How to applyApplying for a training contract or summer vacation scheme placement at Edwin Coe is a simple and straightforward process.
We have a dedicated application page which allows you to upload your CV and covering letter for submission to our HR team. This page also asks for a breakdown of your education history.
If you are successful, we will contact you to arrange a first interview with a member of our HR team and a senior associate. The structure of this interview will be based on the contents of your application form and will assess your skills and knowledge, relevant to the position of a trainee solicitor. At this stage, we will also ask you to review a case study and answer some questions about your understanding of the information provided.
The interview panel will review the answers you gave during your interview and assess your understanding of the case study. We will contact you to let you know whether you have been successful in reaching the second interview stage.
The second interview will be held with two of our partners. During this interview, you should expect to be asked a wide variety of general and business related questions. The partners will be predominately testing your commercial awareness, your suitability for a legal career and your fit with Edwin Coe.
If you would like to proceed to the application stage and have read and understood all of the steps leading up to this point, please start the application process below. Please ensure you have read, and fully meet our entry requirements, prior to sending us your application.
We offer eight students the chance to come and gain some work experience with us each year during the summer months. In order to select the most suitable candidates, we ask you to submit your CV and a covering letter to us, from which we will pick applicants we wish to interview. First interview stage will be conducted by HR and a Senior Associate, successful candidates will be invited back to interview with two of our partners.
If you would like to proceed to the application stage and have read and understood all of the steps leading up to this point, please start the application process below. Please ensure you have read, and fully meet our entry requirements, prior to sending us your application.
"As a trainee at Edwin Coe no day will be the same. Expect to be given responsibility at an early stage and to think on your feet."
"There is a lot more to training than standing in front of a photocopier. From very early on I was involved in client interviews and was responsible for managing a relatively heavy workload."
"I really appreciated the fact that the partners are keen to seek your thoughts on issues as this ensures that you make a meaningful contribution from day one."
"There truly is an 'open door' policy and asking questions, even to the most senior partners, is actively encouraged."
"By the end of your two years of training at Edwin Coe you will have received a very thorough and well rounded training in the law and feel well prepared for qualification."
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