Government Legal Department Legal Trainee Scheme opens for applications on 2 July

The application process for the 2018 Government Legal Department (GLD) Legal Trainee Scheme (LTS) opens on 2 July.

The deadline for completion of the application form is 12 noon on Friday 27 July 2018.

There are 75 trainee solicitor and pupil barrister places being advertised this year for those ready to start their training in September 2020 and 2019.  

The majority of trainee places will be based in London. However, 2 Trainee Solicitor places being offered by GLD (to start in 2020 and 2019) are based in Leeds.

This year, GLD is offering 13 trainees the opportunity to complete their entire training contract within GLD’s Commercial Law Group (working across the different commercial law teams).

Most of the available places will be offered by GLD but there are also some places available at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)
You must have, or be predicted to obtain, a minimum of a 2:2 in an undergraduate degree. This does not have to be in Law.

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