Bevan Brittan LLP has appointed a record number of 21 new trainees to its trainee solicitor programme. They join 20 other trainees who are commencing their second years training with the national law firm.  Of the new intake 12 will be based in the firm’s Bristol office while the others will work in the firm’s London and Birmingham offices.

The new trainees will undertake four six-month placements working across the firms five divisions of health, government, insurance and finance, built environment and commerce, industry and services. 

Human Resources Manager, Ian Bassett commented: “This is our largest intake of trainees to date. We received approximately 1500 applications for this year’s placements and the standard of applicants was higher than ever.  The competition has become increasingly intense and candidates not only need to have an excellent academic record but they must be able to demonstrate sound commercial knowledge as well.”

Susie Smith, Bevan Brittan’s partner in charge of training added: “We are committed to ensuring our trainees gain the broadest possible experience of working for high quality public and private sector clients.  Our training programme is carefully structured to consist of practical work experience in conjunction with an extensive educational programme.  A trainee solicitor survey carried out amongst over a hundred top legal firms across the UK by LEX Magazine, rated us as the country’s fifth firm for overall job satisfaction.”