Irwin Mitchell - True Picture

Firm profile

We’re legal experts with a difference.

We’re more than just a law firm – we’re a group of like-minded, friendly people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. We are based across 17 offices in the UK and we focus on what really matters: our clients, colleagues and communities.

Main areas of work

We’re legal experts with a difference. As well as offering a full-range of legal services to individuals and businesses, we also support people with their finances, wealth and asset management. We work with our clients, and take the time to understand what matters most to them.

For businesses, the firm offers expertise in: Commercial, Litigation, Corporate & Finance, and Property. Clients can be growing businesses to large companies and come from a range of sectors, including: technology, consumer, financial services, manufacturing, media and entertainment, real estate and education.

For individuals, the firm remains one of the leading personal injury and medical negligence litigation practices in the UK. We cover all the key injury areas, such as: personal injury, serious injury, international personal injury, and medical negligence. We also offer a wide range of services for private clients, including: succession planning, tax, reputation protection and family matters.

Training opportunities

As a full-service law firm, there is a wide range of seats available for you to train in. You'll undertake three or four seats over two years, giving you a breadth of experience within either:

Legal Services for Businesses
Commercial Advisory & Disputes
Corporate & Finance
Property

Or

Legal Services for Individuals
Complex Personal Injury
Court of Protection
Public Law
Family Law
Private Client Services

Each office offers different seat options dependent on departments available and business need. You’ll need to select which office you wish to train in and whether you wish to be in legal services for businesses or individuals. Please see our Early Careers website for further details regarding which seats are available in which office.

Vacation scheme

Our work placements are a vital part of our recruitment strategy and take place during June and July. A large proportion of our trainee solicitors have undertaken a work placement with the firm therefore we encourage all those interested in joining us to apply for a legal work placement.

Our one week summer Legal Work Placement scheme is a great way to get an insight into what life is really like at Irwin Mitchell.

You will spend time with different departments within our client service areas to get a true insight and a real feel for what it is like to be a trainee solicitor at Irwin Mitchell.

You’ll experience an induction, social activities, breakfast meetings, and have the opportunity to get involved with community and sports activities.

During your legal work placement, you will work on tasks that are relevant to the trainee role and receive feedback from your supervisor. You’ll also attend meetings with key stakeholders in the business and gain a real insight into the unique culture of the nation’s leading full-service law firm.

Candidates can apply online from the 1 November 2023. We pay the national living wage and the scheme is in-person for one week.

Other benefits

25 days holiday, employee assistance programme, online GP service, contributory pension scheme, health plan, death in service cover, critical illness cover, recognition scheme, season ticket loan, two volunteering days a year, sports team sponsorship.

Open days and first-year opportunities

Please check our website for further details and/or click our ‘Get Updates’ button on our website to find out more about our events.

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing
It’s in our DNA to value people for who they are and what they bring. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where our people can flourish. We have a strong network to celebrate and support our colleagues, clients and communities covering sexuality, disability, age, gender, race, social background, and culture.

We’re passionate about continued progress which is why we have over 100 Healthy Mind advocates trained by Mental Health First Aid England, our HR team are trained in suicide prevention, and we have a wellbeing hub with a focus on a holistic approach to wellbeing. Our flagship inclusive leadership programme has led to an increased understanding to support authentic leadership development in diverse talent. We have one of the lowest Gender Pay Gaps in our industry and we’re proud to the UK’s number one Law Firm for Female Partners.

We’ve developed policies to help us attract, support and retain transgender and our LGBTQ+ colleagues and we’ve also picked up a gold award from Stonewall for our work on inclusion.

A supportive and ambitious culture where we care about each other, our clients and the difference we make in our communities - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th0_T_CgwFA