Boodle Hatfield LLP - True Picture

Firm profile
Boodle Hatfield is a law firm which has partnered with individuals, families, property owners and businesses for 300 years, and there is a good reason for that. It is our interest in and our ability to truly understand our clients and their individual needs that has enabled us to provide a high quality service for as long as we have.

Through booms, downturns and recessions, we have worked alongside our clients in all manner of situations. No matter what they are dealing with – critical family events, crucial company issues, a new business venture, investment decision, or more – clients can rely on us to offer a blend of exceptional legal expertise with a forward-thinking approach. It is the reason we have such an outstanding reputation.

We are based in London and Oxford and support clients from all over the world. Thanks to our long history, and strong values, we have built up a network of prestigious, trusted professional firms across the globe who we work closely with when cross-border advice is needed. So no matter where our clients are they can rely on us to support and guide them.

Main areas of work
Whether it is advice on property, business, family or private wealth issues, we provide the right guidance to enable our clients to succeed today and in the future.

We focus strongly on teamwork. We have deliberately kept at a size where we all know each other, support one another and enjoy working together, whilst still providing clients with the wide range of legal expertise that they require. The interplay of skills between five major areas — private wealth, property, corporate, litigation and family — makes Boodle Hatfield particularly well placed to serve high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families and their businesses.

Training opportunities
Trainees spend six months in up to four of the firm’s main areas: Private Client and Tax, Property, Corporate, Litigation and Family. Trainees benefit from experiencing a range of the firm's practice areas during their training giving them the opportunity to develop a broad knowledge and network ahead of qualifying.

Boodle Hatfield is well known for the high quality of its' training. We run a comprehensive induction for our trainees which is supplemented by both internal and external training opportunities and on the job learning.

All trainees are involved in client work from the start and are encouraged to handle their own files personally as soon as they are able to do so, (with the appropriate supervision). The firm’s trainees therefore have a greater degree of client contact than in many firms with the result that they should be able to take on more responsibility at an early stage with the appropriate level of supervision. Trainees are assigned a supervisor in each seat and are given formal appraisals every three months that are designed as a two-way process and give trainees the chance to discuss their progress and to indicate where more can be done to help in their ongoing training and development.

Vacation scheme
We offer a two week placement in July, for which six students are accepted each year. In addition to the exciting on-the-job experience students will get, they will also participate in interactive case studies run by Associates from each department. By the end of the placement with us participants will have had the opportunity to learn about the firm, met people in all areas of the business, developed skills and knowledge that will be useful during their legal careers; and had a fun time whilst doing it all. We also arrange a number of social activities alongside their cohort and colleagues to complement their experience with us.

Please look at our website to read more about the experience from previous participants: https://www.boodlehatfield.com/trainee_services/vacation-scheme/

Applicants should apply via the application form on the website at www.boodlehatfeld.com. The application form will be available from 1st November 2022.

Sponsorship
PGDL and SQE or LPC fees are paid and trainees will also receive a maintenance grant whilst studying for these courses.

Other benefits
In addition the benefits we offer include private healthcare, life assurance, income protection, season ticket loan, pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, employee assistance scheme, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn scheme, staff introduction bonus, conveyancing grant, wellbeing programme.