Careers at Foot Anstey

Exceptional experience. Serious opportunity.

Experience our vacation scheme

Our vacation schemes are a fantastic way to experience life at Foot Anstey for yourself, and to see the work, the career and the life you could have here. During your vacation scheme, you will have the opportunity to work on live cases to understand the work you would be doing as a trainee. At the end of the week, you will join and take part in an assessment centre day and, if successful, you will be offered a training contract. Plus, we support with your travel and accommodation costs, in addition to paying you for your week of hard work.

A taster

See what it’s like to be a Lawyer in a fast-growing firm.

An insight

Gain a real insight into the type of work you would undertake as a Trainee Solicitor.

An experience

Experience the culture and buzz of our dynamic workplace.

Our Achieve programme 

Achieve is our vacation scheme, specifically designed for individuals from under-represented groups within the UK workforce. During the five-day paid programme, you will gain legal work experience and have exposure to partners, associates and trainees working on live cases. In addition to the vacation scheme, you will be invited to attend a series of skills masterclasses providing insights into different areas of law, as well as developing your practical employability skills. This will equip you with the knowledge and expertise to hit the ground running from day one. At the end of the vacation scheme week, there will be a training contract assessment day and those successful will be offered a training contract.

Our Aspire programme

Aspire is our vacation scheme open to all, allowing candidates to apply for our training contract, whilst learning about the firm and gaining work experience. During the five-day paid programme, you will gain legal work experience and have exposure to partners, associates and trainees working on live cases. You’ll also experience our culture and find out more about our sector approach. The week ends with a training contract assessment centre day and those successful will be offered a place on our trainee programme.

Ready to apply?

At Foot Anstey, our recruitment process is designed to identify people who have the key qualities to succeed and thrive. We aim to discover whether our firm is the right fit for you, and if you have the potential to excel and grow with us.

For further details on what we look for and the different stages of our application process, visit our dedicated page on application guidance at the link below.

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Our benefits

We pride ourselves on being a supportive employer, and we’re always looking at what our people need; to enjoy the best of work and life.

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Your family

From fertility checks to enhanced parental leave.

Your lifestyle

From birthday leave to taking a sabbatical.

Your health

From our health cash plan to free eye tests.

Your wealth

From saving money on everyday purchases to investing in your pension.

People stories

Hear from Trainees and Vacation Scheme participants about what makes Foot Anstey a special place to train, grow and pursue a career in law.

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Contact us

We’re excited to hear from you and help you start your career journey. Check out our FAQs below and if you have any other questions, complete our contact form or get in touch directly.

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FAQs

For our vacation schemes, applications open from Monday 9 September 2024 and close at midday on Friday 3 January 2025. For our training contract, applications open from Monday 2 December 2024 and close at midday on Friday 21 March 2025. Try not to leave your application until the last minute. Take your time to create the best possible application you can.

Our vacation scheme is a great way to experience Foot Anstey and find out more about the work you could be doing here. At the end of each vacation scheme, you’ll have the opportunity to complete an assessment for a training contract. If you already have plenty of work experience and would prefer to apply directly for a training contract, feel free to do so.

Yes! We help you with the cost of travel and accommodation and you will receive a competitive salary for your week’s hard work.

There are three parts to our process – the online application, online assessment and then the vacation scheme with assessment day on the final day of the programme. Further information on this can be found on our dedicated recruitment process page.

 

Yes. We take mitigating circumstances into consideration when reviewing applications. There is space on the application form for you to let us know what your mitigating circumstances relate to.

Yes. As a firm we recruit contextually taking into account factors such as the school or college a candidate has attended and the average grades achieved in that year. Every application is personally reviewed by a member of the team; in the spirit of being refreshingly human your academics would not be the sole factor in our decision.

Internal applicants are encouraged to apply for our Aspire programme or the direct training contract.

Due to the one-week duration of the programme, we require successful individuals to have eligibility to work during their vacation scheme. We are able to support work permits for those offered training contracts.

Please enter your qualifications (including the scores that you have) as normal. You do not need to convert your grades to the UK equivalent, we will do this for you.

Our vacation schemes are targeted at those in their second year of undergraduate study and above. However, we have a host of resources available to you, should you wish to find out more about the law and Foot Anstey. You may wish to start by following our social media accounts and listening our The Trainee Lowdown podcast series.

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