Trainee Solicitor, Family Law at Irwin Mitchell LLP

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Irwin Mitchell LLP scores 3.7/5 based on 251 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Challenging, interesting, diverse, client contact, responsibility etc.

Worst

Challenging, large work load etc.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Current salary: £25,000 - £27,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 18:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Do your research before filling out your application. Know the firm and its values and refer to these in your application i.e. how do your values fit around the firm's values and how this makes you suitable for the role. Try and think of a range of interesting examples to refer to (not just academic). Make your application specific to Irwin Mitchell and ensure it is not a generic application which could be sent to any national full-service law firm.

Do you have any interview tips?

Have a full range of examples ready to refer to (not just academic). Do your research on the firm, any recent news and any interesting cases. Know the firm well and be able to refer to attractive features during the interview. Prepare for competency questions as well as questions on why the firm, why BLS/PLS, why the particular location etc.