Starting your career in law? Qualify with us
Here at LCF Law, we are changing legal services for good: for the good of our clients and for the good of our profession. With our solicitor training contracts, you can be a part of that change.
Your two years with LCF Law will be the start of a successful career. We will support you, mentor you and enable you to turn all those years of study into becoming a confident, commercially minded, fully qualified solicitor.
About our solicitor training contracts
Our two-year training programme offers comprehensive, hands-on experience across the firm through four six-month seat rotations in diverse practice areas, including corporate, disputes, personal and real estate law. You’ll work directly with partners in most departments, gaining core legal experience through mediation, client meetings, drafting, research and eventually running your own meetings and networking events.
We will present you with work that is both challenging and rewarding. We recognise the fact that the development and success of our lawyers go hand in hand with the growth of our business, so we will support you to build your career and achieve your goals.
Support and development
To ensure you’re progressing and thriving, you’ll have regular feedback meetings with our People Team every three months covering department preferences, challenges, confidence levels, workload management and performance.
In addition to these structured reviews, you’ll receive formal end of seat reviews and informal mid-seat appraisals with the People Team using information gathered by supervisor feedback. These sessions provide valuable feedback on your development and help guide your future seat allocation and career progression.
We also offer our trainees the opportunity to gain experience of the firm’s marketing and business development activities. Trainees are encouraged to join the firm’s networking group, Next Generation Networking. Here you will attend and help organise social events and assist in representing the firm at law fairs and marketing events.
Your pathway to qualification
✓ Smooth transition: Many of our trainees begin as paralegals, allowing them to become comfortable in our environment, understand our systems and integrate into our culture before starting their training contract.
✓ Career progression: We retain the vast majority of our trainees, who go on to progress their careers with us as newly qualified solicitors.
✓ Long-term support: We aim to support all colleagues in achieving their potential and reward contribution and commitment to the firm.
Why choose LCF Law?
In May 2023, we were ranked of one of the best places to work by the Sunday Times based on an anonymous survey of our employees. You can find out more about what it’s like to work with us in our brochure, A Law Firm You’ll Like to Work With.
Applications for solicitor training contracts are open until 18th May 2026. If you would like to apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to careers at ku.oc.fcl@sreerac.
What our colleagues have to say
Harriet Thornton started working for LCF Law on a training contract in 2005, qualifying as a solicitor in 2007, and was promoted to partner in 2022. An award-winning property lawyer who is highly skilled in all aspects of commercial property and with a speciality in residential leasehold enfranchisement, she now heads the firm’s 18-strong real estate department.
“The firm has a supportive culture for everyone to reach their potential. If you want career progression, the opportunity is there, and you will get the support and guidance required. As leaders, we want to see our team grow and develop and be successful. We also understand the importance of family and valuing life outside work. Anyone entering the profession needs to understand that being a lawyer is hard work, but picking the right firm will make all the difference.”
Matthew started his training contract with LCF Law in 2023 after specifically seeking a firm in the North-West Yorkshire with diverse practice areas and genuine progression opportunities. Having rotated through dispute resolution and personal law seats, he has been trusted to lead client meetings, handle client calls independently, and manage complex matters under tight deadlines.
“Seeing trainees who had stayed and made it to partner or senior associate was very important to me. People had chosen to stay here a long time, and that was encouraging as I’ve always wanted to stay where I trained. What’s stood out is being trusted to take the lead while having supervisors there to support me when needed. The firm gives you room to grow but also teaches you how to work efficiently under pressure. It’s about finding a place where you can build a long-term career, and I’ve found that here.”
Toni Nicholson joined LCF Residential in 2022 as a Conveyancing Assistant before being encouraged to pursue a training contract in 2024. She transitioned to the Real Estate Team as a Paralegal before starting her Training Contract in 2025. Toni is now working in the Private Client Team where she assists with trusts and estate planning, drafting Wills and LPAs and dealing with high-net-worth clients, she works closely with Partners Liam O’Neill and Amjed Zaman.
The firm supported me through the entire training contract process, with everyone at the firm being approachable and friendly. I feel welcomed and able to speak to anyone, it’s much more close-knit compared to other firms. From day one, I’ve been given real exposure to the work that will be expected of me once I qualify, whether that be drafting documents, liaising with other parties, and attending client meetings. If you’re looking for a place where you get hands-on experience LCF is it.
Amber Cook joined LCF Law in June 2022 on a training contract and has since gained experience across multiple departments including private client, real estate, property litigation, contentious probate, and insolvency. Her rotations have included attending hearings and evictions independently, participating in mediations, and representing the firm at client and council meetings.
“It’s been a very friendly environment from day one. Everyone’s happy to help, and supervisors are always around to guide you. What’s special here is the level of trust and responsibility I’ve been given. I’ve attended hearings alone and handled complex matters that have given me experience you may not get elsewhere. The culture is genuinely nurturing, especially for trainees. You don’t need to be scared or nervous. It’s this supportive environment that helped me discover where I wanted to specialise and build my career.”
