Trainee Solicitor - 2025 - London Borough of Harrow / HB Public Law

Deadline 3 March 2025

Legal & Democratic Services in Harrow, United Kingdom

Fixed-term,  Full Time role

Salary £33,144 - £34,815

Overview
HB Public Law is one of the country’s leading local authority legal practices, with our main offices in Harrow.  We are a Lexcel accredited practice and pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality service to several local authorities, schools and other public bodies.

We are currently recruiting Trainee Solicitors to undertake a 2-year period of recognised training (training contract) with us, commencing from Monday the 30th of June 2025. 

The role will offer 2 years legal training and supervision at HBPL to those who have completed the LPC, to develop and apply the core knowledge and skills to practise as a qualified solicitor, including advocacy, client care and case management, dispute resolution, drafting, negotiating, research, interviewing and advising.  

About the role

• The post holder will be a member of a team of specialist lawyers and will be expected to contribute to the development of that team. They will maintain their own caseload and will assist others in compliance with Lexcel requirements and uphold the highest standards of client care in everything they do.
• The post holder will work with external barristers and private law firms to support specific cases or projects.
• The post holder will support North and West London and Home Counties local authorities and
  such other clients as the Practice works for.
• The post holder will be primarily based in the practice’s London office in Harrow but will be
  expected to travel to courts and client offices as appropriate. 

About You

You will spend 6-month periods in four specialist teams, ranging from property and contracts to planning, social care and litigation.  Having your own caseload and assisting others, you will demonstrate the highest standards of client care and take responsibility for your own learning and development.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals, who take pride in their work and would enjoy becoming part of one of the leading public sector legal teams in the country.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit a written test, on-line, week commencing the 10th of March 2025.  If successful at the test stage a face-to-face interview will be arranged on a date between the 9th and the 14th of April 2025 (inclusive).  We expect the successful candidates to be available to join the Legal Practice on the 30th of June 2025, from when a two-week induction programme will commence.

The closing date for your application is the 3rd of March 2025.

For an informal discussion regarding this position please contact Helen Ottino, Principal Lawyer – Practice Development on 07927 548443.

Related Documents

For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria 

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk. Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11. Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' 

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn