Early Careers - Wedlake Bell

Find Your Future

We have early legal career opportunities for those at A Level stage through to graduates – whichever stage you are at, find out more about the first step in your legal career.

Early Careers at Wedlake Bell

Wedlake Bell is a mid-sized City law firm. We are a firm with a collaborative and friendly culture offering the opportunity to train as part of close-knit intake.

Wedlake Bell offers both the solicitor apprentice and trainee solicitor routes to qualification. You can find out further information about both routes.

Solicitor Apprentices are recruited though the Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme. These opportunities are open for Year 13 and school leavers.

Trainee Solicitors are recruited either through our Summer Vacation Scheme or direct Training Contract applications. We recruit eight trainees a year.

Depending on which stage you are at, you can select and apply for our opportunities.

Early Careers Opportunities

Key Dates and Links

Applications for our 2027 training contract intake open on 1 November 2024 and close on 1 May 2025.
Visit here for more information on applying.
The summer vacation scheme will run from Monday 23 June 2025 to Friday 11 July 2025.
Applications open on 1 November 2024 and close on 20 January 2025 at 23.59.
Visit here for more information on applying.
Applications open on 1 November 2024 and close on 3 March 2025 at 23.59.
Visit here for more information on applying.
We are looking forward to meeting candidates on campus and virtually this year.
OCTOBER 2024
Tuesday 22 October, 12pm-1.30pm: Exclusive insight into being part of a small trainee intake, joint event with Bates Wells, Farrer & Co, Lewis Silkin and Peters & Peters
Wednesday 23 October, 11am-12pm: Why choose a firm with a smaller intake?, All About Law
Friday 25 October 2024, 1pm-2pm: Mental Well-being and Resilience: How to Cultivate Balance in Your Legal Career, All About Law
Thursday 31 October, 2pm-3pm – All About Law – Digital Campus presentation – further details to follow
NOVEMBER 2024
Wednesday 13 November, 4pm-5pm: Launching a legal career as a student of Black Heritage, All About Law
Thursday 14 November, 4pm-5pm: Life as an LGBTQ+ lawyer: An unfiltered discussion, All About Law
Tuesday 19 November, 2pm-4pm: Legal Cheek virtual law fair
Monday 25^th November, 5pm-6pm: Building tomorrow today: What lies ahead for Real Estate and Infrastructure?, All About Law
DECEMBER 2024
Tuesday 10 December: Wedlake Bell Open Day (Training Contract route). Please apply directly, you can find out more information here.
Applications for our open day will open on 1 November 2024 and close on 25 November 2024 at 23.59.
Wedlake Bell is a “data controller” in respect of the personal data it collects and holds about you as part of the recruitment process. As a data controller, we are responsible for deciding (i) what data we collect; (ii) how we use it; (iii) how we store it; and (iv) when we delete it. Under GDPR, we are required to notify you of (i) to (iv). We have strict policies in place to prevent the loss, accidental destruction, misuse or disclosure of your personal data. For further information on the firm’s privacy notice, please click here.