FAQs

We currently plan to run our summer 2021 vacation scheme on the weeks beginning 5 July 2021 and 12 July 2021. We usually take 6/7 graduates each week. These weeks will be used to select our future trainees from those that apply for a training contract with us. Obviously our ability to host the vacation scheme may depend on government guidance in place at that time.

31^st January 2021.

We pay £250 per week to cover expenses.

ABB at A Level and a 2:1 at degree level.

Unfortunately, if the deadline is passed, we do not accept further applications.

Not at the moment.

No, all applications must be submitted through our online applications.

We are happy to work with you on adjustments that you might need, please email applications@foxwilliams.com and someone from the graduate recruitment team will be in touch.

We respond to all applications whether successful or not. Please bear with us and you will hear back.

We do not usually cover costs for interview or vac scheme attendance, unless the candidate is in financial difficulty and unable to attend otherwise.

Our training contract process is primarily for those not yet qualified in any jurisdiction. The QLTS is the process for becoming admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales if you are already qualified in another jurisdiction, please see the SRA website for more details.

We do not automatically reject anyone that has applied before, sometimes additional experience may mean your application will score higher and you may be successful the second time around.

We are interested in applications from people with varied qualifications, however, applying for a training contract with us if you are qualified in another jurisdiction is not what our process is aimed at.

Sorry, we do not.

We do not sponsor the GDL. We will cover the costs of the LPC if you have not yet started this qualification. We do not fund the LPC retrospectively.

Sorry, we do not.

We do not ask future trainees to study particular electives.

Yes, we do stay in regular contact with our future trainees and we invite them to twice yearly social events with our current trainees. We also appoint a buddy trainee from our existing trainees to stay in touch with you.

Typically, we have seven trainees in total at any one time. We may hire anything between two to four per intake.

Usually two – March and September.

£37k in year one rising to £39k in year two.

Usually those trainees in their second year have first choice as they are considering where to qualify. The seats that are available to first year trainees depend on where the business needs trainees and what seats are available. Trainees have their choice for at least two out of the four seats and often trainees do get three seats as chosen by them (although sometimes in a different order).

We do not usually offer secondments as we prefer each trainee to complete a full 24 months in four seats, learning as much as possible at Fox Williams before they qualify.

Absolutely, we have a volunteering scheme where each employee is entitled to half a day per quarter on volunteer leave to either volunteer with one of our chosen charities or to volunteer at a charity of their choosing.

We try to retain all our trainees on qualifying. Spaces for NQ positions do depend on business need in each department and where the trainee wants to qualify into a certain department we will do all we can to make this happen. Sometimes two trainees want to qualify into the same department and that might mean we only are able to retain one of them if there is not sufficient work to make a business case to do so.

We do have an agile working policy and whilst we think most trainees benefit enormously from being in the office and listening to their colleagues deal with issues, we recognise that trainees do sometimes need to be at home for personal reasons.