Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to
clients in its core sectors of insurance, transport, energy,
infrastructure and trade & commodities.
We're growing and transforming our business and accelerating our
clients' success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and
pursuing your potential have never been brighter.
Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and
grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We
share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful
ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where
everyone can thrive.
Here you're empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace
every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting,
stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams
and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors.
Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and
standards are high. You'll be fully invested in growing yourself, your
colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal - to
consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in
each other.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite
us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and
our firm. We:
Work as one We are a globally connected team of
talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clients We aim high and challenge
ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them
at the centre of everything we do
Celebrate difference We help each other to be at
our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action
and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our
development and contributes to growth
What is Projects & Construction?
The construction industry is one of the UK's major industries,
contributing to 7% of the UK's GDP and accounting for around 3 million
jobs. It can include the building of houses, renewable energy
projects, roads, tunnels, hospitals, and sporting stadiums (to name a few).
The work that we do supports the legal framework that keeps the
wheels of this fundamental industry moving.
As a construction lawyer, you work primarily in the field of contract
law. This can be negotiating and drafting construction contracts at
the outset of a project, advising clients on managing the contracts
throughout a project, and dealing with disputes that may arise at any point.
Clyde & Co's Projects & Construction offering
Projects and Construction at Clyde & Co is a large global team of
200 lawyers, working with a wide variety of clients.
No one project is the same and we work on a massive range of
projects, from the operation of African power plants to the
construction of west country housing developments and ground-breaking
offshore windfarms. Projects can be small scale, medium scale or on a
grand scale, such as the £23bn Hinckley Point C project in Somerset.
The Projects and Construction group is a friendly welcoming team and
would support you throughout your career as a Projects &
Construction lawyer.
What does the job involve?
As a Projects & Construction lawyer, you would have the
opportunity to work on a wide variety of different contentious and
non-contentious matters. You could be leading a High Court disputes
case one day or drafting the contracts for a major new deal the next
day. Every day is different, and you can shape your career around what
interests you.
You will work closely with qualified solicitors in the team and would
be supported in your development from day one. Our team has a long
history of developing trainees right through to the top, with two of
our recent partners having been trained at Clyde & Co themselves.
About the programme:
We're proud to be partnering with the University of Law to delivery
an exceptional and innovative LLM course incorporating SQE1, SQE2, as
well as an SQE Plus programme that has been developed by our lawyers
in collaboration with the University, and is bespoke to Clyde &
Co. Not only you will be thoroughly prepared for all academic aspects
of the SQE, the world-class teaching and exclusive resources will
equip you with the fundamental skills and technical savvy essential to
succeed as a lawyer at Clyde & Co.
Throughout your studies you will receive comprehensive and
personalised support from your dedicated academic tutor, as well as a
Trainee Buddy and a Mentor from the firm. We also have a year's
programme of social events and engagement days for our Future
Trainees, so you can get to know us and each other before your
Training Contract begins. Once you have completed the 11 months study,
you will join us to undertake your qualifying work experience (QWE)
via a two-year training contract.
What we are looking for
We are looking for those who are interested in projects and
construction law and committed to a career as a solicitor at Clyde
& Co as well as the following:
You will need to have achieved an AAB at A-Level and a 2:1 degree
in any discipline. Mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration.
By August 2026 you will need to have completed your SQE. If you
have not already completed this, Clyde & Co will enrol you onto
the relevant courses starting September 2025. Therefore, law
students will need to be in their final year, or have graduated, and
non-law students will currently need to be completing their PGDL,
ready to start the SQE next September
What we offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package as a newly
qualified solicitor. You will also be entitled to a range of rewards
and benefits:
Private medical
Pension scheme
Group income protection
Maternity and paternity pay
Holiday purchase
Season ticket loan
Cycle to work scheme
Gym subsidy
We'll make sure you have plenty of support throughout your programme
- alongside having support from your dedicated supervisor, University
of Law skills coach and tutor, you will also have regular one to one
session with the early careers team and will be allocated a mentor
from one of our newly qualified lawyers, enabling you to get
peer-to-peer support and guidance. You can also look forward to a
tailored induction programme and on-going internal training designed
to ensure you have the skills, knowledge, and commercial acumen you
need to become a well-rounded solicitor.
Recruitment Process
Complete an online application
Digital simulation - consisting of situational assessment &
video interview
In-person assessment centre
Offers and feedback
Strengths Based Assessment
During our process we are assessing candidates based on the strengths
that will deliver success in a role. This is great for the individual,
doing work they love, and great for the employer, having team members
who love what they do.
For more information, hints and tips please view our careers website.
We recommend attending our Bristol Insight Day before
submitting an application, so that you understand the next steps and
Digital Assessment. We do not recruit on a rolling basis.
