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We’ve been based in Nottingham, the What you’ll get as centre of the East Midlands ever since the firm was founded, over 200 years a trainee ? ago. But in the midst of all that history, • Experience across a broad range much has changed. We’re a modern, of legal services progressive, ambitious firm on a • Open and friendly working environment journey. We’d love you to join us to • Opportunity to get ‘stuck in’ with start your legal career! high-quality client work If you’re ambitious, work hard and • Regular formal and informal meetings want to make a difference, Actons with the training supervisor and your team supervisor. is definitely the place for you. Your training & areas of law What do we want from you? • Commitment and enthusiasm As a trainee solicitor, you’ll usually get the opportunity to complete four seats in up to • Willingness to learn three separate areas of law. The specific • Analysis and problem solving skills seats will always depend on availability and • Confident, courteous communication skills workloads within each team. They can include: • Attention to detail • Corporate & commercial • Ability to work as part of a team. • Dispute resolution • Employment law & HR Training Contracts 2022 & 2023 • Insolvency We are looking for two trainee to • Personal injury start in 2022 and two to start in 2023 for a • Private client two year . As a successful • Property. candidate, you’ll have a 2:1 or 1st class degree (not necessarily in Law) and successfully You’ll have regular meetings both formally and completed the LPC before starting the training informally with the training supervisor and your period. At this stage, we are not looking to supervisor in each team. During those meetings recruit trainee solicitors who wish to use you’ll plan targets and assess progress in each the new SQE route to qualification. seat. Working closely with all the members of the team provides practice and learning that is fully supported.

@ActonsLawyers Actons - at a glance: Our core values • A leading independent law firm located We believe Actons is different to a lot of other centrally in Nottingham law firms and we work hard to live up to our • Over 55 people including 18 Directors, four key values: providing the full range of legal services • Teamwork to organisations and individuals locally Our teams are made up of down-to-earth, and right across the UK talented people who we are all extremely • We have very experienced people who are a proud of. We work hard to attract and retain mix of ‘home grown’ talent, whilst others have like-minded people who have the right joined us with ‘Big Firm’ experience gained personality to fit into our close-knit, friendly from working in large national law firms team culture. In turn, we’re able to offer • Member of LawNet - a network of opportunities to work flexibly, promotions, independent UK law firms and a great work-life balance. • Member of Eurojuris - an international • Client focus network of law firms We punch well above our weight with the • Professionally managed with a commitment quality of our clients, and we’re very proud of to quality - recognised by the LawNet that. By carrying out your training contract at Excellence Mark (ISO:9001) Actons, you’ll have the chance to get stuck • Ranked in Legal 500 & & Partners. in with great quality work for great clients. We also have a strong focus on marketing and business development, believing that everyone has a role to play in attracting and retaining top quality clients. Find out more & apply • Innovation Our team structure and management culture To find out more about our makes it easy for you to make an impact trainee recruitment scheme, on the business. Whether that’s through the selection process, the suggesting new ways of doing things, or application form and more business development activity that’s going from our past and present to open doors to new opportunities. trainees visit our website at • Integrity www.actons.co.uk, or scan No law firm doubts their integrity. But we believe that we go a step further. As well as the QR code: applying the principles of openness, honesty, reasonableness and constructiveness to our client work, integrity is also a mainstay of our internal culture.

20 Regent Street, Nottingham, NG1 5BQ | 0115 9 100 200 | [email protected] | www.actons.co.uk Celebrating a diverse workforce In our annual report to the SRA, we have continued to celebrate our diverse workforce. I’m really proud that Headlines include: Actons is such a diverse • Multi-generational workforce, with colleagues in all age brackets including 65+ and inclusive place to • Over 2/3 female workforce work. For a long time, • Multi-ethnic and religious workforce • Over 1/3 act as a primary carer – either for we’ve celebrated the children or someone with health issues. diverse nature of our Our work in the local community workforce, including enjoying our multi- We have a very active CSR programme which you’ll be encouraged to get involved in. generational workplace On the charity side, we have developed long- and the high number of term relationships with Framework, Macmillan, Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire and female colleagues. Our Reach Learning Disability, amongst others. teams are made up of We’re also a sponsor of Nottingham Outlaws, the community rugby league club. people from a broad range For the last two years we’ve held a volunteering of backgrounds, sexual day at Flower Pod, the horticultural base of Reach Learning Disability. It gives 10 people the orientations, ethnicities opportunity to spend the day giving back to the and religious beliefs, community, learning new skills and interacting with clients of Flower Pod. which all adds to the Protecting the environment is a key concern for great culture we’ve us and something that is regularly looked at by our CSR committee. Recently we’ve taken the got at Actons. decision to stop using one-use plastic cups for water, and know there is more to do. Simon Dakin, Chairman We’re also fun! In normal times, we run a number of firm social events throughout the year. On top of events to mark the end of each financial quarter, our CSR committee also organise other social events which have recently included crazy golf, quiz nights, pizza making etc. And our social calendar wouldn’t be complete without the annual Christmas party! But don’t just take our word for it Here’s what some of our past and present trainees have said. Their full interviews are available on our website. www.actons.co.uk

Waleed Tariq Neelam Khaleel Harry Georgiou Trainee Solicitor Trainee Solicitor Solicitor - Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Waleed started his training Neelam started her training contract in 2019. contract in 2019. Harry completed his training Describe your experience contract and qualified as a Why did you apply for solicitor in 2019. a training contract as a trainee at Actons? with Actons? So far I have spent my time as a How did the training at Paralegal and Trainee Solicitor Actons help you prepare for I was keen to pursue a career life as a qualified solicitor? with Actons as it is a well- within the Property team established, independent which I am really enjoying. The fact I was able to spend law firm in Nottinghamshire. Working directly with specialist time in various departments Actons represents a wide- property I have had and experience a good ranging and diverse client the opportunity to get involved variety of work within those base, which trainees are in a variety of transactions both departments mean that exposed to very early on in residential and commercial I was well prepared for in the training contract. property. Due to my previous qualification. Directors and Moreover, Actons is ranked property experience, I have other supervisors within in the Legal 500 for corporate been involved in a higher the departments during my and commercial work. This level of interesting work. I training provided an excellent is an area of practice which I am beginning to run my own balance of being supportive was particularly interested in. files under supervision, draft but also allowing me to take When I spoke to former Actons complex documents and responsibility in my work for trainees, I discovered that the attend client meetings. My the benefit of my development. firm promotes a friendly and progress is regularly reviewed This has continued upon my inclusive culture within the and I am set tasks to build qualification as a solicitor. workplace. I felt that working on my skills and develop my in such an environment would knowledge. I am constantly allow me to excel and also being challenged and learning offer an unrivalled learning new things, which makes each experience. day very different. I have recently joined the firm’s CSR committee and will be involved in organising events to raise money for a number of charities.

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Jessica Park Tom Butcher Trainee Solicitor Solicitor - Corporate & Commercial Jess started her training contract in 2019. Tom completed his training contract What advice can you offer applicants and qualified as a solicitor in 2018. for training contracts at Actons? How did the training at Actons help you Actons value anyone that works hard, are eager prepare for life as a qualified solicitor? to learn and show willingness. Be confident Ultimately, qualifying into the Corporate in your abilities and let your personality shine and Commercial team, I feel that my training through. In the meantime, any additional contract ensured that I was as prepared for hands-on experience is invaluable, whether qualification as I could possibly have been. that be work experience, vacation schemes The variety and exposure to work and clients or volunteering with your university’s ensured that my transition to a qualified pro-bono team. solicitor was smooth, although the expectations have of course increased.

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