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Belfast Training Contract

We recruit our trainees through direct applications and through our existing internal paralegals.

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Redefine success

In Northern Ireland we predominantly specialise in insurance sector services, including fraud, employers’ liability, indemnity issues and defending claims.

If you’re looking for the perfect environment to learn, develop and progress, we think you’ll love life here.

As a trainee on our Belfast training contract, as well as exceptional training across all of your seats, we’ll support your development in a number of ways.

We want to help you thrive so you can enjoy a long and successful career with us.

Trainee programme

Throughout the two-year training contract, your time will be split between the office and the Institute. A breakdown of the time is as follows

Year 1 - September-December

Based in office

Year 1 - January-June

Based at the Institute

Year 1 - June-August

Based in office

Year 2 - September-December

Based at the Institute

Year 2 - January-September

Based in the office until qualification

Trainee Salary & Grants

Salary:

1st Year - £22,000
2nd Year - £24,000

Sponsorship:

Institute of Professional Legal Studies fees.

Let's take it step by step

Our strengths-based recruitment process is based on fairness and equity. It’s designed to help us identify what motivates you to work at a city law firm, over your learnt experiences, and helps you show us the most authentic version of yourself. Here’s how it works:

Applications open

For all programmes, you’ll need to make your application online via our online application system. At this stage you’ll just need to complete your basic personal information. No lengthy written tasks for you to complete here.

Digital simulation

Following your online application, you will be invited to complete our digital simulation. It’s an assessment you can complete in your own time and space. It constraints a variety of questions with responses being a mix between written and video. They’re designed to present you with some of the challenges you can expect to face at Clyde & Co. Some questions will try to understand your motivations behind your application. It’s about as realistic as it gets. For more advice and tips on how to approach this stage, visit the learning hub. We then invite eligible candidates, who performed best in the digital simulation, to the final stage – our assessment centre.

In-person Assessment centre

This is the final stage of the process. Here, we are assessing candidates based on the strengths that will deliver success in a role. As part of the assessment day, you will take part in a short written exercise, a role play scenario, a group exercise and a strengths-based interview.

Offer

Our favourite part – the offer. We’ll call you to let you know if you’ve been successful, if you’re not, we’ll offer you some feedback for your development.

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