Company: Bristows

Location: London

Role: Training Contract

Deadline to apply: 2 January 2025

Start Date: August 2027

Link to Apply: https://link.sanctuarygraduates.co.uk/toob

Who is Bristows: 

• A European headquartered hub for litigation, transactions and advice throughout the world, Bristows are the world’s leading law firm, specialising in Life Sciences, Technology and Intellectual Property. 
• With a focus on dynamic, IP-rich sectors, Bristows have the expertise to solve a broad range of litigation, transactional, and advisory challenges. 
• Bristows are currently hiring graduates and final year students to become a trainee within the company.   

The Role: 

• During this two-year training contract, you will receive sponsorship to complete the PGDL (Post Graduate Diploma Law Conversion Course) and SQE 1 and 2 (Solicitor Qualifying Exam) if you haven’t already.  
• As a trainee, you will spend time in Bristows’ main departments for 3-6 months at a time. These departments include corporate real estate, commercial disputes, and IP litigation. 
• Part of this training may also involve travelling to the legal department of one of Bristow leading multinational clients. With the international spread of their clients, the probability of overseas travel is high.  

Why Should You Apply: 

• Join an environmentally conscious company and member of the Legal Sector Alliance (LSA): a network of Law firms working to take action on climate change. 
  • Bristows employees also receive a large suite of benefits, including: 
  • Private medical insurance 
  • Employee assistance programme (for all areas of wellbeing),  
  • Cycle to work scheme 
  • Dental plan  
  • Season ticket loans 
• Join Bristows’ diverse and inclusive environment where no employee is treated less favourably because of their personal characteristics. 

Who Can Apply:    

• Applications are open to penultimate year law students and all final year students and graduates.  
• Bristows do still have a number of spaces in their 2026 cohort available; Graduates of law and those who will have completed the PGDL by September 2025 who are interested in these slots should apply for the 2027 cohort as normal and tick the box to indicate they would be interested in being considered to start sooner. 

Be sure to select Sanctuary Graduates in the drop-down when applying 

Click here to apply today: https://link.sanctuarygraduates.co.uk/toob