Training Contract 2026

Overview

Your training contract is the start of the journey to becoming an exceptional lawyer and trusted business advisor. As a Fieldfisher future trainee, you will be joining a hardworking, friendly and professional network, working on some of the most exciting cases and learning from the top legal minds in a diverse range of sectors.

Beyond your Offer

Fieldfisher will keep in touch with you from the day you accept Fieldfisher's offer to the day you join. Fieldfisher will continue to build Fieldfisher's relationship with you, invest in your skill development and provide opportunities to grow your network.

Before you start your Training Contract, Fieldfisher will support you through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PDGL) if required. You’ll also be assigned a buddy - a current trainee who will have been in your position not long ago. They’re there to answer all your questions – so don’t feel shy – they’ll know exactly how you’re feeling.

If that isn’t enough, your dedicated Early Careers Team will be on hand to support you through your training contract journey.

Seat Allocation and Secondments

Throughout the two years of your Training Contract, Fieldfisher will work closely with you to ensure you have the support and training to reach your full potential - you won't find yourself next to the photocopier all day. You will complete four seats each six-months in length, from a diverse range of departments from Real Estate to Personal Injury, from Finance to Technology. Fieldfisher do not have any compulsory seats, but Fieldfisher do encourage trainees to experience the departments that make the firm who Fieldfisher is today.

Trainees can apply for a client or international secondment from their second seat. International secondments are enriching experiences that provide you with an awareness of cultural and regional differences, which is especially important as the majority of the work Fieldfisher do is cross-border and international.

Fieldfisher currently offer international secondments in three offices: Berlin, Silicon Valley, and Vienna.

Supervision and Feedback

In every seat, you can look forward to working with a supervisor who will be a Senior Associate, Director, or Partner with a huge amount of legal experience. It is their job to make sure you get the best experience in every seat, by providing you with a variety of client work and being on hand to offer all the support and guidance you need.

Regular feedback is vital to your growth and development. Regular meetings with your supervisor and the Early Careers Development Manager are built into each seat rotation, to ensure that you are staying on track and receiving the support that you need. After you've completed your training contract, you’ll have the technical skills, industry-recognised qualifications, and the experience to become an exceptional lawyer.

Reward & Benefits

Fieldfisher's reward and benefits package is designed to provide you with everything you need on the lead-up to and during your training contract.

• Law School sponsorship
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL): Although it is no longer a regulatory requirement, all trainees with a non-law degree will study towards the PGDL before commencing the SQE. Fieldfisher will pay your course fees and provide a maintenance grant of £8,000.
• Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE): From September 2021, everyone looking to pursue a career in Law will need to pass the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), and all future Trainees will undertake the SQE path to qualification. Fieldfisher is proud to be working with The University of Law and have designed a Fieldfisher specific SQE preparation programme.

At Fieldfisher, people are vital to Fieldfisher's success. Fieldfisher's clients choose Fieldfisher for Fieldfisher's expertise, Fieldfisher's understanding, and Fieldfisher's insight. Without the support and fresh perspectives of Fieldfisher's Trainees and Apprentices, this would not be possible.

But it’s not just about providing award-winning, cutting-edge advice; it’s about Fieldfisher's relationships with Fieldfisher's clients and with each other – Fieldfisher pride ourselves on Fieldfisher's Fieldfisher community. Fieldfisher is a caring, sharing bunch with huge numbers involved in Corporate Responsibility. Fieldfisher promote inclusiveness and diversity, encourage innovation, and endorse collegiality every step of the way.

Fieldfisher's offering is unique. Yes, you will get to work with some amazing clients like the BBC or may be seconded to one of Fieldfisher's international offices, but you will also work with some incredible people who are industry experts in their field. These are the people who will guide and nurture you and inspire you to achieve great things.

Fieldfisher believe in giving you maximum exposure and a variety of experiences, which is essential if you are to become the lawyer of tomorrow and be a trusted advisor to your clients. Fieldfisher encourage all Fieldfisher employees to bring their real selves to work, so there’s a place for every background, interest, and degree of discipline at Fieldfisher's firm. Fieldfisher have a number of programmes and opportunities available for students who are interested in a career in law.

Whether you're at school or University, Fieldfisher have something for you.

With Trainees and Apprentices based in Fieldfisher's Birmingham, London, and Manchester offices, Fieldfisher can assure you that you will join a network of hard-working, diligent, and professional employees.