London Training Contract

RPC offers up to 15 training contracts in London each year, but we are much more focussed on recruiting the right people with the right personality for us and our clients than filling an arbitrary number of positions.

Because the vast majority of our trainees stay with us long after qualification, our major investment in you actually represents a major investment in the future of our firm.

We’re a different kind of law firm, and we’re looking for a different kind of trainee.

Much more than a trainee 

Good academic achievements are essential but there’s far more to it than an impressive list of qualifications. You’ll need eight high grade GCSEs, three high grade A-levels and a 2:1 degree awarded or predicted, or the equivalent qualifications. But we’re also looking for some very special qualities.

We’re looking for:

A pioneering spirit
Courage as well as intelligence
Passion as well as pragmatism
An ability to think outside the box and the confidence to ask, “But is it the right kind of box?"
A keen awareness of the commercial world
Energy, dynamism and enthusiasm
Ambition (25% of our partners trained and qualified with us)
An ability to communicate with people at all levels
Total commitment
Natural leadership skills

As an employer 

We believe that it's vitally important to offer our employees an effective reward and recognition package which offers competitive financial and non-financial benefits which are really valued by our people. Our scheme combines an award winning flexible benefits package and various reward and recognition plans. The package for Trainees includes:

25 days holiday (with the option to buy extra)
Childcare vouchers
Computing scheme
Dental insurance
Employee assistance programme
Everyday recognition plan
Life cover
Pension
Permanent health insurance
Private medical insurance
Ride2Work scheme
Season ticket loan
Subsidised gym membership
The starting salary for trainees, as at September 2016, is £37,000 rising to £40,000 in the second year of training. We review salaries annually.

Sponsorship

Financial support is offered to prospective trainees for the GDL and LPC; we ask all of our future trainees to study at BPP. The firm will cover your fees and provide a maintenance grant. This is currently £7,000 per annum.