Milton Keynes Trainee Solicitor Programme 2029

Gordons; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentons in Milton Keynes invites aspiring commercial lawyers to join its Trainee Solicitor Programme. Over two years you’ll work on complex matters spanning jurisdictions, building your confidence, commercial awareness and legal skills from day one with a supportive team.

Through four six-month seats, you’ll gain broad experience, participate in training, feedback and client secondments, and contribute to high‑quality work as you prepare for a 2029 Training Contract in Milton Keynes.

Job description

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• Supercharge your prep to achieve legal career success
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We're the world's largest global law firm. That's more than 12,500 people across 80+ countries.

Our work is broad, international and tied closely to the way the world is changing. As a trainee, you'll explore that variety seat by seat, building your confidence, commercial awareness and legal skills asyou go.

Milton Keynes

For more than 25 years, we've been part of the Milton Keynes community, supporting the businesses and developments that havehelped shape one of the UK's fastest-growing cities. Today, thatstrong local connection is combined with the reach of the world'slargest global law firm, giving you the opportunity to work on UK andinternational matters while remaining closely connected to the region.

You'll join a collaborative and inclusive office where colleaguessupport one another and celebrate each other's success. From dayone, you'll take on real responsibility, develop your skills and work onhigh-quality matters, with a team that's invested in helping you build acareer that matters to you.

Who Should Apply?

If you're an aspiring commercial lawyer looking to make an impact ina global law firm from day one, we can offer you the chance to learnfrom exceptional people, contribute to work that shapes industriesand build a career with real purpose. This is a place where yourambition is supported, your potential is nurtured and what you bringhas the opportunity to matter.

We generally look for a strong academic performance but considerevery application we receive in context and holistically. We also encourage you to include mitigating circumstances if relevant.

We also use the Rare Contextual Recruitment System to give usadditional context when considering each candidate's application.

Trainee Solicitor Programme

Make your contribution matter from day one. Start at the world's largest global law firm, where innovation, collaboration andcommercial thinking go hand in hand. Over our two-year TraineeSolicitor Programme, you'll work on complex matters spanningjurisdictions, industries and legal disciplines, building the skills andconfidence to shape the future of legal services.

From your first day, you'll take on real responsibility, contributing to high-quality client work while developing the legal expertise, commercial judgement and confidence to thrive.

Through four six-month seats, you'll build experience across a range of practice areas, working on complex, cross-border matters for leading global clients alongside colleagues who are experts in their field. Each seat broadens your experience, deepens your sector knowledge and sharpens your understanding of the commercial issues shaping our clients'; industries. Structured training, regular feedback and ongoing support run throughout, helping you develop your technical expertise and professional skills.

As the legal profession evolves, you'll also experience the innovative ways we deliver legal services, including the AI and legal technology we use to solve complex client challenges.

We're proud to work closely with our clients. As a trainee, you'll have the opportunity to apply for a client secondment, giving you first‑handinsight into client organisations, different sectors and ways of working, while expanding your professional network.

Alongside your legal work, you'll become part of our wider firm community through networking events, social activities, pro bono opportunities and client initiatives. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, and you'll have opportunities to get involved in our inclusion networks and initiatives throughout your training.

Completing a Vacation Scheme with us is the only way to beconsidered for a 2029 Training Contract in our Milton Keynes office.

The deadline to apply to our Milton Keynes Vacation Scheme is 23 November 2026.

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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