Qualify with a firm consistently rated as a Top Employer

Eligibility and requirements

Prior to starting your training contract, all successful candidates are required to complete the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice course. To be eligible to commence a trainee role in 2027, you must be currently completing, or have already completed, the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice  prior to September 2027.  

Alternatively, if you are offered a trainee role with a 2028 start date and have not yet enrolled onto the course, we will fund the cost of your postgraduate tuition at the university of your choice. 

Our trainee solicitors will develop the competencies listed below as they progress through the programme. These competencies are also used to help shape our early careers recruitment processes; we assess for potential in these areas, but we do not expect experience.

• Reasons and problem solves effectively with complex data and information

• Ability to learn things efficiently

• Plans, organises, prioritises and manages resources and time

• IT literate

• Has a strong commercial focus

• Emotionally resilient and mature

• Customer-centric — both internal and external

• Flexible and adaptable

• Demonstrates integrity

• Is achievement-driven and shows initiative

• Takes responsibility with a 'can do' attitude
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• Committed to continuous improvement

• Attends to the detail and is quality minded

• Self‐aware — knows own strengths and weaknesses

• Demonstrates effective communication both verbally and in writing

• Assertive and socially confident

• Influential and persuasive

• Team player and team builder who networks effectively

• Diplomatic, tactful and empathetic

• Interpersonally skilled - reads people and situations, and then adapts accordingly

• Aware of and propagates a positive and professional image and persona

Why Weightmans?

We want to help you nurture a career you love, providing a working life and environment you’ll not only enjoy but a place where you’ll love coming to work every day. We’ll challenge you to meet your potential and support you to achieve it, and then celebrate and reward your success.

In 2026, our commitment to the development and satisfaction of our employees was confirmed yet again by. Top Employers Institute CEO, Adrian Seligman commented:

“Achieving a UK Top Employer Certification for 2026 reflects Weightmans’ dedication to building an outstanding workplace that enables sustained business performance. Its strong alignment between people strategy and organisational goals, combined with a commitment to continuous improvement, demonstrates the impact of its transformative practices. We are proud to recognise Weightmans for its meaningful contribution to a better world of work in the UK.”

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

In our Glasgow office, we have a unique and open office space accompanied by agile working for great work-life harmony. With a focus on learning and development of our people, we are proud to have consistently high trainee solicitor retention rates.

As much as we work hard, we like to play hard too. Having an appropriate work-life harmony is something we value for all of our people. Our social calendar is always full, from theatre visits and quizzes to office parties. Each of our offices has an active social committee who are always looking for new members to get involved.

We pride ourselves in our CSR (corporate social responsibility) work and our Glasgow office supports Alzheimer Scotland. As part of our commitment, all staff receive two days of paid CSR leave each year, and each office has a local committee who are always looking for new members, and this may be something you would like to be a part of once you join us.

Salary and benefits

For year one as a trainee solicitor, you would receive a salary of £29,000, which will increase after 12 months to £31,000. As a Weightmans employee, you will also be entitled to our excellent staff benefits including:

• 28 days' holiday

• Healthcare cover

• Pension plan

• Travel loan scheme

• Employee care scheme

• Discounted gym membership

• Dental care scheme

How to apply

Application tips

Watch our video below where we provide some hints and tips for those looking to apply for one of our early careers programmes.

Do you have any further queries?

Please contact our early careers team on +44 (0)345 073 9900, earlycareers@weightmans.com  or by following us on Instagram @weightmansearlycareers.