Routes to a career with TLT

It’s not just about your qualifications: are you commercially aware, and do you have the judgement, personal skills and business sense to get off to a quick start by joining a dynamic, entrepreneurial and forward-thinking legal team?

What we look for:

• A minimum 300/24 UCAS points.
• A 2:1 or above in any discipline. Above all, forward-thinking, entrepreneurial people who fit our creative and collaborative places of work.

Assessment day

If your written application demonstrates the talent we require, we'll invite you to take an online verbal reasoning test. If your written application is shortlisted, we'll invite you to take an online Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking test.

If you’re successful, we’ll invite you to attend an assessment day. This comprises:

• A strength-based interview conducted by a partner and a member of the management team. This type of interview is designed to determine your natural strengths and weaknesses – what drives you and what you find challenging. This helps us to identify people with the best potential to succeed. You can read more about strength-based interviews here.
• A presentation to two assessors. Here, we’re looking for evidence of commercial awareness and strong research skills.
• A written test to explore your business and common sense and examine how you structure a written argument and present your findings.
• A group exercise in which we want to see how well you can communicate, interact and solve problems as part of a team.

The day is definitely a two-way process – yes, it’s designed to challenge you and give us a good idea of your potential but it also offers plenty of opportunity to determine whether TLT is right for you.

Application for assessment days: 1 October - 31 July

Vacation schemes

We run schemes every Easter and summer for either second-year law students or final-year students, graduates and mature candidates, whether they’ve studied law or a different degree.

We’ll allocate you to a specific team for the week with real work, lots of interaction with senior TLT members and regular client contact.

You’ll have the opportunity to socialise with our current trainees who fully understand the challenges you'll face – make sure you pick their brains for advice. You will also meet with Partners over breakfast seminars, information meetings and a more relaxed dinner: this will cement your experience and help you fully grasp what it means to work for TLT.

The Vacation Scheme Assessment includes a strength-based interview conducted by a partner and a member of the management team. This type of interview is designed to determine your natural strengths and weaknesses – what drives you and what you find challenging. It helps us to identify people with the best potential to succeed.

You can read more about strength-based interviews here.

Half day assessment centres for our vacation schemes will run throughout February and March.

TLT vacation scheme 2020 dates

Easter scheme

Manchester: TBC

Bristol: TBC

Summer scheme

Bristol week 1: TBC

Bristol week 2: TBC

Glasgow: TBC

London: TBC

Manchester: TBC 

Our training contracts

Five locations, five programmes - find out more about a training contract with TLT.

London training contract

Where?

Our offices on Gresham Street, right in the heart of the city's financial district.

What?

Seats in Commercial; Technology and IP; Financial Services, Disputes & Investigations; Commercial Property; Financial Services Regulation; Social Housing.

When?

March and September intakes.

Assessment dates

1 week vacation scheme in July each year. Assessment days in August.

Manchester training contract

Where?

Our offices in Hardman Square, Spinningfields; Manchester's vibrant financial and professional services district.

What?

Seats in Commercial Dispute Resolution; Regulatory; Technology & IP; Corporate; Commercial; Real Estate; Banking & Restructuring; Financial Services, Disputes & Investigations; Employment; Regulatory.

When?

March and September intakes

Assessment dates

1 week vacation scheme in April, 1 week vacation scheme in July. Assessment days in August.

Bristol training contract

Where?

Our offices on Redcliff Street, in the thriving city centre.

What?

Seats in Financial Services, Disputes & Investigations; Employment; Pensions & Incentives; Corporate Tax; Commercial; Technology & IP; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Projects, Infrastructure & Construction; Corporate; Banking; Restructuring; Regulatory; Commercial Property; Energy & Renewables; Social Housing; Planning; Development; Family; Tax & Estate Planning.

When?

March and September intakes.

Assessment dates

1 week vacation scheme in April, three 1 week vacation schemes in June and July. Assessment days in August.

Glasgow training contract

Where?

Our offices on West George Street, in the lively centre of the city.

What?

Seats in Financial Services, Disputes & Investigations; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; Employment; Leisure & Retail; Banking & Restructuring.

When?

September intake.

Assessment day

September 2019

Belfast training contract

Where?

Our offices on Montgomery Street, centrally located a stone's throw from City Hall.

What?

Seats in Planning & Environment; Banking & Restructuring; Financial Services, Disputes & Investigations; Energy & Renewables.

When?

September intake.

Assessment dates

1 week work experience programme in August.

Contact us

Any queries, please contact Sam Bracey, Future Talent Advisor at graduate@tltsolicitors.com