About Bird & Bird
As you adapt and innovate, you'll need a firm that's hardwired to anticipate and uncover the opportunities in change.
You'll need a firm that will ask the right questions to shape the right objective. And you'll need proactive, practical, and commercially led advice on how to get there.
It's what we do and it's what makes us your go-to firm, whether you're facing disruption or creating it.
You can trust us to know your sector as well as you do, to be curious, and to connect the dots to reach solutions others don’t. And you can trust us to deliver as promised – and more.
We'll work closely with you and make things easier for you. We'll look to deliver new improved solutions and services. And we'll take on your problems as if they were our own. But more than that, we'll work as one seamless international team across our business and yours. Giving you access to a whole world of expertise.
Training at Bird & Bird
Excellence expected, shaped and delivered.
Training beyond your expectations. Becoming a trainee at Bird & Bird is the first step to fulfilling your potential and shaping your long-term career. You will have responsibility from day one, working for stimulating clients across a range of sectors. You will experience four seats in different practice areas for six-months each during your training contract, giving you a rich learning experience and development opportunities.
To become a trainee solicitor at Bird & Bird, you can apply through two different routes: attending a Vacation Scheme or applying directly for a training contract.
Your relationship with us starts from the moment you secure your training contract. You will be invited to firm-wide socials, events, and be updated on firm news. Our aim is to ensure your transition into the firm is as smooth as possible. We will also assign a Trainee Buddy to support you during this period of change, acting as a point of contact from offer letter to qualification.
Alongside your seat rotations, you will take part in a tailored Learning & Development Programme which will equip you with a broad range of technical and business skills. This programme is led by a mixture of internal and external speakers in a combination of online and in-person sessions. You will put this learning into context as you rotate around different departments throughout your training contract.