contextual Recruitment System, to give us additional context to every candidate’s application.

Eligibility: Penultimate year law students, all final year students and graduates.

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing

At Dentons, inclusion, diversity, and wellbeing are not only core values, but they are also fundamental to our overall strategy. We are committed to building a more inclusive and diverse law firm because we recognise that this approach delivers better outcomes for our clients, our communities, and for Dentons as a whole. Our aim is to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We work hard to nurture a sense of inclusion and wellbeing that is empowering to the individual, to the teams and to the Firm. Our strategy is brought to life through a range of initiatives, such as improving access to opportunities, offering mentoring programmes, providing support resources, and hosting events and discussions centred on wellbeing and inclusion. Our Inclusion Networks also play a huge part in fostering a sense of belonging and support for everyone at the firm. These groups include Accessibility (Disability), BPN (Black Professionals), Fusion (Asian Professionals), GLOW (LGBTQ+), Inspire (Gender Equality), and our Parents and Carers network.

Innovation

Here at Dentons, innovation isn’t something that sits in isolation - we believe it comes from everywhere and from everyone, and it is critical to our position as the world’s largest global law firm. We do this by challenging ourselves to identify and implement innovation across all areas of service delivery to our clients. Throughout your programme you will be encouraged to enrich your innovation skills and knowledge. See here for further information on how we help our clients innovate in different ways.