Trainee Solicitor

Trainee Solicitor role within London Fire Brigade involving legal work across litigation, contracts, and governance, requiring a law qualification and offering a 2-year training contract.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s fire and rescue service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), fire safety and our non-operational team (our team who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, which includes Fleet, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Communications team and many more).

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our General Counsel’s Department. We’re looking for a positive, proactive and ambitious person to recruit as a Trainee Solicitor who shares our values, on a 2 year fixed term contract.

The successful candidate will undertake a mix of contentious and non-contentious work to meet the requirements of the Practice Skills Standards.

Although the successful candidate will undertake work across several areas including contracts and procurement, commercial property, governance and litigation, the successful candidate will be based predominately in the employment and litigation team and is therefore expected to demonstrate and maintain an interest in litigation during the training period.

Applicants should use the supporting statement and job description to demonstrate this.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who is passionate and committed to working for a public body and serving the London community and has, or will have, successfully completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or SQE 1 and 2, and be ready to commence work full time by 1 June 2026,

Candidates are required to have a 2:1 law degree or above (or a degree in any discipline at 2:1 or above). Non law graduates will be required to have completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Law.

Experience of working as a paralegal would be desirable. In the event of a high volume of applicants the LFB will shortlist candidates meeting these criteria.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London.

The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Hybrid working is available, subject to business need.
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loan
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including access to Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Criminal records check
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a Standard criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory.