Legal Traineeships
Biggart Baillie regards the training and development of all of our people as vital to our continued future success. Our staff are encouraged to contribute to this by taking an active role in their own personal development and this is reflected in the structure of our legal traineeship.
Our Recruitment Process
We recruit our trainees two years in advance of their actual contract start date. During that time, we keep in touch and agree a structure much nearer to the actual date of joining. Whilst all firms follow the Law Society guidelines, we put special emphasis on the need for a well-structured and focused programme.
Trainees have the opportunity to indicate which of our departments they would prefer to spend time in: Commercial Property, Corporate, Dispute Management, Infrastructure, Environment & Transport and Private Client. However, the final structure will reflect the needs of the firm and the individual. Training can also be split between Glasgow and Edinburgh allowing the trainee to experience the differences in two legal markets.
How it Works
As a trainee, you will work with a mentoring solicitor and a ‘Biggart Baillie Buddy’ who is a second year trainee that will help you settle in and adjust to office life.
There is an induction programme that incorporates training in office procedures, cash room entries, IT and time recording and a tailored seminar programme. In addition, each department has an open fee-earner seminar programme that all trainees are encouraged to attend. We hold informal and relaxed progress reviews after one month and then follow the trainee review process with quarterly reviews at the end of each 13-week period.
Opportunities
We have now completed our recruitment for traineeships commencing in September 2009.
The closing date for completed 2010 Traineeship applications is Friday 17th October 2008.
Click here to download our Traineeship Application Form. To complete the Traineeship Application Form, download the document, save it to your local PC with your own unique identifier.
When you have completed the form it can be submitted by email or by post.
Electronic applications can be sent directly to recruitment@biggartbaillie.co.uk. Alternatively, you can use our Applications page and upload your completed application form.
Postal applications should be sent to Donald Lindsay, Human Resources Department, Biggart Baillie Solicitors, 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5QR.