Motivated and ambitious trainees form a key part of our future. This is evident through the high retention rate of our trainees and the number of current partners who started their legal career as trainees within the firm.
We offer a five-seat training programme during which trainees get to experience four of our different practice groups ending in the seat they wish to qualify into.
Applications for our Trainee programme will open on 1 October 2025 to 29 March 2026.
What to expect
Trainees play an active and important role in each team. Our objective is to provide trainees with stimulating and challenging work with an emphasis on direct client contact and hands-on experience from an early stage.
Our trainees receive full support and guidance throughout their contracts from their seat supervisor, training partner and the HR team. In each of their seats they will work closely under the supervision of a dedicated supervisor, who will be a partner or senior associate from within the team.
Our trainees also get involved in the firm’s social and marketing events with the aim of establishing social and business networks within the local community.
It’s not all about work, we have an active social committee which puts on different events each month and regularly supports charities and other organisations through volunteering.
Get to know our trainees
Get an insight into a trainee’s life at B P Collins by viewing our trainee blog.
Remuneration and benefits
We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
- Competitive remuneration and benefits package
- Modern and welcoming working environment
- An inclusive and open culture which focuses on teamwork and collaboration
- Supportive leadership with structured career progression
- Health and social initiatives integral to wellbeing and high performance
LPC and SQE sponsorship
The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was introduced in 2021 to replace the previous Legal Practice Course (LPC) route to qualifying as a solicitor. We are currently accepting Trainees from both routes.
We will provide a contribution of £5000 towards the fees for either course.
Who we are looking for
Qualifications:
We require applicants to have either completed or be studying towards a law degree or a law conversion qualification (PGDL) when they apply. Trainees need to have completed their SQE1 & 2 or LPC before they start the programme.
Experience:
We prefer our trainees to have at least one year’s experience as a paralegal before they start the programme. This experience helps them to become fully immersed in the trainee role straight away. Often our trainees will have gained this experience at our firm. (for more information about paralegal opportunities see HERE)
Skills and other attributes:
- Teamwork – able to collaborate with colleagues and clients effectively to achieve shared goals
- Communication – able to convey messages clearly and respectfully to various audiences with varying degrees of understanding
- Analysis – able gather, evaluate and interpret information to solve problems and make decisions
- Self-motivation – having the drive to achieve, using initiative and resilience when faced with setbacks
Our people come from many different backgrounds which provides different and broad perspectives enabling us to support and serve our diverse range of clients.
We are also open to employing people with a disability and strongly encourage you to share any adjustments that may be required to support your application. In this way we can help with any reasonable adjustments which may be needed during the recruitment process. Any information provided will not be shared outside the recruitment team without your consent.
How to apply:
To apply applicants should send their CV and cover letter to HRadmin@bpcollins.co.uk. They should use this stage to tell us about their grades at school/college and university, their work experience, their hobbies and interests outside of work, why they’ve chosen a career in law and why they feel they would be a good fit for B P Collins.
Successful candidates will be invited to attend an initial screening interview with a member of the HR team and to complete a number of assessments.
The final stage of the process will be an assessment day at our office in Gerrards Cross during which shortlisted candidates will take part in a scenario exercise, deliver a short presentation on a non-law related subject, and attend an interview with two of the partners.
The closing date for applications for the 2027 programme is 29th March 2026.
