Training contracts
You’re looking for a career that stretches you, builds your confidence and gives you real opportunities to grow.
We nurture talent with high-quality training and mentorship designed to suit you as an individual and shape a career that feels true to you. As a commercial law firm with a national reputation, all based under one roof, you’ll get to experience high-quality work, real responsibility and close support from day one.
You’ll join a friendly, ambitious community that genuinely wants to see you succeed. We take your development seriously, not just as a future lawyer, but as a future colleague and leader in the industry.
So, what’s it really like?
You’ll follow a structured development training programme that builds the skills and confidence you need to become a newly qualified solicitor. If you join us via the LPC (Legal Practice Course) route, we’ll support you through the Professional Skills Course (PSC) too.
Six seats, not four. More variety. More clarity. More you.
Our six-seat structure gives you more choice and more opportunities to discover the areas of law that genuinely interest you.
- Explore more – Experience a broader range of work and teams.
- Shape your journey – Try contentious and noncontentious work, spend time in niche areas or return to a department you loved.
- Grow faster – Moving through more teams helps you build commercial awareness and strong working relationships.
- Qualify with confidence – You’ll make your NQ decision with a clear sense of your strengths and interests.
One office. One community.
We’re the largest single site firm outside London, which means all your training happens in one place and your mentors will be sat with you, not on the other side of a screen.
Our graduates benefit from:
- High-quality work without the London postcode – You’ll work on complex, high-value matters for major national and international clients.
- Real access – Trainees sit close to partners, associates and business teams, making it easier to build relationships and get involved in live client work.
- A connected experience – With everyone on one site, you naturally see how different practice areas collaborate, giving you a more rounded understanding of how commercial law fits together.
- Support that’s always close by – No relocating between offices. No remote supervisors. Just a consistent, supportive environment.
Client secondments
A number of our trainees complete a four‑month secondment with one of our clients.
This means you’ll gain first‑hand experience inside an in‑house legal team, working on commercial contracts, stakeholder engagement and fast‑paced projects that sharpen your commercial awareness.
We’ll support you throughout — travel costs are reimbursed and you’ll stay closely connected to our Early Careers team.
Doing a secondment during your training contract is a rare opportunity to develop your understanding of how legal input shapes the decisions a business makes. This offers you a unique insight which proves hugely valuable for any area of law you choose.
This breadth of work helped me develop a much deeper appreciation of how legal advice fits within a fast moving commercial environment, and how legal teams support a business in achieving its commercial objectives while proactively managing risk.
What makes undertaking a secondment during your training contract at Walker Morris stand out is the firm’s commitment to giving trainees meaningful, hands on experiences that genuinely shape your development.