Our staff all need to be
able to use their initiative
and to be team players
Careers at Burke Niazi
We are permitted by the Law Society to have 8 Trainee Solicitors at any one time. We generally recruit our Trainees by employing them as Paralegals first for a period between 6-12 months. The Law Society prescribes minimum salaries for Trainee Solicitors, and also sets a higher ‘recommended salary’. Trainee Solicitors, who do not have any previous legal work experience prior to joining our firm, commence their Training Contracts on the recommended salary.
Throughout the period as a Paralegal regular appraisals and reviews are carried out to establish if the Paralegal is Trainee material. We do not guarantee anyone a training contract until we are sure they are suitable for the position within this firm.
We do not have standard application forms and candidates usually send in their CV with a covering letter. We look for commitment to Social Justice and an interest in Mental Health Law, as all trainees must spend a rotation in the Mental Health department, one of our largest departments. Our staff all need to have common sense, be able to demonstrate an ability to use initiative appropriately and be team players. The training programme is established with the firm’s needs along with our Trainee’s interests in mind.
Burke Niazi allows Trainees to have a high degree of responsibility from an early stage, this is why the Paralegal stage is so important in recruitment in this firm. Trainees are also supervised very closely and always by a partner in the firm.
We pride ourselves in maintaining our staff and we have a number of staff who have been retained following the completion of their training contract. In fact, two of the Directors were once Trainees in this firm. We really are committed to training and retaining!
Vacancies
We advertise any vacancies for qualified solicitors in the Gazette and Legal Action Group (LAG) Magazine, depending on the position available.
If you are interested, then send your CV and covering letter to trishandrews@burkeniazi.com
