At Reeds, we recognise the value of recruiting and training our own solicitors as not only is this a vital part of our succession planning, but it ensures we offer the best level of service to our clients. We are excited to announce that our Trainee Solicitor recruitment process has opened up for 2026. We are looking for 7 enthusiastic, motivated and determined individuals to join Reeds Solicitors and start their route to qualifying as a solicitor.

Training to become a solicitor at Reeds will give you access to the most senior, and well established, supervisors in the industry, as well as established training programme. This means that by the time you have been entered onto the Register at the SRA upon qualification, you will have been furnished with the skills, knowledge and experience, not only in terms of standard legal expertise, but also how to do this in The Reeds Way (About Us – Reeds Solicitors). We want our future associates, partner and even equity partner to be aligned to our values, committed to our core areas of law, and want more than just a training contract, who are motivated and loyal.

What makes training at Reeds different, is that we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ training plan – we encourage diversity, drive and ambition from all our Trainees, which means we encourage you to shape what your training contract looks like!

We welcome applications from candidates who have participated in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and those who are qualifying under the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) as well as those who wish to qualify through the CILEx route.

Applicants should be motivated to work within our core areas of practice and be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal procedures, be dedicated to providing the high level of service that Reeds offers to their clients and ideally satisfy the key requirements set out below.

Table one states the trainee requirements for 2026. Applicants should apply for a specific post and state which post they want to be considered for on their application. Applicants should have an interest in the main area they are applying for with a view of qualifying into this area as a newly qualified Solicitor.

You must complete an application form, CV applications will not be considered. All successful candidates must be available to start on 1^st September 2026.

 

Location	Main area of focus
Cardiff	Court of Protection
Bristol	Court of Protection
London	Complex Crime
Manchester	Complex Crime
London	Private Crime
Reading	General Crime
Luton	General Crime

 

Main duties:

• To ensure that the firm’s high client care standard is maintained by responding to client calls and enquiries proactively and appropriately.
• Take clients instructions, prepare statements and other legal documents under supervision.
• Draft correspondence to clients and third parties under supervision.
• Prepare cases and files for court hearings.
• Effectively manage time ensuring tight deadlines are met.
• Undertake tasks to develop and increase fee earning.

 

Key Requirements: 

• Must have a legal qualification such as LPC, ILEX (either completed in part or full), or be qualifying via the SQE route.
• Be eager to learn and develop
• Good understanding of client care requirements.
• Must be proactive and apply a consistent attention to detail.
• Good application of common sense.
• Ideally have experience of handling own caseload.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills.
• Good team work ethics.
• Willingness to undertake their own advocacy in due course.
• Good communicator in both written and spoken English.
• Must be IT literate and be willing to learn.
• Have a driving licence, or ability to travel.

 

If you are interested, please complete the Trainee Solicitor Application Form by following the link  – Trainee Application Form 2026 – Fill in form. The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday 20^th April 2026.

Working hours are 9am – 5pm with one hour for lunch and salary is £28,000-£31,000 per annum depending on location. Remote/Hybrid working may be a requirement and therefore applicants should have a suitable set up available to use from home.

Read more about training to become a solicitor at Reeds here: Training to Become a Solicitor at Reeds Solicitors – Reeds Solicitors

Why work for Reeds?

At Reeds we do things The Reeds Way – a set of foundational principles that not only tell us how we run our business, but why.

Externally, it governs how we look after our clients. For example, we have developed our Service Pledge, and our whole firm works as a team to make sure we deliver on this every time. The Reeds Way also governs and guides how we try to add value to the communities in which we operate.

Internally, the Reeds Way governs our culture, the Reeds working environment, and the working life and career that we offer to all Reeds people – About Us – Reeds Solicitors

We are a forward thinking, dynamic, Leading Top Tier Legal 500 company, who put their clients and employees first. We are a fun and flexible firm with good opportunities for development and career progression, in fact we have been award-shortlisted for our flexible working and wellbeing policies. We expect a lot from our employees but in return we offer:

• We safeguard a non-negotiable culture of respect for and between colleagues;
• We offer a transparent and fair career development structure with opportunities for all lawyers and fee-earners to progress through the stages and become an Associate, Senior Associate and hopefully Partner;
• All our people – and that means all our people – constantly undergo training and development via The ‘Reeds Academy’ which helps everyone achieve their career goals and get to where they want to be professionally, and to enhance their business skills and knowledge;
• We encourage all our staff to think about business development and look for growth opportunities.  We are always willing to listen to, and potentially invest in, new ideas;
• We offer competitive salary and benefit packages and have a transparent annual review process which considers your whole contribution to your team and the Firm, not just billing figures;
• We offer to all staff a discretionary bonus scheme for exceptional performance as well as performance related bonuses;
• We offer flexible working schemes which include compressed 4 day weeks, 9 day fortnights and TOIL (time off in lieu), as well as a true commitment to hybrid working;
• You will enjoy the ability to earn up to 30 days of holiday with years of service (standard holiday packages start at 21 days plus all bank holidays);
• There is an additional paid celebration day for you to use as you would like (such as a birthday, anniversary or other key event);
• You will have the ability to buy a further 5 days of holiday, and sell surplus holiday, each year;
• Discretionary additional holiday days are given at Christmas (up to a maximum of 2 days);
• We give you private medical health care with the option to upgrade and add optical and dental care;
• Discounted gym membership is available, through private medical insurance;
• We offer an employee assistance programme with access to physical, mental and emotional health advice & webinars, wellbeing videos and programmes, online counselling & mini health checks;
• The Cycle To Work scheme is available, including e-bikes;
• Fresh fruit baskets are placed in each office on a weekly basis.