Trainee Solicitor, Various – Trainee Seats at Mills & Reeve LLP

The following is a Graduate Review for Mills & Reeve LLP.

Mills & Reeve LLP scores 4.2/5 based on 30 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Interesting work, supportive colleagues. Lots of client contact.

Worst

For Trainees in the Cambridge office, the pay does not reflect the cost of living.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 18:30

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

Apply for the vacation scheme rather than going through the straight Training Contract route, if possible. Check your answers and make sure they are directed at Mills & Reeve, not copy and pasted from other firms.

Do you have any interview tips?

Don't worry too much about your knowledge of the law, focus on why you want the role and why you want a training contract at Mills & Reeve. There will likely be a mixture of competency questions and exploratory questions about your views on current affair topics.