"I am the Trainee Recruitment partner for our firm in London. It is my responsibility to select people who will become our partners of the future. This is no mean feat. There are lots of intelligent and hugely interesting people out there. I appreciate it is also a tough and time consuming process for you to narrow down your search to firms which will be the right fit and allow you to flourish. A two year training contract can be a long and painful time if your training and the experience are not what you had anticipated.

I really enjoy also being the Trainee Principal for the firm. It is important to me and my fellow partners to ensure that in addition to the firm realising its expectations of trainees, each trainee enjoys their training contract and is equipped to start their qualified legal career with confidence. I hope you will find the information we have provided helpful but if you do have questions that are not covered here, do feel free to call or email either myself or our Trainee Recruitment Manager, Sarah Warnes.

We are delighted to have been a winner in a number of categories in the LEX 100's annual surveys of trainees 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10. This year we were a winner in three categories (work/life balance, manageable stress levels and social life). We believe the LEX 100 surveys acknowledge the regard in which we hold our trainees and the importance we place on the quality of their training and well being.

At Edwards Wildman, our goal is to continue to increase the diversity of our workforce by actively recruiting, developing, retaining and advancing the best lawyers and staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We believe that we can only provide our clients with the best possible service if we reflect the diversity of the clients and communities we serve." Please click here to see our UK Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Helen Clark - Partner
Trainee Principal & Head of Trainee Recruitment