VWV has national recognition for its sector-focused approach. The firm directs its skill, energy and expertise towards understanding clients in the sectors they operate in.

Each and every client receives bespoke and high-quality legal counsel, with lawyers going above and beyond to meet clients’ needs. VWV’s 400-strong team, located across offices in London, Watford, Bristol and Birmingham, brings a wealth of sector expertise and professionalism. VWV is proud to have the reputation of being a friendly firm to work with and 97% of clients say that they would recommend VWV. VWV’s core values underpin everything it does:

Teamwork and collaboration: ensuring there is a joined-up approach, often working across offices and departments to make sure the best possible solution is achieved.

Client at the centre of the firm: VWV thinks about how best to communicate and work together with its clients, and puts itself in their shoes.

Commercial approach: VWV is always keen to make sure clients receive the best possible service at a competitive rate.

VWV's sector focus is supported by our core legal services of real estate, corporate, commercial, IP and technology, employment, dispute resolution and tax. VWV also offers high-level legal advice to private clients, which includes the specialised areas of contentious probate, personal injury and high-quality conveyancing.

With a team culture of support and friendliness we are committed to the growth and development of staff careers. Our success is a reflection of the professional and personal fulfilment of our people. VWV places emphasis on creating a work environment that provides opportunities, encourages participation and fosters achievement. VWV are proud to be one of only five percent of organisations who have achieved Investors in People Gold standard which recognises the commitment of organisations that invest more. VWV are also winners of the Legal category at the very first Bristol Life Awards celebrating the best of Bristol businesses.

Our vacation scheme offers experience in a variety of areas, including: charities and education, commercial, commercial litigation, employment, regulatory compliance, private client (contentious probate and wills and trusts), and real estate (including construction and property litigation).

The vacation scheme also serves as the final stage of the recruitment process for training contracts so the scheme will include a training contract interview. 

Excellence, commitment and development are not words we use lightly in our graduate training programme. In every respect, they are words that lie at the very heart of our business and our culture. We have an excellent reputation for training and offer our trainees responsibility from day one. We provide four seats of six months in a variety of teams, including charities, commercial, commercial litigation, employment, regulatory compliance, private client (contentious probate, wills and trusts, and family), and real estate (including construction and property litigation). Therefore trainees benefit from experience in a wide range of practice areas before qualification.

The first trainees joining us on the SQE will do so in 2024. We continue to welcome candidates who already have the LPC and can continue to support those candidates to qualify through the LPC/PSC route. Candidates who don't have the LPC will be sponsored on an LLM  in Legal Practice course at the University of Law which incorporates SQE1 and SQE2. 

All trainees, regardless of if they are qualifying via the LPC or SQE route, will rotate teams every six months and experience the same level and standard of training. 

We're excited to offer a six-year Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship programme, working with the University of Law. We will soon be entering the second year of the programme and from September 2024 will have six solicitor apprentices at VWV across three of our offices. 

The next round of recruitment will launch in early 2025 for apprenticeships starting in September 2025.  Offers (subject to mitigating circumstances) will be conditional upon securing three A levels (or equivalent) at grade B or above and five GCSEs at grade 4-9 (or equivalent), two of which must be Maths and English.

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We're striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of background, can reach their full potential. If you require any special adjustments to be made in order to be considered for this vacancy please call our recruiter as we're happy to make the necessary adjustments and allowances.

Candidates who have been offered and have accepted a training contract with the firm may be eligible for sponsorship of tuition fees whilst studying for an LLM in Legal Practice incorporating SQE1 and SQE2. VWV offers a maintenance grant to help with living expenses for those candidates who receive SQE sponsorship.

• Charities
• Employment
• Commercial litigation
• Commercial property
• Property litigation
• Construction
• Compliance
• Estates Tax planning
• trusts
• Family
• Contentious probate
• Commercial
• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate
• Personal injury
• Planning

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