Training Contract FAQs

The closing date for all applications is the 31st of May 2024.

Your training contract will usually take place in the Firm’s Northamptonshire Offices (Northampton and Corby) or the Stevenage office.

You must make sure you have completed your LPC before you start your training contract. When you complete this will depend on whether you start the LPC straight after university or whether you decide to work or travel. This means, if you wish to start your training contact immediately after your LPC you should look to apply for your training contract at the end of your second year at university. It is important to take into consideration when applying for a training contract that in 2020 the Solicitors Regulation Authority will be implementing the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) in replacement of the LPC. This will take the practical LPC to a more exam based qualification.

You should apply two years in advance of the date you wish to begin your training contract. For example, if you wish to start your training contract directly after you have completed your degree and then LPC, you should apply in your second year at university.

Tollers will consider applications from candidates with at least a second class honours degree, upper division (2:1).

No. Tollers accept both and do not favour one over the other. However, non-law degree applicants will be expected to have completed, or plan to complete the GDL.

Generally your seats will be based on the needs of the business. However, second year Trainees will be given more choice, again this is dependent on the needs of the business at the time.

This will vary depending on the needs of the business, but historically Trainees have enjoyed seats in:

• Corporate Commercial;
• Contentious Probate;
• Dispute Resolution;
• Employment;
• Family;
• Personal Injury;
• Real Estate; and
• Trust and Estates.

Trainees are encouraged to join the Corporate Social Responsibility Group (CSRG) at Tollers and involve themselves with the various charity events that the Firm participate in and also engage with the Tollers’ Charity of the Year. Within the CSRG, Trainees take active roles in the group helping support events and campaigns throughout the year.