Training Contract x 2 - in-house - 2025 - Croydon Council

Closing Date:  Sunday 24 November at 11:59pm 

 2 x Trainee Solicitors, Fixed Term Contract, Full time 36hrs per week. 

Croydon is a distinctive and diverse place and is London’s most populated borough. Croydon is transforming building a positive future for staff, residents and businesses alike.

We are passionate about the value of public services and our residents are at the heart of what we do. Bernard Weatherill House, which is Croydon’s head office, brings together 75 services including Met Police, NHS, Jobcentre Plus, Croydon Credit Union and Citizens Advice Bureau under one roof, allowing us all to work together as one team.

This makes now an exciting time to join our team delivering vital services to over 360,000 residents.

Croydon is the commercial and social focal point of the South East with a growing profile, expansive and diverse business interests and a wealth of skilled staff.

Would you like to join our dynamic, highly regarded and supportive legal services team, committed to excellent standards of service delivery, providing comprehensive legal advice covering a range of interesting and diverse issues?

You will need the following essential qualifications and experience:

• achievement of a minimum 2:1 degree classification
• successful completion of Law Society Legal Practice Course
• experience in a legal environment.

The interview process will involve two stages:

1) an assessment; if shortlisted

2) a presentation and interview.

For a detailed role description, click Apply to be taken to the Council's job role site.

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced barring DBS check.