Careers with Connaught Law
A career at Connaught Law offers a rewarding and challenging journey where talent meets opportunity.
We are committed to helping our team members reach their full potential through comprehensive training programmes and continuous professional development.
We provide clear pathways for career advancement, enabling our people to achieve their professional aspirations while contributing to our firm’s continued success.
Our team benefits from an extensive range of professional development opportunities, competitive benefits, and incentives designed to support both personal growth and career progression.
Our inclusive culture creates a supportive environment for all team members and reflects our commitment to excellence in client service.
Explore the career opportunities available across our practice areas below.
Legal Professionals
Solicitors
Our Solicitors are highly regarded within their respective fields, delivering specialist expertise to a diverse client base including trade unions, commercial enterprises, and private individuals.
Client service excellence remains at the heart of everything we do at Connaught Law. We take pride in our significant case outcomes and media recognition, which demonstrate both the breadth of our work and our unwavering commitment to achieving justice for our clients.
If you possess the talent, ambition, and determination to excel in a stimulating legal environment, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss your career with us.
Chartered Legal Executives
Chartered Legal Executives at Connaught Law enjoy fulfilling and professionally rewarding roles. Our Chartered Legal Executives specialise across multiple departments, managing their own caseloads while providing essential support to our Solicitor teams.
Paralegals/Legal Executives
Paralegals and Legal Executives play a vital role within our legal teams, working closely with our Solicitors in a professional and supportive environment that encourages skill development and career progression. Key responsibilities include conducting legal research, taking witness statements, client interviewing, and providing comprehensive case support to our Solicitor teams.
We particularly welcome applications from law graduates with LPC qualifications. Previous legal experience, whether gained through paid or voluntary work, represents a distinct advantage.
Legal Support
Our Legal Support professionals work either within specialist teams or directly with individual Solicitors, adding significant value to our client service delivery. To join our Legal Support team, you will need specialised knowledge in your relevant area of law and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where attention to detail and client focus are paramount.
Legal Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Opportunities
We are pleased to offer our comprehensive Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme, providing an excellent pathway into the legal profession.
This programme represents an outstanding opportunity for individuals seriously considering a legal career. Our apprentices work alongside experienced legal professionals and recognised leaders in their fields, gaining practical job-specific skills while pursuing formal qualifications.
- Paralegal Apprenticeships
- Legal Administration Apprenticeships
Programme Benefits
Upon successful completion, you will achieve either the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship or the Level 2 Business/Legal Administration Apprenticeship qualification.
This represents just the beginning of your legal career journey. Connaught Law is fully committed to supporting all successful candidates beyond their initial qualification, providing clear pathways for career progression within our organisation.
Students & Trainees
At Connaught Law, we actively seek emerging legal talent and future leaders in the profession.
If you are interested in learning from award-winning legal professionals while gaining exposure to high-profile cases and cutting-edge legal work, we encourage you to explore the opportunities available within your area of interest.`
Rewarding You
At Connaught Law, we understand that achieving a healthy work-life balance is essential for both personal wellbeing and professional success. We have implemented comprehensive initiatives designed to support our team members in balancing their career aspirations with personal commitments.
Developing You
At Connaught Law, learning and development forms an integral part of our firm’s growth strategy. We recognise the existing skills that our people possess and identify the areas they need to develop to achieve their career goals.
We support employees to shape their own development through our structured appraisal process and provide the necessary tools to help them grow alongside our organisation.
From day one, you will receive comprehensive induction training and access to our extensive national training and development programmes. These cover essential areas including soft skills development, management training, IT proficiency, and technical skills enhancement.
We are also committed to supporting diverse development solutions including departmental conferences, team building initiatives, and funding assistance for professional qualifications.
Training On Offer:
Our comprehensive training portfolio includes:
Client Care Excellence
Modern legal practice requires exceptional client relationship skills. Converting initial enquiries into lasting client relationships is fundamental to our continued growth and requires mastery of both technical legal knowledge and sophisticated interpersonal skills.
Connaught Law invests significantly in training our team in the professional approach, processes, and procedures essential for successful client engagement from the first point of contact.
Business Writing & Communication
Effective written communication is a cornerstone of legal practice and career advancement. Our focused training programme enhances both individual communication skills and our collective professional standards.
And many more programmes tailored to your professional development needs.
Working closely with your manager, through our appraisal framework, and with our dedicated Learning and Development team, your professional growth potential at Connaught Law is limited only by your ambition and commitment.
Equal Opportunities
At Connaught Law, we recognise that workforce diversity represents one of our most valuable assets and competitive advantages.
We maintain an unwavering commitment to eliminating discrimination, prejudice, and exploitation in all forms while ensuring equality of opportunity for everyone. This commitment aligns directly with our core mission of championing individual rights through the provision of exceptional legal services.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all team members and job applicants. We foster a working environment where every individual can maximise their potential, free from discrimination or harassment, with all decisions based purely on merit and capability.
We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
These principles of non-discrimination and equality extend to all our interactions with visitors, clients, and suppliers. Similarly, our employees are protected from discrimination and harassment in all external professional relationships.
Our Partnerships
We collaborate with leading organisations to ensure our equality of opportunity commitments are met through best practice implementation and continuous improvement.
Our Policies
We have established comprehensive equal opportunity policies and practices that create an environment where individuals feel valued and can develop their abilities without barriers caused by discrimination.
Our quality and diversity policy is applied consistently across the firm and its subsidiaries, forming an integral component of our human resources strategy, business planning, and service delivery.
Monitoring Our Commitment
Connaught Law actively encourages applications from qualified candidates across all backgrounds. To assess the effectiveness of our equality policies, we request that all applicants complete our equal opportunities monitoring questionnaire during the application process through our website.
All information provided is treated with complete confidentiality and used exclusively for equal opportunities purposes. This data does not influence shortlisting or interview decisions. Upon appointment, this information becomes part of your personal record for policy monitoring purposes only and remains confidential for all employment-related decisions including pay reviews, promotions, and training opportunities.