A career at Connaught Law is talent meeting opportunity: live vacancies across our practice areas, structured routes in for students and apprentices, and development that runs from your first day — at a Legal 500 recognised firm in the heart of legal London.
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Current Vacancies
We are recruiting for the roles below at our Chancery Lane office — and we maintain open recruitment for exceptional candidates across every practice area. If your role isn't listed, send your CV anyway; we read every application.
01
Litigation/Dispute Resolution Solicitor
Accepting applications
Chancery Lane, London · Permanent · Salary negotiable, dependent on experience
The Opportunity
An opportunity to establish and lead our Litigation/Dispute Resolution department: a role built for a solicitor of at least 3 years' PQE who wants genuine independence, responsibility and the backing of a growing city firm to build a practice around.
Essential Requirements
- At least 3 years PQE with comprehensive experience and strong technical knowledge across the Litigation/Dispute Resolution spectrum
- A proven track record of successful cases and the ability to work independently
- Experience in supervising and team leadership
- Capacity for a demanding, developing caseload — and the drive to expand the client base and the department
What we offer: real autonomy, an excellent work-life balance, and a supportive firm environment in which to build a successful practice.
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02
Wills and Probate/Private Client Solicitor
Accepting applications
Chancery Lane, London · Permanent · Salary negotiable, dependent on experience
The Opportunity
The same brief, in private client: establish and develop our Wills and Probate/Private Client department. We are looking for a solicitor of at least 3 years' PQE ready to own the discipline end to end and grow it as their own.
Essential Requirements
- At least 3 years PQE with strong technical knowledge of estate administration, will drafting, trusts, powers of attorney and contentious probate
- A proven track record of successful cases and the ability to work independently
- Experience in supervising and team leadership
- Capacity for a demanding, developing caseload — and the drive to expand the client base and the department
What we offer: real autonomy, an excellent work-life balance, and a supportive firm environment in which to build a successful practice.
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03
Paralegal – Immigration Department
Accepting applications
London · Permanent · Competitive package with flexible benefits scheme
The Opportunity
An opportunity to join one of London's busiest immigration teams. The ideal candidate has proven experience across a diverse immigration caseload, strong technical competency, and excellent written and spoken English — with the professional standards and client care to match.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing applications across all aspects of the UK Immigration Rules
- Skilled Worker and sponsored work applications, and sponsor licence applications for corporate clients
- Responding to sponsor licence suspensions and revocations, including representations to UKVI
- Applications under the EU Settlement Scheme
- Naturalisation and registration as British citizen applications
- Administrative review requests and appeals to the First-tier Tribunal
- Asylum, human rights and discretionary leave applications
- Assisting with judicial review preparation
Essential Requirements
- Law Society or OISC accreditation (preferable)
- Excellent drafting and written communication, with strict deadline management
- Current knowledge of immigration law and commitment to continual professional development
- Strong client care, IT and business development capability, including fee generation in line with targets
- Outstanding organisation, prioritisation and interpersonal skills in a fast-paced environment
What we offer: a positive, supportive team, a comprehensive benefits package, and clear development opportunities within a leading immigration practice.
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04
Work Experience Opportunities
Accepting applications
Placement · Students & Graduates
The Opportunity
Every placement is tailored to the individual, and all are designed to maximise learning: you'll work with professionals across the firm and get genuinely hands-on experience of legal practice.
What You'll Do
- Attend court hearings and client meetings with counsel
- Conduct legal research and draft documents and correspondence
- Shadow qualified solicitors across different practice areas
- Support marketing, business development and administrative operations
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Ready to join our team?
Send your CV and covering letter — applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early is better.
Your Level
Legal Professionals
Clear pathways for advancement at every level — with the professional development, benefits and incentives to match. Client service excellence sits at the heart of the firm, and every role here contributes to it.
01Solicitors
Highly regarded in their fields, acting for a diverse client base from commercial enterprises to private individuals — with significant case outcomes and media recognition to show for it. If you have the talent and ambition to excel, we'd welcome the conversation.
02Chartered Legal Executives
Managing their own caseloads across multiple departments while working alongside our solicitor teams — fulfilling, professionally rewarding roles with real responsibility.
03Paralegals/Legal Executives
At the centre of our legal teams: research, witness statements, client interviewing and full case support, in an environment built for progression. We particularly welcome law graduates with the LPC; prior legal experience, paid or voluntary, is a distinct advantage.
04Legal Support
Working within specialist teams or directly with individual solicitors. You'll need specialist knowledge of your area and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where detail and client focus are everything.
Routes In
Legal Apprenticeships
01The Programme
A serious pathway into the profession: apprentices work alongside experienced legal professionals and recognised leaders in their fields, gaining practical skills while pursuing formal qualifications.
- Paralegal Apprenticeships — Level 3 qualification
- Legal Administration Apprenticeships — Level 2 qualification
02Beyond Qualification
Qualification is the beginning, not the destination: clear pathways for progression within the firm, and active support for emerging talent interested in learning from award-winning professionals on high-profile work.
Growing Here
Training & Development
Learning and development is part of the firm's growth strategy, and work-life balance is treated as a condition of doing good work — not a perk. Development starts on day one and is shaped with you, not for you.
01Developing You
From comprehensive induction training onwards, you'll have access to our national training and development programmes, with your growth steered through a structured appraisal process alongside your manager and our Learning and Development team.
Your potential here is limited only by your ambition and commitment.
02Training on Offer
The portfolio spans the skills modern practice actually runs on:
- Client care excellence — converting first enquiries into lasting client relationships
- Business writing and communication
- Management and soft-skills development
- IT proficiency and technical skills enhancement
- Departmental conferences, team building, and funding support for professional qualifications
Our Commitment
Equal Opportunities
Workforce diversity is one of our most valuable assets, and our commitment is unambiguous: equality of opportunity for every team member and applicant, in an environment free from discrimination and harassment, where every decision rests on merit and capability. That commitment is part of the same mission as our client work — championing individual rights.
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 — and these principles extend to our dealings with visitors, clients and suppliers alike.
01Our Partnerships
We collaborate with leading organisations to hold our equality commitments to best practice, and to keep improving them.
02Our Policies
Comprehensive equal opportunity policies create an environment where individuals develop their abilities without barriers caused by discrimination.
03Monitoring Our Commitment
We ask all applicants to complete our equal opportunities monitoring questionnaire so we can measure whether our policies work in practice.
Monitoring information is treated in complete confidence and used exclusively for equal opportunities purposes — it plays no part in shortlisting, interviews, or any employment decision including pay, promotion and training.
Start your career journey with us
Experienced professional or first step into law — Connaught Law offers the environment, support and opportunities to thrive.