careers

Current vacancies

Ashton Graham regards the recruitment and training of solicitors and other lawyers as a vital part of the development of the firm.

Ashton Graham recruits one or two trainee solicitors and legal executives every year. We offer the opportunity to work closely with the firm's partners with a high degree of flexibility and responsibility. With only one or two trainee solicitors taken on each year, trainees receive high quality work and exceptional support and encouragement.

We aim to recruit trainee solicitors with the potential to become partners in the firm, and while we cannot guarantee a position on completion of the training contract, 7 of the firm's partners and 5 of our assistant solicitors, also trained with the firm.

Who should apply?

Law and non-law graduates with second class degrees or better.

Training contracts

Four seats of five months each, with the final four months spent in continuation training in one of them. Usually a combination of (1) private client (2) property (3) litigation and (4) company/commercial.

When to apply

We are now recruiting Trainee Solicitors for September 2010. Please apply by 31 July 2008 to begin September 2010.
Applications should be by CV and covering letter to Julian Outen, Training Contracts Partner at our Ipswich office.

For further details and application information please see our Trainee Information Pack

To see what the Trainee Solicitor's Group (TSG) think of living in East Anglia, take a look at their 'Guide to life in the East of England'.

In September 2005 Ashton Graham moved to the prestigious Waterfront House in Ipswich. Read the article about the move that appeared in the Institute of Directors (IoD) quarterly publication.